SES to Use O3b MEO Capacity for Government Customers [Via Satellite 05-21-2014] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) will be the first provider to offer O3b Networks’ services from its Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation of satellites directly to the United States government. The O3b capacity will be offered on SES GS’ General Services Administration (GSA) schedule as of June 30, 2014. The MEO satellites… READ MORE » UK’s Space Growth Plan Ripe with Opportunities for Thales Alenia Space [Via Satellite 05-21-2014] Thales Alenia Space is confident that there is room to grow its business in the United Kingdom. News of the company’s decision to establish a subsidiary in the U.K. came directly after the British government outlined its Space Growth Action Plan, which aims to more than quadruple space industry revenue between now… READ MORE »

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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!

HeliosNet Selects Newtec for VSAT Service Offering in Eastern Russia [Via Satellite 05-21-2014] HeliosNet selected Newtec to provide Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) Very-Small-Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services across Eastern Russia. This new service will use Russian Satellite Communications Company’s (RSCC) Express AM5 satellite, which was launched in December 2013. Newtec will install a broadband system, with its satellite broadband hub included, and thousands of MDM2200… READ MORE » GeoMetWatch Sues USU and Subsidiary over Hosted Payload Weather Sensor [Via Satellite 05-20-2014] 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, the first of which was… READ MORE »

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