Speedcast International won the Infrastructure Innovation Award for its Speedcast Sigma Gateway Xtreme network management device. The company received the reward at the DataccioConnect conference in Dubai. Sigma Gateway Xtreme is a network management device capable of managing Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), Mobile Satellite Service (MSS), and 4G/LTE services onboard a ship or at…

In order to grow and be competitive in the satellite industry, companies must focus on creating opportunities — not only for their clients, but for partners and all actors across the value chain. In Latin America, we do this by identifying and developing relationships to empower all actors in the value chain, allowing them to…

Intelsat General Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat S.A., revealed that it is launching FlexAir — a managed end-to-end service providing In Flight Connectivity (IFC). This service will be providing support to military aircraft in the way of communications and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications. It was also revealed that Comsat will be…

Earlier this year, I wrote an article which spoke about the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) industry entering a phase of action rather than talk, as various service providers set to work on backlogs built up in recent years. It began as 2017 came to a close and has continued throughout 2018. A notable, and perhaps worrying,…