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The House Appropriations Committee is warning NASA that lawmakers will not put up with further delays in the agency’s space-exploration missions. In a new report explaining the fiscal year 2019 […]

After my recent visit to SATELLITE 2018, the most important event of the satellite communications industry, I would like to highlight the main challenges and focus of the industry going […]

U.K. air traffic management service provider NATS has invested in Aireon, the company working on a space-based air traffic surveillance service for the aviation industry. Through a network of 66 Low […]

Microsoft and Kymeta have announced simultaneous land mobile, maritime defense and first responder demonstrations during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) and Connectivity Expo (Connect X) from May […]

Cloud Constellation Corporation and Assured Communications Advisors International (ACAI) have entered into a reseller agreement to deliver Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service (DSaaS), focusing on government and […]

Boeing and Israeli company Assembrix have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will enable Boeing to use Assembrix software to manage and protect intellectual property shared with vendors during […]

Don’t ever think that you can’t produce meaningful, impactful work during an internship. Just ask U.S. Navy Ensign Edward “Ned” Hanlon, who along with a team of fellow Midshipmen, are […]

During Eutelsat’s third quarter results, issued May 14, the main subject of conversation was the revenues in the “other” category — usually a footnote in many results. Eutelsast’s revenues are […]

Telesat and Global Eagle Entertainment have agreed to collaborate in optimizing the capabilities of Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) system to serve growing broadband requirements of maritime and aeronautical markets. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, with revenue of $67.4 million, up 5.4 percent from 2017. Fixed networks segment revenues were up 40 percent […]

CopaSAT, a provider of secure communications technology, has joined forces with Kymeta Government Solutions to deploy Kymeta satcom products and services for military users. The partnership makes the full line […]

Ruag Space, a supplier of products to the space industry, has announced that Mike Morningstar will assume the role of president and country manager of Ruag Space USA. With immediate […]

A new distribution contract between Telekom Srbija and SES Video has launched a new TV package across Europe via the orbital position 23.5 degrees east. Under the new multi-year agreement, […]

Guests on Spirit Airlines will soon be able to watch, stream, surf and text from 30,000 feet, as the carrier has signed an agreement to install Wi-Fi on all of […]

Following its recent 8.4 million pounds ($11.4 million) contract win from the European Space Agency (ESA), Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) has secured its second phase investment of 24 million pounds ($32.6 million). […]

SpaceX successfully launched the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on Friday from the historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, the Falcon 9’s first stage […]

Thaicom has announced an agreement with Mediavision, a European-based content delivery specialist providing end-to-end solutions to the broadcast and media industry, for the expansion of its broadcast platform in Africa. […]

The first Kenya University Nano Satellite Precursor Flight (1KUNS-PF), Kenya’s first satellite, was successfully deployed from the Japan Space Agency (JAXA) KIBO deployment module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 1KUNS-PF […]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been getting a lot of hype. What does it really mean for the satellite industry?

DataPath, a provider of advanced and secure communications solutions, has appointed Sherin Kamal as the company’s new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will officially assume the position June 11. Kamal […]

Sener will design, manufacture and test devices for the assembly of the Biomass satellite, a mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Earth Explorer program. The program’s objective is […]

The Streaming Video Alliance, an industry forum that aims to improve the video experience, announced Google as its newest member during an event hosted by principal member Viacom. Other alliance members […]

A potential 200 million euro ($2.39 million) contract between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus in Portsmouth will be moved to the European continent because of Brexit, the managing director […]

Scalable Network Technologies, a provider of multi-domain network design and optimization tools, has been supporting the high-fidelity undersea communications and networking simulation/emulation tool developed for the Forward Deployed Energy and […]

It has not been a good week for Dish Network. The satellite TV company’s shares plunged after it reported losing 94,000 Pay TV subscribers in its first financial quarter of […]

Professional Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services provider SatADSL, Global Telesat, a provider of telecommunication services in rural and challenging locations, and satellite operator RascomStar have announced a new partnership to […]

Eutelsat Communications and TVN, a broadcaster in Poland and part of Discovery, have signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement, renewing capacity at the Hotbird position. This renewed capacity will support TVN’s […]

KVH Industries has announced that Mark Guthrie has taken a post as vice president for the Asia-Pacific region. Guthrie will oversee all KVH activities in the mobile connectivity market, covering maritime and the […]

Globalstar has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, with an increase in total revenue by $4 million, or 17 percent, compared to the first quarter of […]

EchoStar Corporation has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31 with consolidated revenues of $501.8 million. Its consolidated net loss from continuing operations reached $21.2 million, while consolidated net loss […]