On Tuesday, security company Symantec confirmed that a sophisticated hacking campaign was mounted from Chinese computers, affecting satellite operators, defense contractors and telecom companies in the United States and Southeast Asia. Symantec explained that the hackers were driven by national espionage goals such as intercepting military and civilian communications. Such interception capabilities are rare but…

NuRAN Wireless has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Avanti Communications to market and distribute a combined 2G RAN product alongside Avanti’s Ka-band satellite backhaul solution. Reaching rural communities is highly strategic for both NuRAN and Avanti, with a clear focus on the African, Latin American and South East Asian markets. Reaching these communities…

Harris Corporation has delivered an environmental monitoring sensor for the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2 (GOSAT-2), which will significantly enhance Japan’s ability to monitor greenhouse gases from space. The Harris-built Thermal and Near Infrared Sensor for Carbon Observation-Fourier Transform Spectrometer-2 (TANSO-FTS-2) will measure greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The newly built instrument will collect high-spectral resolution…

Japan has put another satellite into orbit to gather intelligence for national security purposes, as reported by NHK. An H2A rocket carrying the intelligence-gathering satellite lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan, on Tuesday. It put the satellite into orbit some 20 minutes later, however, other launch details have not been disclosed…