Thanks to GPS satellite-guided tractors, a single U.S. farmer can now feed 165 people each year, compared to just 10 people a few years earlier, according to U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) Executive Director David Grossman, who invited Via Satellite and a handful of farm industry associations to Capitol Hill…

The first afternoon of Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) kicked off with the CEOs of some of the world’s biggest operators, SES, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Viasat, talking about the future of the industry. One of the big talking points was Eutelsat’s recent exit from the C-Band Alliance (CBA) in the United States. Rodolphe Belmer, CEO,…

Optus Satellite selected Hughes Network Systems' Jupiter System as its satellite platform to offer next generation services to its customers. The companies signed a multi-year master services agreement, under which Optus Satellite will purchase Jupiter System equipment to: extend 3G and 4G services; lay the foundation for 5G; power enterprise services such as satellite news…

In one of the signature opening panels at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW), CEOs from a number of regional operators debated what is in store for operators in a 5G world. The picture painted was one of oversupply, declining video markets, as well as uncertainty about the future. Masood Sharif Mahmood, CEO, Yahsat, admits that…