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[Via Satellite 03-16-2016] Euroconsult has released a report forecasting that total revenues from passenger In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services will skyrocket from an estimated $700 million in 2015 to nearly $5.4...

[Via Satellite 03-15-2016] While assessing the many changes that have taken hold of the satellite industry over the past few years, operators at the “Satellite Executive of the Year (SEOTY)...

[Via Satellite 03-14-2016] Company executives at SATELLITE 2016’s satellite manufacturer’s forum “Instant Adaptation to an Instant Culture” emphasized the necessity of cultural change alongside technological changes in order to acclimate...

[Via Satellite 03-11-2016] A competition is brewing between commercial satellite operators and military satellite manufacturers as the two groups position themselves to best benefit from the U.S. Air Force‘s key...

[Via Satellite 03-10-2016] The question of launch vehicle reusability reigned supreme during Wednesday’s SATELLITE 2016 Conference & Exhibition closing session “Global Launch Services — How the World Fell in Love...

In the “Battle on the High Seas. New Maritime Broadband Competition” panel, key satellite players both on the operator and ground segment side looked at the particular dynamics of what...

[Via Satellite 03-08-2016] Evolving media habits such as streaming, Over-the-Top (OTT) and bandwidth demand are driving change in the way satellite bandwidth is used and consumed. While a recent study conducted...

[Via Satellite 03-07-2016] To keep pace with end user demand, and to not cede territory to terrestrial communications companies, satellite industry Chief Technology Officers (CTO) are prioritizing improvements in user...

[Via Satellite 03-04-2016] Off the coast of sub-Saharan Africa there is a hospital ship where volunteers have conducted thousands of life-changing, often life-saving surgeries and medical procedures. Operated by Mercy...

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Australia’s National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) is gearing up for the initiation of commercial service from the first of two twin Ka-band High Throughput Satellites (HTS)...