Wyld Networks is helping develop IoT terminals to support a new satellite IoT network in the UAE, the company announced May 19. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its first satellite called DEWA-SAT1 and Wyld Networks has partnered with DEWA R&D Centre and Infra X, the telecoms arm of Digital DEWA to…

Ground systems technology company ViaLite Communications won an expanded order for ViaLiteHD L-band links from an unnamed teleport operator in the United Arab Emirates. In a May 19th announcement, ViaLite said the expanded agreement comes after 15 years of business with the customer through its regional distributor, Symbolise. The Emirates-based teleport operator will use the…

Spacecom has entered the maritime market, signing its first deal in the market with a superyacht communication provider. The Israeli satellite operator announced May 12 that a superyacht communication provider will use Ka-band capacity on its AMOS-17 satellite. Spacecom’s decision to broaden the diversity of services into maritime connectivity is another step in evolving the…

Arabsat ordered a software-defined Geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, the regional operator announced April 29.  Arabsat-7A is based on the Thales based on the Space Inspire platform, which allows the operator to reconfigure satellite services while in orbit to adjust to demand. It will provide connectivity to support broadband and video broadcasting.  The…