Focus: Broadband

OneWeb has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astana International Financial Centre  (AIFC), a financial hub in Central Asia, to accelerate broadband connectivity in Kazakhstan. The partners will work […]

Artel and SES Government Solutions have teamed with Leidos to deliver connectivity solutions to Palmer Station, a research facility in Antarctica that is operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF). […]

Spanish multinational telco Eurona and Spanish satellite operator Hispasat have renegotiated their contracts for commercial satellite capacity to bring broadband Internet to unserved and underserved cities in Spain. According to […]

Identifying affordable options to connect to the internet remains a challenge for billions across the globe. In urban areas, internet connectivity is usually provided by a high-speed cable or fiber […]

After an investigation into a malfunction on one of EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite’s solar rays, Eutelsat confirmed Friday that the satellite’s South solar array has been lost. The attendant […]

Thaicom will migrate customers from the Thaicom 5 to other satellites because has not been able to restore its satellite system, the company announced Friday. There was a technical anomaly […]

The Pacific Islands stand on the cusp of a digital revolution, and mobile connectivity will play a pivotal role in this transformation. Not only will it offer critical access to […]

Bandwidth is by no means an unlimited resource. Your family’s smartphones, your in-home WiFi, and the dozens of Bluetooth devices in your automobile all take bites of different slices of […]

According to the ITU’s The State of Broadband 2019 report released in late September, the world achieved greater than 50% global broadband Internet penetration in 2019 — a major milestone. […]

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Dec. 16, at 7:10 […]

Arabsat has signed a three-way deal with Sudan-based VSAT service provider, Sudasat and ST Engineering iDirect to bring better connectivity services to people in the Sudan. The agreement will see […]

Thuraya’s ambitions in the aero sector have been boosted thanks to a successful demonstration today. In partnership with SCOTTY, a developer of beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communication solutions based in […]

Isotropic Systems has successfully demonstrated bi-directional high-speed connectivity with a Ka-broadband satellite. The company believes this demonstration proves its optical beam-forming technology is capable of all electronic scanning and tracking […]

Kepler and Cobham SATCOM have formed a strategic partnership for high-capacity satellite data service delivery, the two companies announced Nov. 13. The goal of the partnership is to eliminate barriers […]

In a world where almost everything is connected to ultra-fast 5G networks, just about everyone is going to need a seat at the table where decisions about those networks are […]

AMOS satellite operator Spacecom has finalized a contract to provide C-Band high-throughput capacity to an unnamed “leading Angolan satellite services company.” Spacecom confirmed November 12th that it would provide the […]

Viasat’s Ka-band business aviation in-flight connectivity (IFC) system has received Type Certification (TC) from the FAA, EASA and ANAC for use on the Embraer Praetor 600 mid-sized business jet. Viasat’s […]

Kepler Communications demonstrated delivering over 100 Mbps connectivity service in the Arctic region to the German icebreaker Polarstern. The vessel is located around 85 degrees North and is the home […]

Australian government-owned infrastructure provider NBN Co is now delivering satellite services in collaboration with Speedcast to business and government users across regional and remote parts of the country. NBN Co’s […]

African internet solution provider InterSAT Communication Services FZCO selected Hughes‘ Jupiter System to power its new SkyFi satellite broadband service for consumers and micro/small-to-medium enterprises (MSME/SME) across sub-Saharan Africa. The […]

While telcos and cellular operators plan to pitch next-generation 5G services to municipal government officials and business owners from large, densely-populated cities, satellite operators such as SES will be using […]

Hughes Europe and Telespazio have signed a contract to boost services they offer to European customers. The companies announced the new deal Oct. 18. The agreement will enable the companies […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reportedly filed paperwork with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on behalf of U.S. launch company SpaceX for the operation of 30,000 additional SpaceX Starlink […]

Viasat  and Ubix, a wholesale satellite internet and telecommunications company, are collaborating  with the Mexican government to connect government buildings, federal clinics and schools across Mexico, under the “Internet para […]

Iridium and OneWeb entered into an MoU to develop a combined service offering from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) that could potentially include ground equipment that is compatible with both operators’ constellations, the […]

Viasat expanded the reach of its business internet service offerings into Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. While Viasat business internet service has been available in these regions […]

OneWeb revealed the details of its Arctic internet service, in which the company will deliver 375 Gigabits Per Second (Gbps) of capacity above the 60th parallel North. With service starting in […]

Connecting the world’s disconnected is a mission we take to heart at On Orbit. After all, our debut episode focused on bridging the digital divide. We like to think of […]

Intelsat has reached an important milestone in its ability to bring connectivity to unserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Intelsat and its partner Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) announced Aug. 29 that in […]

Kacific, which is getting set to launch its Kacific1 satellite later this year, has selected ABS for its ground infrastructure, the companies announced Aug. 27. ABS’ teleport in Subic Bay, […]