E-letter: News Feed

Remember the talking car? You would have to be of a certain age to do so. And I’m not talking about Knight Rider, the TV show about the robot car […]

SoftBank is developing an aircraft that delivers telecommunications connectivity from the stratosphere. The company launched a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) business through HAPSMobile, a joint venture between SoftBank and U.S.-based […]

Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD), Toyota’s automated driving software development company, Maxar Technologies, and NTT DATA will collaborate on a proof of concept to build automated High-Definition (HD) maps for autonomous vehicles […]

Speedcast International signed a partnership agreement with India Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) service provider Nelco to offer global communications while at sea in Indian waters. This is the first partnership of […]

NASA awarded a contract to PathFinder Digital to study the feasibility of developing a transportable research and test platform to facilitate the design of Free Space Optic (FSO) satellite networks. […]

For some time now the European Space Agency (ESA) project “Satellite for 5G,” together with 3GPP, has been quietly evaluating how Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) (including satellite segments) might form an integral […]

SES Networks teamed up with Teleglobal to bring broadband access and mobile connectivity services to rural communities in Indonesia, delivered by SES’ managed data services and the SES-12 satellite. Under a […]

Viasat and China Satellite Communications (China Satcom) entered into a strategic partnership to jointly provide In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services within China for domestic and international airlines. Viasat and China Satcom will help enable […]

Following the successful completion of payload and bus integration, Boeing will begin antenna range testing and core testing of Kacific‘s Kacific1 satellite. Kacific’s first satellite is a High Throughput Satellite […]

SiriusXM revealed its Q1 2019 operating and financial results, in which total revenue increased by $1.7 billion compared to the prior year period — an increase of 26 percent. According […]

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will deliver the welcome address at SATELLITE 2019’s Via Satellite Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 8th at 12:00 p.m. The Administrator will kick off the luncheon […]

Iridium Communications reported financial results for the first quarter of 2019 and affirmed its full-year 2019 outlook. The company reported a Q1 total revenue of $133.7 million, which consisted of $107 […]

Relativity, partnered with mu Space, a Thai satellite and space technology company, to launch a satellite to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first 3D printed […]

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $6 million contract to rapidly prototype and deploy Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to augment a wide variety of Enterprise […]

Boeing will build the 11th U.S. Air Force Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-11) communications satellite. The company was awarded a not-to-exceed $605 million firm-fixed-price modification (P00109) to previously awarded contract FA8808-10-C-0001 […]

Iridium Communications was awarded a new contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to continue supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) gateway. The […]

Canadian rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications entered into a contract with Hughes Network Systems, agreeing to a lifetime capacity agreement on the next-generation JUPITER3 Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS), designated EchoStar XXIV. […]

Claro Argentina selected Comtech Telecommunications‘ Heights Networking Platform to connect rural communities throughout Argentina with high-speed 2G/3G and LTE backhaul. The Heights Networking Platform is a Very Small Aperture Terminal […]

Intelsat revealed that the anomaly previously disclosed on April 10 has resulted in the total loss of the Intelsat 29e spacecraft. A failure review board has been convened with the […]

Nepal Thursday successfully launched its first satellite into space from the US to gather detailed geographical information of the Himalayan nation, evoking unbridled excitement among the people and scientists. Developed […]

Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd (MBNS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, has signed a deal with Measat Communication Systems Sdn Bhd (MCSSB) for the utilization of […]

According to the “Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024” report, the market reached a value of $20.2 billion in 2018. Looking forward, […]

Via Satellite is thrilled to announce the official nominees for both the prestigious 2018 Satellite Executive of the Year Award and the inaugural 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Award. For the […]

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence  will deliver a special keynote address on Monday, May 6th at the SATELLITE 2019 conference taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The […]

Northrop Grumman successfully launched its Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft yesterday at 4:46 p.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. […]

ATLAS Space Operations entered into an agreement to develop its LINKS platform with the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The competitively awarded rapid prototyping program will run for […]

Hughes Network Systems deployed 1,300 satellite-enabled Community Wi-Fi Hotspots across Russia by longtime service provider customers AltegroSky Group of Companies and KB Iskra. With an average of 250 people having access […]

Farmers Edge released an app-based in-field intelligence tool. Digitally linking growers, dealers, retailers, trusted advisors, and other stakeholders, the In-Cab Tool aims to provide visibility of every field activity while simplifying […]

Cubic revealed that its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division has been awarded a contract by Boeing to supply its wideband satellite communications modem system and Line-of-Sight (LOS) Common Data […]

Kepler Communications, a Canadian satellite telecommunications provider, and Magellan Aerospace have signed a letter of intention to fly an Smart Radiator Device (SRD) on Kepler’s third satellite, scheduled for launch later […]