Connectivity

[Via Satellite 05-15-2014] MTN Communications has released a new maritime solution aimed at the yachting industry. The solution, called Maestro, improves bandwidth efficiency by approximately 40 percent, according to a...

[Via Satellite 05-15-2014] Via Sat Brasil entered into a multi-year contract with Eutelsat do Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of Eutelsat, for the complete high throughput payload on the Eutelsat 3B...

[Via Satellite 05-15-2014] KVH Industries’ new Internet Protocol (IP) MobileCast content delivery service for its mini-Very-Small-Aperture Terminal (VSAT) broadband satellite network is now live. This solution will allow maritime customers...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Inmarsat, the satellite company that helped track the location of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, has proposed a free aircraft tracking service over its network. The...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Xplornet Communications, Canada’s largest rural broadband provider, has committed to lifetime satellite broadband capacity with Hughes on the EchoStar 19 satellite, which is scheduled to launch in...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Hispasat signed an agreement with Intelsat to co-locate its Amazonas 1 satellite at the same position as Intelsat’s Galaxy 11, at 55.5 degrees west. Both companies will...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Elemental Technologies began providing Stofa, a Danish pay-TV operator and Internet Service Provider (ISP), with video processing solutions to package and manage live linear channels in real-time....

[Via Satellite 05-13-2014] After recording more than $30 million in new high-end satellite network deployments, ITC Global is confident that the oil and gas sector is on a long-term upswing...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Avanti Communications has partnered with the British Department for International Development (DFID) to deliver education programs to 60,000 students in Kenya, a large portion of these students...

[Via Satellite 05-13-2014] SpeedCast, an international satellite services provider, acquired SatComms Australia, a solutions provider based out of Queensland, Australia with services specializing in the natural resources, maritime and government...