Focus: Broadband

Arabsat and Newtec have partnered to roll out a package of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services, including Enterprise broadband, IP Trunking, VNO and mobile 3G/4G backhaul for the Middle East...

Viasat has chosen the launch vehicle that will deliver one of three critical Ka-band satellites into orbit, bringing the Carlsbad-based satellite operator’s vision of a worldwide 100+ megabit-per-second (Mbps) broadband offering...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) global satellite operator Yahsat and Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar, agreed to enter a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa,...

The United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officially awarded global communications company Viasat an eight-year, firm-fixed price contract to provide U.S. government senior leader and VIP aircraft with in-flight broadband...

VT iDirect has revealed that Internet Solutions, a Pan-African telecommunications services provider, has launched the first iDirect DVB-S2X network in Africa  — which is currently live across more than 300 sites in Nigeria. The...

Nexus, a cryptocurrency and blockchain enterprise, is partnering with BitSpace, a technology company that specializes in blockchain and exponential technology. The partnership is focused on supporting decentralized internet access and...

Singtel and KVH Industries, a global satellite and maritime communications provider, are teaming up to provide shipping companies a seamless broadband satellite service with KVH’s mini-Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)...

The first ViaSat-3 payload module structure, built by Boeing, arrived at Viasat‘s Tempe, Arizona facility. With the initial payload module structure now at Viasat’s facility, Viasat can begin payload integration...

Tesacom will provide new services on the Iridium constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in Argentina. The company will offer voice and data services of 350/700 kilobit per second, with...

Phasor, a developer of broadband, Electronically Steerable Antenna systems (ESAs), achieved an important milestone by securing commercial contracts valued at over $300 million. These multi-year product contracts are tied to exclusivity...