Connectivity

[Via Satellite 03-11-2016] SES has announced plans for the operator’s first maritime Ka-band services under the SES Maritime+ service offering. This new service for the maritime and inland shipping mobility...

[Via Satellite 03-10-2016] SES and Friendship, a non-governmental organization, along with the technical assistance of Square Informatix (Bangladesh), launched the first state-of-the-art Maritime VSATs on three of Friendship’s floating hospital...

[Via Satellite 03-10-2016] Entel Bolivia has selected Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter system as the platform for a new high-availability satellite broadband network to extend cellular and Internet access in remote areas....

[Via Satellite 03-10-2016] Eutelsat’s satellites have now broadcast more 6,000 channels with the launch of “OSN First HD – Home of HBO,” a new channel broadcast by OSN, a Pay-TV network in...

In the “Battle on the High Seas. New Maritime Broadband Competition” panel, key satellite players both on the operator and ground segment side looked at the particular dynamics of what...

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] O3b Networks and SpeedCast International have announced an agreement to provide connectivity over the O3b satellite network to residents of the Republic of Kiribati. AmalgamatedTelecom Holdings (Kiribati)...

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] Stargroup, the parent company of StarTV, Mexico’s new Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform, announced a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Americas, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, for Ka-band capacity on...

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) has selected Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, to provide its global teleport and satellite distribution services, with work having commenced...

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] Marlink and Intelsat announced that their strategic agreement —initiated in 2014 to introduce improved maritime offerings to the marketplace —continues to pay dividends for the companies and...

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] DataPath has partnered with four satellite fleet operators to significantly expand its capability to deliver end-to-end solutions to government and commercial markets. The company already sells Inmarsat Global...