Focus: Aviation
August 2, 2018
Inmarsat produced a better-than-expected set of results, which saw a particularly strong performance in the aviation market. The operator announced that overall revenue for the six months to the end of June reached $717.2 million, an increase of 4.9 percent and $33.5 million compared to the same stage last year. However, it was the aviation…
August 1, 2018
Boeing will open the new Boeing Aerospace and Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Mass., becoming the first major tenant of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) new mixed-use district in Kendall Square. Under the agreement, Boeing will lease 100,000 square feet of research and lab space inside a new 17-floor building in Cambridge. The new center…
July 30, 2018
Viasat has successfully completed the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) D0-160G certification process and the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) C-17 Modified Airworthiness Certification Criteria (MACC) testing for its Ku and Ka-band multi-network, multi-mode Global Mobile Antenna (GMA) 5560-101. By completing both the certification and test programs, the Viasat antenna has demonstrated its ability to…
July 30, 2018
GetSAT and Avanti Communications Group have successfully demonstrated the potential of Satellite on the Move (SOTM) capabilities in a recent trial. GetSAT is a supplier of small, lightweight satellite communication terminals for airborne, ground, and maritime applications. Utilizing GetSAT's MicroSat terminal installed on a vehicle, GetSAT's Microhub modem installed in Avanti’s Gateway Earth Station in…