While speaking about 5G networks with a group of telco and IT technologists at London Tech Week, SES Networks Vice President of Telco and MNO Solutions Karl Horne was asked a rather thought-provoking question. Could virtualized network structures considered ideal for tomorrow’s 5G services work just as well to optimize today’s existing satellite networks? “It…

Inmarsat signed a business cooperation agreement that allows Hyundai Global Service (HGS) to offer ship owners and managers a digital solution route to maritime digitalization. HGS was established in 2016 by parent group Hyundai Heavy Industries as a digital transformation solutions provider to optimize ship operation and performance. HGS was recognized as an Inmarsat Certified…

NanoAvionics and consortium partners KSAT and Antwerp Space have been awarded approximately $11.3 million (10 million euros) in funding by the European Commission's Horizon 2020, the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES), and private investors. The funding is for the first demonstration of the pre-cursor stage of the global Internet of Things…

Airwavz Solutions and Globalstar have agreed upon rights to offer Band 53 for in-building wireless services. Airwavz received rights to lease Globalstar’s Band 53 under the agreement. Globalstar will seek to further develop the spectrum and supporting ecosystem for in-building services and for mission critical applications. Globalstar’s Band 53 received 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) approval in December…