Connectivity
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Connectivity
OneWeb Brings Broadband to Arctic in 2020
OneWeb revealed the details of its Arctic internet service, in which the company will deliver 375 Gigabits Per Second (Gbps) of capacity above the 60th parallel North. With service starting in […]
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Mobility
HTS: New Ka, Q & V-band SSPAs and TWTAs
Comtech Xicom Technology is the leader in mm-wave HPA design. The products below represent some of their latest milestones. 250W V-Band: The Xicom team announced another milestone, shipping the world’s […]
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Connectivity
Community Wi-Fi: Education, Healthcare, and Economic Equality w/ Dave Rehbehn and Peter Gulla
Connecting the world’s disconnected is a mission we take to heart at On Orbit. After all, our debut episode focused on bridging the digital divide. We like to think of […]
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Connectivity
Tom Choi Signs Curvalux Test Partner in SE Asia
Tom Choi, Executive Chairman at Airspace Internet Exchange has announced the signing of an MOU with PT Telekomunikasi, one of the largest telecommunications operator in Southeast Asia, that will put […]
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Mobility
Intelsat Reaches Key Milestone in Africa
Intelsat has reached an important milestone in its ability to bring connectivity to unserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Intelsat and its partner Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) announced Aug. 29 that in […]
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Connectivity
DTH Still Holding its Own in Europe Despite Increased Competition
With the onset of OTT and services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime entering into mainstream consciousness over the last few years, the question of how big of a threat […]
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Connectivity
Kacific Lands ABS Deal Ahead of 1st Satellite Launch
Kacific, which is getting set to launch its Kacific1 satellite later this year, has selected ABS for its ground infrastructure, the companies announced Aug. 27. ABS’ teleport in Subic Bay, […]
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Government/Military
Viasat Completes Important NATO Upgrade
Viasat has upgraded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations to comply with the new Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline, the company announced […]
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Connectivity
Hughes to Deliver Broadband to Axesat Customers in Colombia
Hughes Network Systems (Hughes) has won a key new contract in Latin America, the company announced Aug. 27. Axesat, one of the main broadband service providers in the region, has […]
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Finance
Avanti Gives Update on Turksat, First Half Financials
Avanti Communications has issued a very brief update on numbers for the six months to the end of June. The company announced that its half year EBITDA was in line […]
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Connectivity
Astranis Selects its First Launch Partner
Astranis, the San Francisco-based remote satellite connectivity startup, has concluded its first major launch deal as it looks to make its business plan a commercial reality and success. The company […]
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Connectivity
Scottish Satellite IoT Startup R3-IoT Opens Doors to Investors
Two former Clyde Space engineers are seeking initial investment for their new Glasgow-based startup, R3-IoT, which aims to provide satellite IoT and backhaul services to industries operating in the most […]
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Connectivity
Viasat, ReadyNet Demonstrate Satellite Internet Across Jamaica
In a public demonstration, Viasat and Jamaican operator ReadyNet successfully showed how Viasat’s high-speed satellite internet service could help connect communities and businesses across Jamaica. The demonstration took place in Portland, Jamaica, […]
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Mobility
Rohde and Schwarz Completes 1st 5G Location Based Services Session
Rohde and Schwarz (R&S), in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, successfully verified an A-GPS control-plane LPP test session over 5G NR using a device powered by the Snapdragon X55 5G modem […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat, Stratosat Datacom Power Broadband Across Central Africa
Intelsat formed an agreement with Stratosat Datacom that provides for the delivery of high-speed broadband services to sites across Central Africa by integrating managed connectivity from Intelsat’s high throughput global […]
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Mobility
Speedcast Wins Seadrill Communications Contract
Speedcast International was awarded a new multi-year communications and IT solutions contract on the West Bollsta semi-submersible rig, a newbuild operated by Seadrill off the coast of Norway. The fully-managed […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Successfully Launches Boeing-Built AMOS-17
SpaceX successfully launched a Boeing-built 702 digital satellite called AMOS-17, using a Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite launched Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida at about 7:00 p.m EDT. The satellite was […]
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Connectivity
Ultra DTH Selects Eutelsat 65 West A for New Pay-TV Platform
Ultra DTH signed a multiyear, multi-transponder agreement with Eutelsat Communications subsidiary Eutelsat Americas for capacity on the Eutelsat 65 West A satellite to support the launch of a white label Direct-to-Home (DTH) […]
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Connectivity
The Switch Opens Remote Production Facility in California
The Switch, a platform for the production and global transmission of live video, expanded its The Switch At-Home service with the launch of an additional at-home/remote production facility in Burbank, […]
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Mobility
Speedcast Wins Sasol Oil and Gas Contract in Mozambique
Speedcast International was awarded a new multi-year contract to provide communications and onsite IT support services at four operations camps for Sasol‘s oil and gas exploration and well delivery camps […]
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Connectivity
PHSAT Expands Connectivity in Philippines With Hughes Jupiter System
PHSAT Telecom Solutions chose the Hughes Network Systems‘ Jupiter System to enable internet services for its Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) customers. PHSAT, providing domestic and international telecommunication services to businesses throughout […]
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Connectivity
Mainstream Data Buys New IP Service Hub from iDirect
Mainstream Data, a satellite IP connectivity provider to underserved U.S. healthcare, banking, and enterprise customer is purchasing a third hub from ST Engineering iDirect, in order to expand its services using […]
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Connectivity
T-Mobile CEO Says Dish Deal Puts AT&T, Verizon on Notice
The three-way deal announced by T-Mobile, Sprint, and Dish on Friday was a catalyst moment that will completely change the wireless landscape, according to T-Mobile CEO John Legere. “With its […]
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Connectivity
OQ Technology, GomSpace to Work on Tiger Mission
OQ Technology, a Luxembourg-based satellite Internet of Things (IoT) company, has signed a contract with GomSpace to implement the Tiger mission. The Tiger mission represents a precursor mission to OQ […]
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Government/Military
Telesat Partners With Canadian Government to Expand Internet Connectivity
Telesat and the Canadian government partnered to help ensure access to affordable, high-speed internet connectivity across rural and remote areas of Canada through the development of Telesat’s LEO Satellite Constellation. […]
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Connectivity
WarnerMedia Asia Pacific Improves Satellite Delivery With Synamedia
WarnerMedia Asia Pacific chose Synamedia’s end-to-end PowerVu content delivery solution to enhance their satellite content delivery system. Synamedia technologies aims to reduce bandwidth costs, deliver next-generation security capabilities, and prepare […]
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Connectivity
The Coming of Space Tourism
Hitching a ride to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) soon will no longer be the domain of elite trained astronauts — it will be within reach of wealthy private citizens as […]
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Finance
DISH Appoints Kannan Alagappan as CTO
Dish appointed Kannan Alagappan as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), reporting to DISH President and CEO Erik Carlson. Alagappan has held technology leadership roles with major telecom […]
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Connectivity
OneWeb Successfully Delivers HD Streaming From Space
OneWeb revealed the successful test of its six satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). All satellites delivered high-speed, low-latency services, with speed of more than 400 Megabits per Second (Mbps) which […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Wins NASPO ValuePoint Contract
Hughes Network Systems was awarded a National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint contract to deliver HughesNet for Business to state agencies and eligible political subdivisions. Under the agreement, Hughes […]





























