Focus: Broadband

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...