Telecom
August 26, 2020
SpacePath Communications, a satcom amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, signed an agreement to supply an Asian telecommunications company with its Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPA). The deal has an order value of approximately $699,000 (530,000 pounds). SpacePath's SSPAs are based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, and will be be used in a regional, enterprise communications network.…
August 25, 2020
ST Engineering iDirect revealed Tuesday that its long-term customer Paratus, an African telecommunications provider, deployed its iDirect modems with marine antenna from manufacturer and integrator KNS Inc. These modems and antennas will provide connectivity to mining ships based in Guinea, West Africa. The vessels and their crew require constant and reliable communications to keep in…
August 24, 2020
Australian telco Optus made a major announcement last month when it confirmed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for a OneSat software-defined satellite. Optus 11 will be deployed for Australia and New Zealand in 2023 at the current Optus D1 orbital location of 160 degrees East. Ben White, Optus managing director of Wholesale, Satellite and Strategy told Via…
July 23, 2020
Representatives from Telesat and SpaceX dug into their companies’ plans for constellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and how they can provide backhaul in Via Satellite's Cell Backhaul Digital Week session “The Low-Latency Constellation Battle to Connect Rural North America” on Thursday. The two systems differ in the markets they plan to tackle first, and…