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Intelsat confirmed a multi-year satellite services agreement on Intelsat 19 with TV Plus, a Direct-to-Home (DTH) television provider servicing communities in Australia. Under the renewal agreement, TV Plus will use […]

Aerial & Maritime (A&M) has secured an additional investment of $5 million from a group of investors to scale up its nanosatellite network, bringing its total funding to $12.2 million. A&M […]

Our Telekom is boosting its capacity with SES Networks to support the launch of its upcoming 4G/LTE network across the Solomon Islands archipelago. SES announced that Our Telekom is upgrading […]

Although NOAA added new weather reporting capabilities with the launch of Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS 1) over the weekend, scientists have expressed dismay at the aging infrastructure monitoring […]

NASA has successfully launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the first in a series of four polar-orbiting satellites, equipped with next-generation technology and designed to improve the […]

Brazilian regional television broadcaster TV Catarina is the latest television programmer to join Intelsat 14, Intelsat’s new video neighborhood covering the Latin America region. Under the multi-year agreement, TV Catarina […]

According to some financial experts, the space startup industry is in the midst of a bubble — but that may not necessarily be such a bad thing. During a Nov. […]

Nanosatellite launch company Vector announced it will explore an arrangement with Harris Corporation to establish commercial launch operations of the Vector-R launch vehicle at Harris Spaceport Systems on Vandenberg Air […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its decision to maintain spectrum in the 48.2-50.2 GHz and 40-42 GHz bands for satellite use. This […]

The U.S. Navy’s Communications Satellite Program Office, PMW 146, and Lockheed Martin handed over full operational control of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to the Naval Satellite […]

Intelsat General, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat, announced that it has successfully demonstrated beam switching capabilities of an in-flight Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operating on the company’s Intelsat 29e […]

The Botswana Communications Regulator Authority (BOCRA) has granted terrestrial authority to Globalstar’s Botswana subsidiary to provide terrestrial mobile broadband services over 16.5 MHz of S-band spectrum at 2483.5 to 2500 […]

At SatComRus 2017 in Moscow, the underlying theme was how Russian space companies could build for a more prosperous future. However, SpaceX was mentioned a number of times as both an inspiration, and an example of a space company setting a new agenda...

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with ArianeGroup — prime contractor and design authority of the upcoming Ariane 6 rocket — to design, develop, qualify and manufacture the telemetry […]

The Cathay Pacific Group has announced it will introduce high-speed Wi-Fi to its Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 fleets from mid-2018, in response to its customers’ growing demand for In-Flight […]

An affiliate of Nabors Industries has selected Speedcast International to provide new IT communications equipment and cloud-based connectivity services to 40 land-based sites in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina. Speedcast […]

Eutelsat Communications has appointed Gerry O’Sullivan as executive vice president for global TV and video. In his new role, O’Sullivan will drive the product development strategy that ensures that Eutelsat […]

Spire Global announced it raised $70 million in its Series C financing round, and stated too that it will be opening a new office in Luxembourg, which will serve as […]

Kymeta has set out on a two-week trek across America in a connected Toyota RAV4 to provide a real-world proving ground for its Kalo internet service. According to Kymeta, Kalo […]

A study supported by the UK Space Agency revealed the northernmost island in the Shetlands, Unst, could be a promising new spaceport for launching satellites. According to a Sceptre report, […]

Hughes Network Systems announced it has been named one of multiple awardees on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Complex Commercial Satcom Solutions (CS3) contract. CS3 is a multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite […]

Russian TV operator Tricolor TV is taking a step to expand its audience with a new service called Territoria Tricolor, launched in partnership with Eutelsat Communications. According to Tricolor TV, […]

Deep learning could prove to be one of the most critical tools for those engaged in ongoing cyber warfare, said a group of experts at the 2017 CyberSat Summit. During […]

SitaOnAir and Emirates have extended their partnership to deliver passenger connectivity solutions across Emirates’ fleet of A380 and B777 aircraft for a further four years. The news follows the recent […]

DigitalGlobe has announced the latest release of SecureWatch, a geospatial intelligence subscription service that provides on-demand access to DigitalGlobe’s entire 17-year library of high-resolution satellite imagery, as well as more […]

General Atomics announced that it has acquired the majority of the assets of Surrey Satellite Technology US, an Englewood, Colorado-based provider of small satellite technologies, systems and services. The assets […]

Hemisphere GNSS announced a series of major enhancements to its Atlas GNSS Global Correction Service, including Atlas Basic, Atlas AutoSeed, and the addition of global ionospheric modeling to the system. […]

Cybersecurity threats and protocols aren’t exactly the most comfortable topics for public discussion. Few are eager to reveal their practices and even fewer are willing to ask for guidance out […]

Orbital ATK successfully launched an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft on Nov. 12 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia.

ViaSat announced it is working with The University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Rural Health, NHS Highland and the Scottish Ambulance Service on a pilot program called SatCare, which will enable […]