Focus: North America
June 20, 2018
AT&T is stepping up its efforts in the connected transportation area after recently signing a deal with Honeyell, which will see Honeywell deploy AT&T Internet of Things (IOT) technology to Honeywell’s connected freight and connected aircraft solutions. Joe Mosele, vice president of IOT solutions and business development at AT&T, told Via Satellite about the potential AT&T…
June 20, 2018
On Tuesday, security company Symantec confirmed that a sophisticated hacking campaign was mounted from Chinese computers, affecting satellite operators, defense contractors and telecom companies in the United States and Southeast Asia. Symantec explained that the hackers were driven by national espionage goals such as intercepting military and civilian communications. Such interception capabilities are rare but…
June 19, 2018
President Trump announced June 18 that he has told the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to start forming a space force to ensure U.S. space dominance, but a key lawmaker insisted that DOD cannot proceed without congressional approval. “Very importantly, I'm hereby directing the Department of Defense and Pentagon to immediately begin the process necessary…
June 19, 2018
Dish is to integrate Netflix into its Evolve television solution for hotels in the coming months. Guests staying in hotels featuring Evolve will be able to access their personal Netflix account directly from their room's television. In addition to Netflix, Evolve provides access to thousands of Android TV apps from the Google Play Store. Launched…