Focus: Broadband

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...