Yesterday SSL celebrated its 50th satellite built for Intelsat. As one of the oldest satellite manufacturing companies in the world, SSL has a strong grasp on the direction of the industry. The demand for satellite has been slower this year compared… READ MORE »
SES, SpeedCast and AsiaSat Donate Satellite Resources to NetHope for Philippine Relief Effort
SES, SpeedCast and AsiaSat have donated satellite and service capacity to enable NetHope, a consortium of 41 non-governmental organizations around the globe, to re-establish communication links to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. By using the 36 MHz of capacity on SES’ NSS 11 satellite donated… READ MORE »
Gilat to Connect Remote Areas Near the Amazon River in Peru
Rio Urubamba an Amazon tributary, winding through the Sacred Valley, Peru. Photo: World Water Forum [Via Satellite 12-19-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded a project valued at $30 million as part of the Integracion Amazonica Loreto initiative. Gilat expects this contract award to be signed shortly. The majority of the award is for the… READ MORE »
Aeromexico to Install Gogo Vision on 75 Aircraft or More
Aeromexico and Gogo have agreed on the principal terms and conditions relating to providing in-flight Internet and wireless in-flight entertainment service through Gogo Vision on at least 75 aircraft. The new service will use Gogo's Ku-band satellite service for Aeromexico's 737 aircraft, and Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband satellite service for… READ MORE »
The January issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month, we celebrate the winners of the first edition of the Via Satellite Excellence Awards. These impressive individuals and forward-thinking companies represent what it takes to succeed in our industry. Also in this issue, we explore Lockheed Martin’s plans to re-enter the commercial satellite business, in both the manufacturing and launch arenas. Read it now!
Phoenix Satellite TV Purchases C-band Capacity on AsiaSat 3S
Phoenix TV has signed a contract for one C-band transponder on AsiaSat’s AsiaSat 3S satellite to deliver up to 3 High Definition (HD) and 3 Standard Definition (SD) television channels starting on Jan. 1, 2014. New channels will include Phoenix TV’s flagship channel… READ MORE »
ViaSat Demonstrates Full Mesh MF-TDMA DAMA Networking for US Army
ViaSat has successfully demonstrated full-mesh multi spot beam (fan in/fan out) operations over the government-owned WGS 1 satellite with LinkWayS2 equipped Earth terminals configured with the WIN-T software baseline. This demonstration was a collaboration between… READ MORE »
