%%PLUGIN_WEB_VERSION: 351737-web version%% The Future of Satellite Broadband in Middle East & Africa With just 15 percent of African households having internet access, challenging geographies, underdeveloped infrastructure and an urgency to not be left behind in a digital world, where are the opportunities…   Advertise with us: Vector Accelerates Micro Launcher Development with $1.25 Million Investment Vector Space Systems, a micro-satellite launch company currently trialing 12-foot prototypes of the company’s planned 42-foot launch vehicles, has received an additional $1.25 million in angel funding led by Space…   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!   Advertise with us: NOAA’s GOES-R Launch Promises New Era in Weather Forecasting The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) spacecraft, successfully took to the sky on Nov. 19, as the first satellite in a series of…   Advertise with us: Via Satellite is now accepting nominations for the most prestigious award in the satellite industry, the 2016 Satellite Executive of the Year Award. Honoree will be selected by the Via Satellite editorial team based on durable contributions to the global satellite markets. Nominate your executive today!   Macom Extends Cloud Services Reach with Applied Micro Acquisition In a deal valued at $770 million, Macom Technology Solutions, a supplier of analog Radio Frequency (RF), microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, will acquire Applied Micro Circuits Corp…   Advantech Wireless Touts Orders for Transcend 800 Microwave System Advantech Wireless has received new orders for its Transcend 800 microwave system from several global customers. The Transcend 800 capabilities enable satellite and microwave broadband customers to build country-wide systems…   Upcoming Events Communicast Myanmar 2016 SIA’s DOD Commercial Satcom Workshop PTC'17 Global Space Congress 2017 Mobile Deployable Communications 2017 MilSatCom Middle East 2017 Global Space and Technology Convention 2017 SATELLITE 2017 Career Center Server Systems Engineer (14755) Raytheon – Schriever AFB, CO Sr System Engineer - IPTL Secure Communications Raytheon – Marlborough, MA Sr System Engineer - IPTL Secure Communications Raytheon – Marlborough, MA Server Systems Engineer (14755) Raytheon – Schriever AFB, CO   Advertise with us: Stay Connected         Subscribe to Via Satellite Advertise © 2016 Satellite Today, an Access Intelligence LLC Company %%PLUGIN_UNSUBSCRIBE: 330232-unsub-generic%%