Intelsat revealed on its corporate blog on Tuesday that the Intelsat CellBackhaul service is coming to Europe. The company recently implemented a new gateway using Comtech hubs at the Intelsat datacenter in Fuchsstadt, Germany, designed to enable the service. Intelsat made its CellBackhaul service available in the U.S. in May. According to the post, Intelsat…

Exolaunch signed a launch agreement with Omnispace to deliver two satellites into orbit, the companies revealed Nov. 10. Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration, and deployment services for these 2 Omnispace satellites, which are being built by Thales Alenia Space. Satellites will be delivered as part of SpaceX rideshare missions, with launch targeted for…

Iridium Communications revealed Wednesday that Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Kobelco Construction Machinery (KCM) integrated Iridium's satcom connectivity into its hydraulic excavator machinery, heavy equipment, and the KOMEXS remote asset management platform. Iridium's service provides KCM equipment global coverage for the first time, as well as programming deployed assets to provide automated recurring telematics and equipment…

HiSky partnered with SpaceCom to launch services via the AMOS-17 satellite, HiSky revealed Monday. HiSky aims to streamline its systems and increase data rates of very small mobile terminals by enabling connectivity via AMOS-17's steerable beams. HiSky and SpaceCom have worked together before, as they signed a cooperation agreement in 2017 to offer Mobile Satellite…