Three-Year Dash to 5G takes a Long, Winding (and Familiar) Road Engineers and executives from major cellular carriers converged in Austin, Texas to engage in passionate exchanges about 5G rollout plans, business opportunities and technical challenges. There’s consensus among this group…   Advertise with us: Speedcast Acquires UltiSat to Pursue Opportunities in Government Speedcast International has agreed to acquire UltiSat for up to $100 million, payable over two years. UltiSat provides remote communications and professional services to governments, in particular the U.S. government…   Advertise with us: CyberSat17 Want to learn more about Cybersecurity threats? Get strategic insights from leading cybersecurity experts and satellite industry executives about best practices for achieving end-to-end protection within the entire satellite ecosystem. LEARN MORE   Advertise with us: Thaicom to Establish Pay-TV Platform in Laos Thaicom has signed a transponder leasing agreement with MV International Company (MVI), a Thai broadcaster and Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform operator, to establish a pay-TV platform in Laos. Under the multi-year…   Advertise with us: Introducing a new way to read your Via Satellite digital edition! Via Satellite is proud to introduce its new, refreshed digital edition platform, offering you a seamless experience on your computer, tablet or phone; an immersive reading format; striking images; and a cleaner look. This is how you are meant to interact with the best business intelligence in the satellite industry. Experience it now!   Ultra-HD Gains Momentum in the US for SES With an additional nine TV operators joining SES’ Ultra-HD TV trials, a total of 30 U.S. pay-TV providers with a combined audience of more than 10 million subscribers are now…   Global Eagle Introduces New Brand for Wealthy Yacht Owners Global Eagle Entertainment is introducing a new luxury brand, Priva by Global Eagle, which replaces legacy brand MTN that operated solely in the yacht connectivity business. Priva will expand the…   Upcoming Events Cyber Operations for National Defense Symposium Small Satellite Conference 2017 Space Technology & Investment Forum World Satellite Business Week DC5G Summit 2017 OilComm FleetComm IBC 2017 MilCom 2017 Space Tech Expo Europe CyberSat Summit Career Center SATCOM Solutions Engineer, Mid at Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton – Annapolis Junction, MD Science Data Operations Engineer Raytheon – Riverdale, MD Sr. Network Engineer Raytheon – Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Satellite Systems Engineer Raytheon – McLean, VA   Advertise with us: Stay Connected         Subscribe to Via Satellite Advertise © 2017 Satellite Today, an Access Intelligence LLC Company