Focus: Broadband
August 4, 2020
Israeli satellite companies Spacecom and Gilat Telecom have joined forces to roll out a high-speed, low-cost satellite service for home and office connectivity, video conferences, e-health applications, e-learning, and e-education across Africa. The service utilizes Spacecom’s AMOS-17 digital High Throughput Satellite (HTS), on both C- and Ku-band. Gilat Telecom is contributing its SD-WAN MAX technology…
July 23, 2020
XipLink, a manufacturer of Wide Area Network (WAN) acceleration technologies, and Galaxy Broadband Communications have integrated XipLink’s XipOS optimization software into the Galaxy Multi-Satellite, Microwave and LTE Hybrid Networks. The two Canadian companies say this integration provides “unparalleled” performance, customer experience, and reliability. XipLink said it adds to Galaxy’s communication services with WAN acceleration and…
July 23, 2020
Orange purchased all available capacity on the Eutelsat KONNECT satellite from Eutelsat Communications, which covers the entirety of France. Orange’s customers will receive high-speed fixed satellite broadband service starting in January 2021. The service will be distributed by Orange's Nordnet subsidiary, a French distributor of satellite internet services. Eutelsat launched the KONNECT satellite in January.…
July 17, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized nearly $20 million in funding for Viasat to expand rural broadband in Pennsylvania, the Commission announced July 17. Viasat will be paid $19,945,120 over a ten-year term to serve rural locations in Pennsylvania. This would be the 14th wave of funding issued under the 2018 Connect America Fund Phase…