E-letter: Briefs

Gogo has surpassed 1,500 total commercial aircraft installed and activated with satellite in-flight connectivity (IFC). As of September 1, Gogo announced that it had: 1,262 aircraft installed and activated with 2Ku...

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...

Spire revealed the first product from Spire Weather. Spire’s new maritime weather product, Spire Forecast, will launch today and offer new weather forecasts dedicated to the maritime industry. The product...

EchoStar revealed the completion of its previously announced spin-off and subsequent merger with Dish Network of the portion of its business that manages, markets, and provides broadcast satellite services primarily to Dish,...

Hughes Communications India, a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, launched commercial maritime mobility services in India. HCIL was the first to receive a Flight and Maritime Connectivity (FMC) license...

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) selected Viasat‘s In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system for its new Airbus fleet additions: the A321LR and the A330-300E. SAS has continued to make investments to modernize its...

Speedcast International won a contract to provide cellular backhaul services to a mobile services operator in Colombia that supports the operator’s mobile operation in the remote Amazon city of Leticia. Speedcast’s...

Boeing unveiled its 702X family of software-defined satellites, highlighting a 1,900 kilogram (kg) variant for Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO). The 702X technology enables operators to adapt to changing market conditions by...

SES selected SpaceX as a launch partner to deliver its next-generation Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation into space on board Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral. The two companies have disrupted...

Viasat revealed its plans for a new business internet service known as Viasat Direct Cloud Connect, which will give Viasat customers expanded options for accessing cloud services. The Viasat Direct...