Connectivity

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in South Korea with the goal of cooperating on...

Leaders of Eutelsat, Telesat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, and ViaSat, converged to talk everything from reduced launch prices, new markets for satellite, as well as the future for GEO-, MEO-, and LEO-based...

Iridium Communications announced that more than 500 aircraft as of February 2017 have adopted its Safety Voice service, which is used for air traffic communications. The Iridium Safety Voice service...

Honeywell has received Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for its connectivity and condition-based maintenance products for a variety of helicopters. The new certification enables Honeywell’s Aspire 200 satellite communications system and...

Via Satellite caught up with Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler to assess the key strategic rationale behind the merger with OneWeb, and Softbank becoming a key player behind the new combined entity...

Aireon announced it has formally received control of the first Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payload hosted on an Iridium Next satellite. This is a major milestone on the path toward...

Rocket engines made by Aerojet Rocketdyne are now providing in-flight maneuvers for the Intelsat 33e communications satellite, which launched aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from Guiana Space Centre in...

Telesat announced its consolidated financial results for the three month and one year periods ended Dec. 31, 2016. For the fourth quarter, Telesat reported revenues of $240 million, a decrease...

Gogo CEO Michael Small confirmed the in-flight connectivity provider’s plans to launch a next-generation air-to-ground (ATG) network in 2018, during Gogo’s 2016 earnings call Monday. Although Small provided little details...

Issues such as low capacity pricing, new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) systems, reusable rockets, as well as the future of satellite communications in a data-driven society, are just some of...