E-letter: Briefs

With the onset of OTT and services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime entering into mainstream consciousness over the last few years, the question of how big of a threat...

SpaceX‘s Dragon capsule has become the first U.S. spacecraft to successfully complete three trips to the International Space Station (ISS). Earlier this week, the California-based launch company safely landed its...

A new U.S. Space Command that will serve as the Trump Administration’s transition to a full-fledged “Space Force,” officially commences operations Aug. 29. The launch date was confirmed by U.S....

Kacific, which is getting set to launch its Kacific1 satellite later this year, has selected ABS for its ground infrastructure, the companies announced Aug. 27. ABS’ teleport in Subic Bay,...

Viasat has upgraded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations to comply with the new Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline, the company announced...

Hughes Network Systems (Hughes) has won a key new contract in Latin America, the company announced Aug. 27. Axesat, one of the main broadband service providers in the region, has...

Avanti Communications has issued a very brief update on numbers for the six months to the end of June. The company announced that its half year EBITDA was in line...

Maxar has won a significant new US government contract, worth close to $50 million in the first year, the company announced Aug. 27. The company’s new four-year contract was issued...

Astranis, the San Francisco-based remote satellite connectivity startup, has concluded its first major launch deal as it looks to make its business plan a commercial reality and success. The company...

Ovzon, the Swedish company looking to bring mobile broadband services via satellite, has tapped Arianespace to launch its Ovzon-3 satellite. The satellite will have a mass at liftoff of approximately 1,500...