E-letter: Briefs

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force recently signed a Global Positioning System (GPS) sustainment agreement that will ensure the navigation capabilities millions of military and commercial users relied upon remain...

Gogo has appointed Patrick Carroll as regional president in Asia Pacific (APAC). Carroll will manage Gogo’s airline accounts, certification and operations in the APAC region from Shanghai and will report...

The Israel Premier Football League (IPFL) has selected MX1’s end-to-end MX1 360 service for live editing of sports content. MX1 360 provides the IPFL with a cloud-based media asset management solution, with fast...

There is no doubt that BSkyB’s announcement to launch a “dish-free” pay-TV service in the U.K. in 2018 created a little bit of a stir. But, according to SES’ Chief...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has appointed Barrie Woolston as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Sabrina Cubbon to a new role of vice president of business development and...

As part of the EU SatCom Market framework contract, which the European Defense Agency (EDA) recently awarded to Airbus Defence and Space, the company is delivering satellite communications systems for...

Advantech Wireless has received a multi-million dollar contract from an unnamed NATO-member country to provide its ruggedized military-grade satcom terminals, including the new advanced line of Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based Solid...

Flightcell International has released its next-generation, high frequency, low-cost tracking technology using Internet Protocol (IP) over cellular. Cellular IP tracking provides more precise tracking by increasing the number of GPS...

Intelsat has announced that Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG High Throughput Satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on January, 29 2017. Manufactured by...

Boeing, Iridescent’s Curiosity Machine, PBS Learning Media and the Teaching Channel have produced a collection of free educational materials and tutorials that children can use to design their own satellite,...