Iridium Reports Strong First Quarter, Growth in M2M and Equipment Markets
Iridium saw a significant increase in revenues in the first quarter this year compared to the same stage last year. This was one of the highlights of its latest financial results, announced on May 1… READ MORE »
Sat Space Africa Expands Capacity Leased on Yamal 402 Satellite
Sat Space Africa, an Internet services provider on the African continent, has increased the capacity it uses from the Yamal 402 satellite. Since the company started using the Russian satellite’s capacity in October 2013, it has increased the volume of leased capacity twice. To provide… READ MORE »
Inmarsat Chooses Telemar SpA as Value Added Reseller for Global Xpress
Inmarsat has selected Telemar SpA as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for its Global Xpress High Throughput Satellite (HTS), targeting Europe’s government market. Telemar was appointed as the first GX VAR for maritime in 2012, and has experience serving… READ MORE »
Canada Increases Funding for Japan's Next Generation Space Observatory
Neptec Design Group received a $1.35 million add-on contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue work on Canada's contribution to Astro H, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) nextgeneration space observatory. CSA is developing Astro H's meteorology system (CAMS), which will… READ MORE »
The May issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! We dedicate this edition to the women in the satellite industry. Usually outnumbered by men, we bring you their stories and their take on the satellite business. Additionally, we talk with industry leaders on the role of High Throughput Satellites (HTS), the tactics and strategies of U.S. defense companies and we take a look at FIFA’s plan to broadcast their World Cup to millions of viewers across the globe – with satellite playing a key role. Read it now!
KVH Reports First Quarter Earnings
KVH Industries reported a 7 percent decrease in revenue during the first fiscal quarter of 2014. Total revenue was $37 million. The company’s fiber optic gyro solutions, TACNAV military navigation systems and related services were down 53 percent year over year to 8 million… READ MORE »
MITEQ Releases New Uplink Power Control Unit for Critical Ka-band Links
MITEQ has announced the releases of its new, next-generation uplink power control for critical Ka-band links. The UPC2 uplink power control unit is rack-mountable and designed to adjust the strength of uplink signals to compensate for varying weather conditions. The unit can control up to 10 uplink channels… READ MORE »
