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Planet and Airbus have signed an agreement that will see the two companies developing a suite of new geospatial solutions.  The two companies will provide customers with a comprehensive range […]

UPDATED 06/28/2018 — Rocket Lab will no longer pursue its first commercial launch, “It’s Business Time,” within the current launch window, which closes on July 6, following identification of an issue […]

Australian Internet of Things (IOT) startups Cog and Fleet have partnered to advance satellite-connected IOT device security. Fleet will use Cog’s D4 Secure platform on trial projects globally. Cog’s D4 […]

Cloud Constellation Corporation and Arabsat have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a go-to-market strategy for enterprise and government customers in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and […]

Iridium has announced that COMSAT, Gilat Telecom, Globecomm, MetOcean Telematics, NSSLGlobal, Trace Systems and Wireless Innovation, have officially been added as Iridium Certus service providers for land-mobile applications. Designed for […]

Northrop Grumman has contributed to an advanced weather satellite that enables improved weather prediction capabilities, leading to more accurate and timely forecasts, watches and warnings. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite […]

A satellite communications gateway managed by DataPath and the U.S. Air Force was selected for a U.S. Defense Information System Agency’s (DISA) Facility of the Year award. The facility, located […]

Leading up to 2009, there were lofty visions about what satellite communications would provide for the U.S. government: The Air Force’s Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) was underway, with the […]

Oceaniac regional operator Our Telekom expanded its partnership with SES Networks to improve mobile and internet services within the Solomon Islands archipelago. The agreement includes contracted capacity on SES’ Geostationary […]

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group will provide high-speed satellite internet service to more than 75 health centers across the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The South East Asian nation will use the […]

Measat has deployed the first iDirect DVB-S2X network in Malaysia in a bid to bring scalable and affordable satellite broadband internet services to the country. The platform allows Measat to […]

Speedcast has introduced its new content distribution platform, the Speedcast Media Network. Through a hybrid network, the Speedcast Media Network allows broadcasters to distribute content anywhere, at any time and […]

Thaicom and its distributor Ship Expert Technology have signed an agreement with SC Group to collaborate on the joint development of a maritime communication network service. SC Group’s fleet of […]

With its new iQ 200 Series, iDirect has unveiled its latest next-generation DVB-S2X iQ remote portfolio. The iQ 200 will be available in rackmount and board variants, with a full […]

UPDATED 06/26/2018 – Eutelsat announced June 26 that it no longer intends to make an acquisition offer for Inmarsat, though it will reserve the right to reconsider its position within […]

The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia’s (CASBAA) Satellite Industry Forum today inSingapore started with a bang with Intelsat being slayed by a number of operators for its moves […]

The U.S. Department of Commerce, which the Trump administration recently tapped to replace the Department of Defense (DOD) in providing space object tracking information to industry, expects to finish taking […]

Spaceflight and Virgin Orbit have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a mission to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in 2019. Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl, a dedicated 747-400 carrier aircraft, […]

Rocket Lab called off its initial June 23 launch attempt from Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. The company confirmed that the decision to postpone the […]

Measat has teamed up with Novelsat and V-Nova to showcase next generation compression technology for Ultra High Definition (Ulra-HD) primary distribution over satellite at the CommunicAsia event, from June 26 […]

Mu Space has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a manufacturer to build the company’s first satellite with coverag spanning across Asia-Pacific. The High Throughput Satellite will be on […]

Verimatrix customer DishHome has extended its investment to support next-generation Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) cardless security, powered by the Video Content Authority System (VCAS) Ultra platform. DishHome is Nepal’s largest […]

Telecommunications is one of the fundamentals tools to drive a country’s development. With more coverage, there is more access to information, more integration, better opportunities, and more equality. And in […]

SpaceX has secured a $130 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force for launch services to deliver the Air Force Space Command-52 (AFSPC-52) satellite using it’s Falcon Heavy rocket. […]

A spacecraft that will demonstrate a range of innovative technologies to clean up space debris has been deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) and will soon begin its experiments […]

IHS Markit and exactEarth have entered into an alliance agreement that will provide a new combined tracking service, AIS Platinum, offering frequency and coverage of vessel movements worldwide. Clients will […]

M7 Group has deployed Harmonic’s Ultra-HD video processing solution for live video distribution of the FIFA 2018 World Cup, the world’s largest soccer competition which began on June 14 and […]

SSL has shipped the first of three satellites that the company will deliver to the SpaceX launch base at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida over the next month. […]

It’s the cornerstone of business: see a need, fill this need. The more you understand the needs of your customers, the more business you can get, because need determines demand […]

Marlink is boosting satellite capacity in the Indian Ocean and around the Falkland Islands with specific focus on delivering high bandwidth Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services to commercial fishing […]