Connectivity
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Connectivity
Eutelsat 7C Satellite Enters Commercial Service
Eutelsat Communications’ has announced that its EUTELSAT 7C satellite has entered full commercial service and is ready to support broadcast customers across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey. On […]
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Connectivity
Iridium’s CloudConnect Solution for IOT Is Live
Iridium Communications has deployed the service Iridium CloudConnect, calling it “the first and only satellite cloud-based solution offering global coverage for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.” The service combines Iridium […]
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Connectivity
OneWeb Forms Partnership for Connectivity in Kazakhstan
OneWeb has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), a financial hub in Central Asia, to accelerate broadband connectivity in Kazakhstan. The partners will work […]
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Connectivity
Artel, SES Government Solutions Work with Leidos to Connect Antarctic Research Station
Artel and SES Government Solutions have teamed with Leidos to deliver connectivity solutions to Palmer Station, a research facility in Antarctica that is operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF). […]
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Finance
Eurona Renegotiates Contracts with Hispasat, Avanti
Spanish multinational telco Eurona and Spanish satellite operator Hispasat have renegotiated their contracts for commercial satellite capacity to bring broadband Internet to unserved and underserved cities in Spain. According to […]
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Connectivity
Telefónica to Deploy Network as a Service Solutions for Arlanxeo Contract
Arlanxeo, a synthetic elastomer company headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands, has selected Telefónica to deliver Network as a Service solutions for a five-year contract. The contract covers 11 countries on […]
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Connectivity
3 Ways O3b mPOWER Accelerates Your Business
The satellite telecommunications sector is facing new and growing challenges, with increasing mobility, and demand for global connectivity. Customers and their end-users increasingly need to connect to the very edge […]
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Connectivity
SES’ Stewart Sanders on the Future of Satellite
What does O3b stand for? Why does SES prefer MEO to LEO? And what inspired the engineering and technical development behind SES’ upcoming next-generation network O3b mPOWER? Stewart Sanders, […]
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Finance
SoftBank Makes Big Investment in Satellite IoT Startup Skylo
Skylo has emerged from stealth mode with $116 million in total funding. The new Series B round raised $103 million, led by SoftBank Group and joined by all existing investors. […]
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Connectivity
Synamedia Signs DTH Distribution Partnerships With WWT, USSI Global
Synamedia has partnered with technology and supply chain service provider World Wide Technology (WWT), and USSI Global, a provider of network, broadcast, and digital media services. Synamedia, an independent video […]
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Connectivity
Changing Lives with Affordable Internet Access
Identifying affordable options to connect to the internet remains a challenge for billions across the globe. In urban areas, internet connectivity is usually provided by a high-speed cable or fiber […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Confirms Solar Ray Lost on EUTELSAT 5 West B
After an investigation into a malfunction on one of EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite’s solar rays, Eutelsat confirmed Friday that the satellite’s South solar array has been lost. The attendant […]
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Connectivity
Thaicom to Migrate Customers from Thaicom 5
Thaicom will migrate customers from the Thaicom 5 to other satellites because has not been able to restore its satellite system, the company announced Friday. There was a technical anomaly […]
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Connectivity
Farmers Edge, Fairfax Brasil to Bring Crop Insurance to Brazil
Farmers Edge and Fairfax Brasil have partnered to bring customized, data-driven crop insurance to growers in Brazil. This agreement connects the Farmers Edge risk management platform, powered by field-centric data […]
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Connectivity
Connectivity is Shaping the Digital Future of the Pacific Region
The Pacific Islands stand on the cusp of a digital revolution, and mobile connectivity will play a pivotal role in this transformation. Not only will it offer critical access to […]
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Connectivity
Plant-e, Lacuna Space Transmit Plant-Powered IoT Sensor
The first-ever plant-powered sensor, developed by Plant-e and Lacuna Space, has been transmitted to a satellite in space, the companies announced Tuesday. The Internet of Things (IoT) prototype device […]
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Connectivity
WTF is WRC (and Why Should I Care?)
Bandwidth is by no means an unlimited resource. Your family’s smartphones, your in-home WiFi, and the dozens of Bluetooth devices in your automobile all take bites of different slices of […]
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Finance
Antennas Direct Acquires Mohu, Becomes Largest OTA Antenna Company in U.S.
Antennas Direct has acquired Mohu, making it the largest company in the U.S. delivering TV antennas to the Over-the-Air (OTA) market. Antennas Direct plans to integrate Mohu’s indoor antennas alongside […]
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Finance
Samsung Buys TeleWorld Solutions to Accelerate 5G in the U.S.
Samsung Electronics has completed an agreement to acquire TeleWorld Solutions (TWS), a network services provider headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. TWS provides network design, testing and optimization services to mobile service […]
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Finance
CropX Acquires CropMetrics, Grows U.S. Precision Ag Footprint
CropX has acquired of Nebraska-based CropMetrics, a provider of cloud-based, precision-irrigation tools. Current CropMetrics and CropX partners and customers will now have access to the companies’ combination of in-soil data, […]
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Connectivity
CommScope Approved as CBRS Root of Trust Certificate Authority
The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) has designated CommScope as an approved Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Root of Trust Certificate Authority (CA). CommScope joins the other approved ROT CAs: DigiCert, […]
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Finance
Sprint’s Closure of Virgin Mobile USA Could Make Life Easier for Dish, Analyst Says
Sprint is closing its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid wireless business. A note to customers posted on the website in early January said that Virgin Mobile USA will be discontinued and […]
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Connectivity
Connecting Rural and Hard-to-Reach Places
According to the ITU’s The State of Broadband 2019 report released in late September, the world achieved greater than 50% global broadband Internet penetration in 2019 — a major milestone. […]
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Connectivity
ITU Adopts ATSC 3.0 as Digital Broadcast Standard
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has adopted ATSC 3.0 as a recommended digital broadcast standard, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) announced on Thursday. According to ATSC, this standard paves […]
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Connectivity
KVH, Kongsberg Install Integrated Maritime IoT System on Active Vessel
KVH Industries and Kongsberg Digital have installed their first joint maritime IoT system on an active working vessel, the companies announced Thursday. The team installed a KVH Watch VSAT antenna […]
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Connectivity
Airgain Releases New 5G Antenna Platform
Airgain has released its CENTURION Next 9-in-1 5G antenna platform. The company claims its antenna platform delivers 5G performance and is the first in its class to provide full support […]
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Connectivity
Gracenote Provides OTT Guide Offerings to Europe
Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is providing global Over-the-Top (OTT) guide offerings for on-demand video streaming services in Europe. Gracenote aims to use its experience powering linear broadcast Electronic Program Guides […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat, Hispatec Extend Partnership for Agricultural Technology
Hispasat and the Hispatec Group, which specializes in agricultural software, revealed Friday that they have signed an agreement to promote the use of new technologies in the agricultural sector in […]
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Finance
Growers Edge, CropX Incentivize Farmers to Adopt Technology
Growers Edge announced a partnership with CropX on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that the companies say will reduce risk and sustainably improve yields for farm operations. The companies aim to develop […]
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Finance
Telenor Satellite CEO: “Our Focus is Firmly on GEO”
Satellite operators of all sizes will face key investment decisions coming up, particularly those with a history in ordering Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. One of the most interesting operators is […]




























