Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 09-13-2016] Boeing will build a 702 satellite, called GiSAT, for Cayman Islands-based Global IP with a new digital payload offering twice the capacity of previous digital payload designs....

[Via Satellite 09-12-2016] Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is installing ViaSat Wi-Fi on its fleet as part of a full cabin upgrade on its short and medium-haul fleet. ViaSat’s solution promises to...

[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications Company has finalized its next generation constellation plans to extend its geographical reach, move into new market sectors and launch new services and devices. The...

[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] Yahsat, the Middle East satellite operator, hopes its recent deal with Panasonic Avionics will give it greater scope to make its presence felt in the mobility market....

[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] Eutelsat has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN), the commercial arm of China Transport Telecommunications & Information Center (CTTIC), to...

[Via Satellite 09-01-2016] Australia’s National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co.), the state run telecommunications company tasked with closing the country’s digital divide, says it is on track to complete its...

[Via Satellite 09-02-2016] Emergency telecoms agency Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) is training United Nations workers in Costa Rica on the support functionality of On-Site Operations Coordination Centers (OSOCC) for use in disaster...

[Via Satellite 09-01-2016] ViaSat has announced it has signed an agreement with Finnair to install a high-speed wireless internet network across the airline’s entire Airbus A320 series short-haul fleet flying...

[Via Satellite 09-01-2016] Marlink has doubled the burst speed on its Sealink VSAT services, enabling up to 3 Mbps for users on its data allowance packages. New 40, 60 and...

[Via Satellite 08-31-2016] Carmanah, a Canada-based producer of energy-optimized LED solutions for infrastructure, has signed a far-reaching agreement with Globalstar to collaborate on the design and manufacture of new solar-powered...