Focus: Middle East

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...

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...

Viasat has signed an MoU with Bahrain Telecommunication Company (Batelco) to distribute satellite broadband connectivity to businesses in the Middle East and North Africa region. Batelco is a digital solutions...

SpaceChain has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi as it looks to tap into markets in the Middle East, the company announced March 16. SpaceChain will look to spearhead...

Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), the government division of Yahsat, has signed a new deal in the comms-on-the-move (COTM) arena, the company announced March. 7. YGS has teamed up with EDGE...

Yahsat’s dedicated government arm Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS) has won a nearly $250 million contract from the UAE government. Yahsat announced the deal, Feb. 14. YGS will provide managed services...

Maxar Technologies has extended its satellite capacity agreement with European Space Imaging and Space Imaging Middle East, strategic imagery partners that serve customers in Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle...

Yahsat‘s dedicated government arm, Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to provide advanced and secure satellite communication services. The contract, announced Feb....

Oman is getting ready to launch its first satellites to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) in a milestone for the country. The Sultanate of Oman has selected Poland’s SatRevolution to deliver and...

Gilat Satellite Networks will serve as a network baseband vendor for a company it described as “one of the largest satellite service providers in Eurasia.”  Under the deal announced Dec....