Connectivity

At Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo 2018 in Boston last week, many airline Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) spoke to the importance of the connected aircraft, and the impact it has […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) formed an agreement with Mediapro, a producer and distributor of audiovisual content, to deliver live 4K top tier soccer matches on AsiaSat 9, AsiaSat’s most […]

Air France has awarded a long-term contract for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) systems and services to a collaboration between Global Eagle Entertainment and Orange Business Services. The contract initially includes 113 […]

Cobham Aerospace Communications, a manufacturer of satellite communications solutions, and Inmarsat entered into a contract for the certification of the Aviator 300D satellite communication system on the Boeing 737NG aircraft. […]

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat created a a consortium called the C-Band Alliance, or CBA, in a move that could accelerate making mid‐band spectrum available for 5G services. The CBA […]

Speedcast International, a provider of telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) solutions, achieved three global certifications: Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSAS 18001), ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management, and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental […]

Iridium Communications has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and has been collaborating with AWS on the development of Iridium CloudConnect, a satellite cloud-based solution with global […]

An Ariane 5 Evolution Cryotechnique Type A (ECA) rocket made history as the 100th Ariane 5 launch carried the Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 and Horizons 3e satellites into orbit from the […]

ThinKom Solutions and Telesat will jointly develop a Ka-band enterprise user terminal for Telesat’s planned Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of satellites. As an initial step in the process, ThinKom’s […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote on a critical and contentious proposal this week that could prevent city governments from charging access fees for 5G infrastructure […]

A consortium of three Luxembourg-based companies lead by OQ Technology will develop, build, and perform a demonstration in-orbit of an innovative approach for satellite-based Internet-of-Things (IOT). Based on the in-orbit […]

Rogers and the University of British Columbia (UBC) signed three year, multi-million dollar partnership deal to build a real-world 5G Hub on the UBC campus that will be a testbed and blueprint […]

The Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL), operator of the recently launched Bangabandhu-1 communications satellite, has selected Thaicom, Thailand’s largest commercial satellite communications operator, to help BCSCL develop new markets […]

Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics have agreed on a strategic collaboration, for an initial ten-year period, enabling them to combine their services to offer broadband In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) paired with solutions and […]

Viasat signed technology services distributor Intelisys as its latest master agent partner offering Viasat business internet services. This new partnership significantly increases Viasat’s presence in the business and enterprise channel, giving […]

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract to Hughes Network Systems for a fully managed, global satellite network to support distance learning programs for […]

The first 200 Gigabit Ethernet redundant Data Roaming interconnection from Telefónica is now ready for service, the company’s wholesale business unit Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) announced Sept. 18. TIWS […]

In an announcement at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAS) in Beijing , StarTimes, a Chinese digital television operator said it is providing satellite TV access to 10,000 African villages […]

After eight days of being at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) in Paris and IBC Show in Amsterdam and having talked MEO, LEO, GEO, Ka-, Ku-, C-, V-, Q- and […]

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is launching a new video-on-demand (VOD) TV service for its customers with the help of a new software partner, Quadrille. The new OTT platform, Push VOD, […]

Arabsat and Newtec have partnered to roll out a package of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services, including Enterprise broadband, IP Trunking, VNO and mobile 3G/4G backhaul for the Middle East […]

Marlink has contracted SES Networks to provide fiber-like connectivity via the O3b medium-Earth orbit (MEO) constellation in order to support “big data” services for its enterprise customers. Marlink said the […]

Eutelsat has inked a multi-year contract with Orange Slovensko to extend its pay-TV offering across Slovakia via the Eutelsat 16A. Orange Slovensko will use the new capacity to reach households not […]

SES subsidiary MX1 is bundling satellite and LTE technology to offer a broadcast solution that aims to distribute HD and Ultra HD video and social media content to mobile smartphone […]

Sprint unveiled the Curiosity Internet of Things (IOT) platform, a new development in how IOT is managed and secured. Enterprises will now be able to manage IoT devices and connectivity […]

Viasat has chosen the launch vehicle that will deliver one of three critical Ka-band satellites into orbit, bringing the Carlsbad-based satellite operator’s vision of a worldwide 100+ megabit-per-second (Mbps) broadband offering […]

Mexican multimedia company Grupo Televisa extended their contract with Intelsat to utilize high-throughput (HTS) Ku-band beams on Intelsat 35e for European distribution needs. The new multi-year agreement also allows Grupo Televisa […]

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Thales Alenia Space are jointly preparing a stratospheric balloon demonstration for 4G/5G telecom applications. Scheduled for October 2018 in southern Spain, the demonstration will test […]

Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the top satellite operators remain optimistic that they can take advantage of new growth opportunities in areas such as In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), 5G, and connected […]

United Arab Emirates (UAE) global satellite operator Yahsat and Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar, agreed to enter a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, […]