Focus: Broadband
June 24, 2019
The telecommunications sector is at an inflection point between the peak of the 4G LTE market and the on-ramp for next-gen 5G wireless services. Does the roll out of 5G services change the market landscape for satellite operators? SES Networks’ Karl Horne sees 5G as a tremendous opportunity not only to drive innovation and create…
June 19, 2019
Hughes Network Systems' JUPITER System platform was selected by five service providers to help bridge the digital divide across Indonesia. The service providers – including Lintasarta, Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), Teleglobal, and Telkom/TelkomSat – won the tender bids from BAKTI, a division of the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information, to deploy 8,000 cellular backhaul…
June 3, 2019
Viasat and Visiontec, a Brazilian-based satellite products distribution company, partnered to bring high-speed satellite internet to Brazil. Through this relationship, Visiontec serves as Viasat's fulfillment partner, and is currently installing Viasat's satellite broadband equipment in remote schools, hospitals, and government facilities with future sales and installations planned for residential, commercial and community Wi-Fi hotspot applications. Visiontec's…
May 30, 2019
Inmarsat, selected Airbus Defense and Space (Airbus) as its satellite manufacturing partner as part of a development of its Global Xpress (GX) network. The partnership aims to provide a step-change in GX’s capabilities, capacity, and agility for the benefit of existing and future Inmarsat customers, partners, and investors. Inmarsat’s GX network was first designed in…