DataPath, a provider of  communications solutions, announced today the integration of the DataPath MaxView Enterprise Network Management Software (NMS) with the Optimal Satcom Enterprise Capacity Manager (ECM). The combined solution automates the planning and configuration of satellite capacity and ground networks. The initial integration was delivered to a satellite network service provider. The Optimal Satcom…

The U.S. Air Force used Raytheon Company's GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, to support the launch of its second GPS III satellite into space. The ground system will now spend 10 days maneuvering the satellite into its final orbit. GPS OCX, the ground control segment of America's GPS system, achieved the…

Year 2017 wasn’t so big on large commercial satellites, with a surprisingly small number of Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) orders placed over the 12-month period. GEO orders the following year were underwhelming at best. In 2019 and looking ahead to 2020, what should we expect? Will the decline continue? Or will satellite manufacturers eventually see…

ThinKom is offering a way for people to replace big, expensive dish farms. The company recently revealed its new Multi-Beam Phased-Array Gateway solution, which is described as an “array of arrays” — and provides an alternative to the large “antenna farms” of parabolic dishes currently used for support of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. The solution is designed to…