Focus: Telecom

Microsoft wants to close the United States’ broadband gap by 2022, and intends to leverage unused TV spectrum as a core part of its strategy to bring internet to rural […]

Aireon announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Saudi Arabia’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). SANS is managing one of the largest […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman has formally accepted Kratos’ Advanced Space Radio Monitoring System (ASRMS). The multi-million-dollar project […]

Between the launch of a new communications satellite this month, ChinaSat 9A, and researchers’ refinement of satellite quantum teleportation, all eyes are on China’s satellite and space industry right now. […]

GomSpace A/S, a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB, together with The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore […]

Orbcomm announced it has signed an agreement with Beijing Marine Communication Navigation Company (MCN), a supplier of Inmarsat mobile satellite services in China, to provide Orbcomm’s IsatData Pro (IDP) service […]

Konnect Africa, the broadband venture set up by Eutelsat Communications, has recently launched commercial services for its first set of customers in Africa. With more than 70 percent of the […]

Intelsat has announced a managed services solution, IntelsatOne Mobile Reach Solar 2G, that will provide 2G services in remote locations. The solution leverages contributions of services provider BCom and technology […]

Arycom announced that the company has received the International 214 Authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and is now authorized to provide telecommunications services to and from the United […]

Although Beijing Xinwei Technology Group’s acquisition of Spacecom remains in limbo, the satellite operator is continuing to move forward with its plans to expand its broadband service offering in Africa. […]

Hellas Sat announced the opening of its new sales office in Johannesburg, South Africa, to strengthen its presence in the region. The new office will allow Hellas Sat to increase […]

To provide Panasonic Avionics with added capacity to address growing customer demand for its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service, Hunter Communications and Eutelsat Americas announced the expansion of their multi-transponder contract […]

Rezatec is working with the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and UK Space Agency to establish how common threats to forests can be detected and addressed […]

Trimble announced that its Trimble Catalyst software-defined Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for Android devices is now available through Trimble’s global distribution network. Customers can now access Positioning-as-a-Service to […]

Being hacked and the victim of a cyber attack is now a business’ worst nightmare. But even though everybody is aware of the cyber threat, companies, including those in the […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that its Modular System Division (MSD) recently received approximately $16 million in radar and system contract awards. MSD is a provider of specialized systems, […]

The Space Data Association (SDA), an international non-profit association of satellite operators, has expanded once again with the addition of Telebras. Telebras, a strategic provider of telecommunications infrastructure solutions in […]

Intelsat announced that Jose Manuel do Rosario Toscano will join the company to lead its efforts in international government affairs and asset management, effective September 4. Toscano will join the Luxembourg […]

To capitalize on the swell of demand for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), Inmarsat is tackling aviation on two fronts simultaneously by introducing services for both passengers and the cockpit. According to […]

Intelsat and Gilat Satellite Networks announced a joint managed services solution to provide 3G infrastructure in the most remote locations around the globe, where terrestrial services are not feasible. Mobile […]

Ten years ago, Via Satellite interviewed Matt Desch only seven months after becoming CEO of Iridium. A lot has changed in 10 years and Iridium went from bankruptcy to a […]

Can a father-son duo successfully fly a Bell Helicopter 429 Global Ranger around the globe? At this point, the answer to that question is unknown. No duo of that description has circumnavigated […]

Swift Navigation, a San Francisco tech firm building centimeter-accurate GPS technology to power autonomous vehicles, announced that it has raised a $34 million Series B financing round led by Forest […]

Following an anomaly that occurred last week, SES’ AMC 9 satellite is drifting away from a fully synchronous orbit at a rate just under 0.2 degrees per day, Markus Payer, […]

Polynesian Exploration, a navigation startup company founded last October, has launched its high-accuracy navigation solution for demanding applications such as autonomous driving and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The company designed […]

Reederei Hamburger Lloyd, a Hamburg-based shipping group, will move its fleet of nine container ships and six bulkers to Marlink’s Sealink Plus VSAT package including unlimited L-band backup. According to […]

Although its bondholders’ failed to approve the highly anticipated merger with OneWeb, Intelsat will push forward with its plans to offer hybrid services from both Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) and […]

The Konnect Africa broadband venture set up by Eutelsat Communications has officially launched new-generation services this month, starting in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda. […]

In this article from our archives, we talked to Lufthansa's Product Director about the airline's first incursions in providing satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). With the Paris Air Show 2017 going on this week and since the Global Connected Aircraft Summit happened just a few weeks ago, it's interesting to contrast how things have changed...

Thales and EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar, announced that they are collaborating to develop mobile satellite voice and data services to meet the growing public safety needs of security […]