Focus: Connected Transportation
August 26, 2022
The European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement this week with Europe’s intelligent transportation system organization ERTICO to explore how space-based technologies can support future smart road systems such as autonomous vehicles. EERTICO, the European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination, is a public-private partnership with a roadmap to reduce human error-caused accidents through technology such as…
February 28, 2022
Intelsat is the latest satellite player to collaborate with software giant Microsoft. The company announced Feb. 27 the successful demonstration of what it claims is a first of its kind private cellular network with Microsoft Azure Private Multi-Access Edge Compute and FlexEnterprise, Intelsat’s satellite-based global connectivity service. Intelsat said the demonstration successfully establishes a reference architecture…
June 28, 2021
Fredrik Gustavsson is the new Chief Strategy Officer of Inmarsat. The company announced his appointment June 28. Gustavsson is Inmarsat’s third executive-level appointment in three months and follows a wide-ranging review of the company’s performance and effectiveness undertaken by Inmarsat CEO Rajeev Suri since joining the company earlier this year. Gustavsson has an interesting background.…
March 12, 2021
Auton, Inc., developer of a mobile broadband solution for connected cars has successfully tested connected car technology with WatchTV, an owner and operator of broadcast internet facilities. The company said in a March 10 announcement that the trial, conducted in the Portland, Oregon area, confirmed its ability to deliver mobile video streaming content and broadband data…