Focus: Broadband

LinkSure Network, a Chinese free Internet Access Provider (ISP), revealed its plans to launch a Wi-Fi satellite in 2019, according to a report from China Daily. This would be China’s […]

In the middle of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ambitious Space Month initiative in November, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sat down for an interview with Via Satellite to discuss […]

Yahsat officially launched its Ka-band satellite broadband service in Brazil this month. Yahsat hopes that bringing its service to Brazil will assist in addressing the country’s shortage of reliable internet connectivity, […]

Viasat made two important expansions in its Mexican market. Viasat and Ubix, a wholesale satellite internet and telecommunications company, formed a strategic partnership to bring high-speed satellite internet to enterprises, […]

Konnect Africa, Eutelsat‘s African continent satellite broadband initiative, launched its satellite internet access offerings in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Konnect Africa is working with a large network of local partners […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved SpaceX‘s request to deploy over 7,000 satellites for its Starlink constellation, which aims to provide broadband internet services. The Commission granted SpaceX’s application with […]

SpaceX recently revised the likely roadmap for its Starlink initiative, a plan to beam high-speed internet across the globe using a satellite constellation. The changes slightly reduced the number of […]

CETel signed another contract to deliver fiber-like connectivity into Africa utilizing O3b‘s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation. The long-term contract supports an African communications and technology solutions provider to […]

Dish Network has selected Ericsson to deliver a radio access and core network for Dish’s Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IOT) network slated for completion in March 2020. Ericsson is the first wireless vendor […]

Lepton Global Solutions is partnering with Kymeta, a manufacturer of the electronically-steered, flat-panel Kymeta KyWay satellite terminal in a bid to elevate its position in the government market. Lepton Global has […]

In 2014, Ovzon launched its end-to-end mobile broadband satellite service. But as it so happens, the U.S. and Swedish-based company was destined to transition from a service provider to satellite […]

SKY Perfect JSAT awarded Gilat a multi-million U.S. dollar project for its new mobility and fixed broadband service in Japan. The new set of services enabled by Gilat aims to support […]

Gilat Satellite Networks will provide its ground network for China Satcom‘s ChinaSat-18 (CS-18). The nationwide Ka-band coverage, now to be provided by CS-18 and ChinaSat-16 (CS-16), will be supported by […]

Telefónica said it is further expanding its service coverage into Latin America as a result of sustained growth and increased demand in 2018.The company’s wholesale business unit, Telefónica International Wholesale […]

Viasat achieved revenues of $517.5 million in the three months to the end of September. This represents a year-on-year increase of 31.6 percent, compared to $393.1 million in the same quarter […]

Telesat’s Telstar 18 Vantage High Throughput Satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 138 degrees East and has entered commercial service. Telstar 18 Vantage was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]

The world is a colorful place, filled with different countries, cultures, cuisines, and languages. But in this day and age, there is something new that we all share in common. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks, Global Eagle, and Telesat played a key role in the first demonstration of an in-flight aircraft communicating at broadband speeds with a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system. […]

The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), through its implementing agency, DataCo, with the assistance of the Australian government, chose SES Networks to provide the broadband network for the 26th Asia-Pacific […]

African connectivity service provider Q-KON will combine a cloud-based management platform with the IntelsatOne Flex platform to deploy affordable broadband services and applications for smaller businesses throughout Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, […]

YahClick, the satellite broadband service of satellite operator Yahsat, officially launched in Zimbabwe. The service was unveiled during a press conference in the country’s capital, Harare, where the company also […]

Communications technology developer Newtec has successfully tested its modems on Telesat’s inaugural Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and confirmed that it achieved operations without packet loss. The modems are working […]

Axesat achieved provisional certification of its Bogota, Colombia Teleport under the World Teleport Association‘s (WTA) Teleport Certification Program. Axesat’s teleports offer business services including internet, voice, data, contingency and backup […]

The creation of the C-Band Alliance (CBA) by Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat to accelerate making mid‐band spectrum available for 5G services in the U.S. has been the main talking […]

Hispasat, a Spanish satellite communications operator, has made a significant move in the Mexican broadband market. It is now offering a new service to the Mexican telecommunications market with the […]

SatADSL has launched commercial Ka-band broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to bring cost-effective coverage to communities and businesses. Utilizing Avanti’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Hylas 4, the new offering […]

SES Networks deal with IBM could be a sign of things to come for the operator as it looks to do deals with a more varied set of business customers […]

At Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo 2018 in Boston last week, many airline Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) spoke to the importance of the connected aircraft, and the impact it has […]

Air France has awarded a long-term contract for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) systems and services to a collaboration between Global Eagle Entertainment and Orange Business Services. The contract initially includes 113 […]

Cobham Aerospace Communications, a manufacturer of satellite communications solutions, and Inmarsat entered into a contract for the certification of the Aviator 300D satellite communication system on the Boeing 737NG aircraft. […]