Nok Air Partners with Thaicom to Progress In-Flight Connectivity Strategy
Nok Air, a leading Thai low-cost airline, hopes to have its first plane ready to fly with Wi-Fi connectivity in the next two months. Patee Sarasin, CEO, Nok… READ MORE »
Télécoms Sans Frontières Brings Satellite Communications to Refugees in Iraq
The Inmarsat-sponsored organization Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) arrived in the Kurdistan province of Iraq to help citizens contact family and friends during this time of developing unrest. TSF will provide those fleeing their homes the use… READ MORE »
The June issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month we reached out to end users across key emerging regions to see if demands for cellular backhaul capacity are as strong as the satellite industry hopes they are. We also bring you top Airbus execs' insight into the company's reorganization, and an exclusive coverage of our 4k Technology Breakfast during NAB. Read it now!
BBC Secures Additional Capacity with SES for Summer Line-up
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) contracted additional capacity on SES’ Astra satellite at 28.2 degrees east for the duration between the 2014 Wimbledon Tennis Championships and Glastonbury Festival, beginning in late June, and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, ending Aug. 3, 2014. This… READ MORE »
Avanti Releases new Application to Streamline Broadband Installation Process
Avanti Communications released a proprietary application for Android smartphones or tablets to help with Ka-band satellite field installations. This Avanti Mobile Assist platform will help with job allocation support, antenna line-up, initiation of service and reporting for engineers. The application assists in all stages of standard installation… READ MORE »
DigitalGlobe to Offer new Oil and Gas Suite of Services From Spatial Energy
DigitalGlobe has begun offering new oil and gas industry products from the recently acquired Spatial Energy. The new DigitalGlobe Energy Suite has online, subscription-based offerings for enterprise oil and gas customers through Spatial on Demand, the cloud-based data management platform from… READ MORE »
Mobile Viewpoint Releases New Live Video Transmission App for OS X Platforms
Mobile Viewpoint introduced a new software-only solution for Apple laptops and desktop computers to its family of encoders. The new application allows Mobile Viewpoint’s bonding technology to be used on any computer. Mobile Viewpoint can use all available network connections… READ MORE »
Newtec Modulators Installed on Thaicom 6 DTH Satellite
Thaicom installed more than 30 Newtec M6100 broadcast satellite modulators on the platform for the Thaicom 6 satellite, allowing the spacecraft to provide television broadcasting in C-band and Ku-band. Along with the modulators, Thaicom installed Newtec’s Automated Equalink technology, which provides space capacity savings by… READ MORE »
Teledyne Releases New Single-Box Modem/Modulator Solution
Teledyne Paradise Datacom, a subsidiary of Teledyne Microwave Solutions, launched a new broadcast satellite modem/modulator solution for Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI) and Internet Protocol (IP) Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) video broadcasts. This Q-Flex 5 solution provides broadcasters with a “single-box” modem and modulator solution for… READ MORE »
