Focus: Broadband

SES Networks and PNG DataCo restored mobile networks and broadband internet access for corporate and consumer customers  following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of Bulolo, Papua New […]

Via Satellite has launched the first three episodes of On Orbit, a new bi-weekly space technology podcast that asks listeners, “What’s your business in space?” Hosted by Via Satellite Executive Editor and […]

Kymeta formed a partnership with Turksat at SATELLITE 2019. The partnership will bring connectivity solutions to Turksat customers for voice, data, internet, TV, and radio broadcasting, and will expand land and […]

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and Hughes Network Systems agreed to enter into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services in Brazil. This new venture combines […]

Hughes Network Systems launched HughesNet in Chile. Operating over the Hughes 63 West High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) payload, HughesNet reaches more than 98 percent of homes throughout Chile, including areas unserved or […]

SES Networks teamed up with Teleglobal to bring broadband access and mobile connectivity services to rural communities in Indonesia, delivered by SES’ managed data services and the SES-12 satellite. Under a […]

Canadian rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications entered into a contract with Hughes Network Systems, agreeing to a lifetime capacity agreement on the next-generation JUPITER3 Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS), designated EchoStar XXIV. […]

Hughes Network Systems deployed 1,300 satellite-enabled Community Wi-Fi Hotspots across Russia by longtime service provider customers AltegroSky Group of Companies and KB Iskra. With an average of 250 people having access […]

HughesNet unveiled new service plans for residents of New York State as part of the New NY Broadband Program, which provides state grant funding to support high-speed internet access to unserved […]

Viasat partnered with its first Brazilian wholesale distribution partner, Ruralweb, a Brazilian-licensed company offering satellite services since 2003. Through the agreement, Ruralweb will work with Viasat to distribute and deploy […]

The Arabsat-6A satellite is on its way to its intended orbit at 30.5 degrees East after its successful launch on SpaceX‘s Falcon Heavy rocket, the Saudi operator confirmed. Built by […]

Scandinavian hybrid satellite router and broadband solution provider Forsway is expanding its operations in North America and opening a sales office in Dallas, Texas, the company announced April 11. Forsway […]

NSR’s Wireless Backhaul and 5G via Satellite 13th Edition report forecasts over $32 billion in revenue by 2028, with 5G supporting a third of the overall satellite backhaul market. According […]

The global cruise line industry will host more than 30 million passengers in 2019, a first-time milestone breakthrough, according to a panel of executives from the world’s biggest cruise ship […]

Carnival Cruise Lines expanded its relationship with SES, adding the satellite-enabled video and data service provider as a Global Experience and Innovation – Select Innovation Partner. As a Select Innovation Partner, […]

Intelsat confirmed that it is experiencing a service outage on its Intelsat 29e satellite. The operator said the satellite’s propulsion system was damaged late on Sunday, April 7. The damage caused […]

Viasat is opening a new headquarters in Montes Urales, Mexico, located in the northwest part of Mexico City. The new facility will provide the satellite operator with a base to […]

Amazon is joining the race to provide broadband internet access around the globe via thousands of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), newly uncovered filings show. The effort, code-named Project […]

Viasat and Expedition Communications partnered to deliver high-speed satellite internet to businesses and government agencies across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Through this relationship, Expedition Communications will sell, install, […]

Astranis Space Technologies is using Wind River‘s VxWork real-time Operating System (OS) for its next generation satellite that aims to deliver cost-effective high-speed internet to underserved markets. Wind River provides Internet of […]

Hispasat and Mexican telecommunications company Wibo will offer broadband satellite and Internet Protocol (IP) phone services for the next three years to extend connectivity in Mexico. The companies are working […]

SpaceX has promised to redesign its upcoming mega-constellation of internet satellites so that they cannot hurt anyone on Earth. In a meeting with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week, […]

Tarana Wireless secured $60 million of financing with Khosla Ventures and EchoStar, as a follow-on to financing of $28 million led by 1010 Holdings, the family offices of Greg Wyler. […]

Hughes Network Systems and Indonesian telecommunication and information service provider PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) deployed their 2,000th Community Wi-Fi Hotspot in the country. With an average of 500 people having […]

Global Invacom, a global provider of satellite communications equipment, partnered with Edgewater Wireless Systems for the further development of Broadcast WiFi (Bx-WiFi). This technology aims to enable live, high quality, and […]

There is a gap running down the center of the world. A gap between the privileged, and those struggling for access. Access to good work, knowledge, and the means to […]

OneWeb successfully launched its first six broadband satellites aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Lift-off occurred on Feb. 27 at 21:37 pm UTC. […]

Telefónica, Facebook, IDB Invest and Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) are launching Internet Para Todos (IPT) Peru, an open access wholesale rural mobile infrastructure operator which aims to help bridge the digital […]

Viasat and Facebook are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of high-speed internet to communities that lack reliable internet, or have no connectivity at all. The collaboration will help accelerate the […]

Es’hailSat, Qatar Satellite, and BridgeSat established a strategic relationship to help provide businesses and governments across the Middle East with more affordable access to laser-based satellite broadband services. This supports […]