GeoMetWatch Sues USU and Subsidiary over Hosted Payload Weather Sensor
Following the disintegration of a deal to collaboratively build 300-kg hyperspectral sounders, weather and analytics company GeoMetWatch filed suit against Utah State University and its subsidiary the Advanced Weather Systems Foundation. GeoMetWatch was building Sounding and Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORM) hosted payloads with the university… READ MORE »
Timor Telecom to Use O3b Capacity for Improved Broadband Services in East Timor
O3b Networks and Timor Telecom (TT), a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, signed an agreement allowing O3b to provide high throughput, capacity for the telecom company’s services in East Timor. O3b’s satellites are in… 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!
Northern Sky Research Releases Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Industry Report
According to the newly released report by Northern Sky Research (NRS) “Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Services (SMLS), Fourth Edition,” the satellite industry ordered and… READ MORE »
Airbus Delivers Satellite Communications to Four UK Royal Navy Vessels
Airbus Defence and Space delivered X-band satellite communications capabilities — Deployable Maritime Milsat (DMM) services that use Airbus’ Skynet 5 constellation — to four United Kingdom Royal Navy Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) in the Arabian Gulf. These services are part of… READ MORE »
Eutelsat Earnings Report Shows Growth in Latin America
Eutelsat Communications announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ending on March 31, 2014. Revenue for the first nine months increased by 2.5 percent, excluding non-recurring revenues and Satmex contributions. Third quarter revenue was up by 1.5 percent… READ MORE »
Thuraya and ViaSat to Partner on New M2M Platform
Thuraya and ViaSat signed an agreement to jointly develop and launch a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) platform, with combined features of M2M-specific products and commercial packages. This joint solution will be an end-to-end service with… READ MORE »
