Focus: Telecom

Like “Big Data” and the “Internet of Things,” the “Connected Aircraft” has moved from a concept, to a buzzword, to a here-and-now reality. Nowhere was that more evident than at...

[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] Hughes Network Systems has launched a new suite of offerings to address the K-16 education market. The solutions include HughesNet Gen4 Satellite Broadband for rural and remote...

[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Iridium has made five mobile applications from third party developers available for Iridium GO!, the company’s global smartphone access device. The apps are expected to help enhance...

[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Norsat International has appointed Peter Ciceri to the board of directors, taking the place of Shannon Susko, who stepped down to focus full time on a new...

[Via Satellite 07-21-2015] Hughes Network Systems’ Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) has demonstrated the transmission of real-time, high definition video through helicopter blades with no signal disruption. The test,...

[Via Satellite 07-17-2017] Cobham Satcom is increasing its focus on land terminals as a growth market, and sees potential for High Throughput Satellites (HTS) to be a catalyst for the...

[Via Satellite 07-17-2015] Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) has completed its acquisition of Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), previously announced on April 29. The combined global company retains the name EMC and is now...

[Via Satellite 07-17-2015] Junta de Castilla La Mancha, the administrative authority that oversees forest and wildfire management for Castilla La Mancha in central Spain, has selected Globalstar subsidiary Globalstar Europe...

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Michael Butler, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Inmarsat, has joined Broadband Satellite Services (BSS) the parent company of Satcom Global and the AND Group, as non-executive...

[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] ViaSat has entered a technology partnership with Virgin America to provide satellite connectivity for 10 new A320 aircraft through its new hybrid Ku/Ka-band antenna. The first aircraft...