E-letter: Briefs

Rocket Lab announced that its Electron rocket reached space after lifting off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand on May 25. According to […]

SES and Patrakom have announced a partnership to provide high-speed connectivity to passenger vessels and oil barges traversing domestic routes in Indonesia. As part of a multi-year agreement, SES and […]

Hughes Network Systems announced that Global-IP Cayman has selected Jupiter System to enable its mission of bringing high-performance connectivity to mobile devices used throughout the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Global-IP Cayman […]

The Hispasat 36W 1 satellite is now located at its final orbital position at 36 degrees west, and over the next few days will begin to offer its telecommunications services […]

Alaska Communications announced that it has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to become the first reseller of OneWeb enabled broadband access in Alaska. Starting in 2019, this new […]

Newtec announced that M7 Group has selected its broadcast equipment for the company’s new European Direct-to-Home (DTH) transmission sites. Newtec’s MCX7000 Multi-Carrier Satellite Gateway comes with the latest transmission standard […]

Spirent Communications announced a solution that enables the civil aviation industry to evaluate the growing threat of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference, jamming and spoofing.  The company developed its […]

SES has announced the successful integration of NASA’s Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) hosted payload with its SES 14 satellite. GOLD will employ an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph […]

Intelsat announced that Globecast signed a multi-year agreement with the company to distribute the English version of TRT World in High Definition (HD) format to cable outlets in Asia and […]

Aerospace supplier Roccor has secured a contract with an undisclosed satellite operator to provide components for its fleet of more than 900 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. According to Chris […]

Embraer has chosen Honeywell to upgrade its Lineage 1000E executive jets with the Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications hardware to provide global, high-speed Wi-Fi via Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX service. According to […]

Orbcomm announced it has partnered with Vobal Technologies to enable end-to-end visibility of refrigerated smart containers and other Internet of Things (IoT)-connected assets transporting temperature-sensitive, high-value cargo across international waters. Based in […]

Arabsat announced the launch of Euronews’ new frequency on its wide coverage satellite BADR 4. Euronews joins other tier-one regional and international news channels run on Arabsat’s news frequency at […]

VT iDirect has begun live testing its new iQ Desktop remote, Intelligent Gateway and Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation Extension (DVB-S2X) software (iDX 4.0) in large-scale fixed networks. This launch phase follows […]

Quick service restaurant Jack in the Box and its Qdoba Mexican Grill subsidiary have selected Hughes Network Systems to upgrade their nationwide network to deliver faster performance, enable new cloud-based […]

Although business jets and passenger planes don’t seem all that different on the surface, each vertical has its own distinct challenges and customer demands. As director of flight capabilities innovation/advanced […]

With the launch of SES’ SES 15 satellite, Raytheon’s GEO 6 payload has reached orbit for its 12-year mission. It is the latest payload to support the U.S. Federal Aviation […]

Thaicom announced the introduction of a series of Radio Access Network (RAN) optimizers to enable satellite service providers to cost-effectively optimize high-throughput 4G/LTE data and voice traffic to unserved and […]

Intelsat and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement as the companies explore new opportunities to serve a region with expansive needs for broadband connectivity. […]

MVS USA announced that it has acquired ADCI, a mobile satellite applications and services company that has provided services to the United States government, the U.S. military and the Department […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and The Solar Group, one of the largest content providers in the Philippines, have formed a joint venture partnership to launch the first nationwide free-to-view Direct-to-Home […]

Intelsat has announced that Supernet, a Pakistan-based satellite network service provider and systems integrator, is introducing new services provided via the Intelsat 33e satellite. Supernet, one of the first companies […]

The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV), the government agency tasked with defending the country of Sweden and its interests, has awarded UltiSat a prime contract to provide satellite bandwidth in […]

Ipstar International has chosen Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter System to extend the reach of broadband throughout India. Ipstar will operate the Jupiter System over the Thaicom 4 High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) in India, […]

ViaSat has announced an updated In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service plan for large cabin business jet users. The company also unveiled a migration plan for business jet customers that want to […]

Teledyne has enabled Thales Alenia Space to gain a 10-fold increase in the processing speed and power for its On-Board Computers (OBC), with the design and qualification process cut by […]

Norsat International announced that the special committee comprising all of the independent directors of the board of directors, in consultation with the company’s legal and financial advisors, have reviewed and […]

Arianespace announced that it successfully launched the SES 15 satellite onboard a Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This is SES’ first satellite to launch […]

Speedcast International announced it has secured four new contracts for professional services with oil and gas operators in the North Sea and Asia-Pacific region. In the North Sea, Speedcast will […]

A Fortune 500 company has purchased ViaLite Global Positioning System (GPS) Radio Frequency (RF) over fiber links to directly replace the links it had from Fiber-Span. The company decided to […]