Ground Systems
July 1, 2020
Viasat Inc. and Indigenous companies in Australia’s Northern Territory have opened a ground station facility in Alice Springs. The facility was built, project-managed, and owned by Indigenous companies, the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CfAT) and its subsidiaries Ekistica Ltd. and CfAT Satellite Enterprises, in partnership with Indigenous Business Australia (IBA). The Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE)…
June 26, 2020
Intelsat has extended its partnership with African telecom group Liquid Telecom to connect more than 2,000 additional Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) terminals across the continent. The two companies have worked together since 2016 to deliver Liquid Telecom’s VSAT service over Intelsat’s high-throughput satellite fleet to provide a communications network to communities, schools, and businesses…
June 11, 2020
Globalstar has deployed a new ground station in Córdoba, Argentina, the company announced Thursday. The new infrastructure enables voice calls, two-way data communication and internet connection. Globalstar said it extends service throughout South America, and will provide coverage in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The Argentina ground station will work in conjunction with Globalstar’s…
June 10, 2020
C-COM Satellite Systems has integrated UHP Networks UHP-200 modem with its iNetVu 8000 series antenna controllers. C-COM announced Wednesday that the new modem is now fully compatible with all C-COM antenna systems using OpenAMIP interface. C-COM’s Canadian reseller partner Galaxy Broadband Communications tested C-COM’s Manpack antenna systems (iNetVu MP-80 & MP-100) were tested over its…