E-letter: News Feed

IMT Vislink, a XG Technology brand, will display new Advent satellite communication products at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) show in Amsterdam at Stand 1.A69. IMT Vislink’s Advent satellite products […]

Intelsat revealed that Horizons 3e arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will undergo final preparations before its scheduled launch on an Ariane 5 rocket. Horizons 3e is […]

Boeing will acquire Millennium Space Systems, a provider of agile, small-satellite solutions, under an acquisition agreement that will expand Boeing’s satellite and space portfolio, talent, and capabilities. California-based Millennium Space […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) released its interim results for the six months ending June 30, 2018. Overall revenue is up 14 percent to HK$730 million ($93 million) from HK$642 million ($81.8 […]

Next month, along with many others, I will be heading to the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. Over recent years the massive shifts in the broadcast industry have been […]

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) signed an agreement with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), for the launch of NovaSAR-1, a small Synthetic Aperture Radar […]

NSSLGlobal signed a new deal with major European shipping company. It will roll out its Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) IP@SEA service to the worldwide trading part of Vertom-Bojen’s fleet. Vertom-Bojen is […]

SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and a provider of satellite and spacecraft systems will help define next-generation protected communications for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. SSL […]

Sprint confirmed a significant wireless milestone as it works with LG Electronics U.S.A. to deliver the first mobile 5G smartphone in the U.S. in the first half of 2019. Sprint customers will […]

UrtheCast and Land O’Lakes have entered a binding term sheet for the purchase of Geosys Technology Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, for a purchase price of $20 […]

DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, appointed two leaders to the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC), formed during the 8th session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) held […]

ViaLite Communications appointed two new distributors in the latest expansion of the company’s reseller network. Both distributors are located in Hong Kong. Datacom System International will focus on system integrators for […]

Comtech Telecommunications‘ Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary Comtech EF Data received a delivery order in support of a recently awarded contract to provide long-term support for the Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface […]

In the first part of an exclusive interview yesterday, we talked to former ABS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Choi about his future plans for Curvalux, a new technology system, […]

Cloud Constellation has launched a global partner program for its SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service (DSAAS) space-based cloud service, enabling partners to offer customers a cloud service that eliminates the […]

Net Insight, a provider in streaming, media transport, and resource scheduling, revealed that MTI Teleport has built a media network for Sky Austria based on the new terabit capacity router […]

Dejero, a cloud-managed solutions company providing video transport and internet connectivity, has partnered with FileCatalyst, a provider of accelerated file transfer solutions, to enable broadcasters to move large data quickly, […]

Taiwan’s Video-On-Demand (VOD) industry associations today met with government officials at a roundtable event to share and promote best practices that foster growth while safeguarding consumer interests through self-regulation and […]

Tom Choi is one of the most enigmatic (and some would say controversial) figures in the satellite industry. As the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ABS, as well as […]

HawkEye 360, an Allied Minds portfolio company, has raised $9.6 million in the first closing of a Series A-3 financing round (“the transaction”). The round included Razor’s Edge Ventures, Allied […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Maxar Technologies‘ Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec satellite manufacturing facilities on Aug. 9 to view the final phases of construction of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM). Canadian Space […]

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA‘s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on Aug. 12 at 3:31 a.m. EDT. NASA selected ULA’s Delta IV […]

XipLink has hired Edson Meira as its new vice president for the Latin America region. XipLink is a company that specialises in Wireless Link Optimization (WAN). Meira most recently held the […]

Eutelsat has sold its interest in its Eutelsat 25b/Es’hail 1 satellite to Es’hailSat in a deal worth 135 million euros ($156.30 million), the company announced yesterday. Eutelsat’s share of the […]

RUAG Space has signed a major new deal with emerging launch provider Rocket Lab, which will see it become Rocket Lab’s preferred supplier to provide a 15” microsatellite separation system […]

Atlas Space Operations believes its new X-Band electronically steered array system could well turn out to be a defining moment for the company. The company yesterday that it has deployed […]

World View has appointed former SSL Chief Technology Officer and Vice President Matteo Genna to lead engineering and manufacturing at the company. Genna will provide executive leadership and direction in […]

The OilComm and FleetComm Conference & Exposition has confirmed two new oil and gas industry speakers for its 2018 program — Shell Technologies‘ Digitalization Lead for Deepwater Technology, Hani Elshahawi and Chevron […]

Maxar Technologies issued a stern response to a report written Aug. 7 by Spruce Point Capital Management’s Ben Axler alleging serious mismanagement of the company by its CEO Howard Lance. Maxar claims the report “contained […]

It is no longer a secret to anyone that the lifestyle and needs of people and companies have drastically changed thanks to technological advances and the need to be more […]