Focus: Telecom

Hughes Network Systems announced the release of its new HM500 transportable terminal that enables rapid deployment by individual users for secure, portable communications. At a transport weight of less than […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and HawkEye 360 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the potential of expanding Kratos’ carrier monitoring, interference detection and geolocation offerings with […]

AGCO Corporation announced it is expanding its automatic guidance product offering. AGCO Auto-Guide and VarioGuide customers using the NovAtel SMART6-L receivers can now acquire TerraStar satellite correction signals to enhance […]

Ligado Networks has formed a collaborative partnership with Harris Corporation to enable Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Operations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (BVLOS UAS). According to Ligado, the two companies share a […]

Although Brazil is only now emerging from the throes of its years-long recession, satellite companies there are optimistic that the space industry will bounce back quickly as the country returns […]

Telesat Canada announced that its consolidated revenues of CA$235 million ($171 million) for the first quarter remained unchanged from the same period in 2016. During the quarter, the U.S. dollar […]

Spanish satellite and telecommunications operator Hispasat and Quantis are sponsoring a new edition of the Titan Desert mountain bike race held in the Moroccan desert. Both companies are providing satellite […]

Patricia Cooper, SpaceX’s vice president of satellite government affairs, testified before the United States Senate this week to outline the company’s plans to launch a high-speed broadband constellation of more […]

Inmarsat reported a solid performance in the first quarter of 2017 with an 11 percent increase in total revenue to $332.2 million from the same period last year. The company’s […]

GlobalStar reported a total revenue increase of 13 percent to $2.9 million from the first quarter of 2016. Higher service revenue resulting from increased Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) in […]

According to Euroconsult’s newly released report “Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC),” more than 17,000 commercial aircraft will offer connectivity to their passengers by 2021, up from 6,500 aircraft […]

XG Technology announced that its Vislink and IMT businesses have introduced the SatWare remote reporting computing platform to the North American market. SatWare is an embedded computing and routing system […]

Inmarsat announced the commercial service introduction of GX Aviation with Lufthansa Group, the launch customer of its next-generation in-flight broadband solution. Under a 10-year strategic partnership between Inmarsat and Lufthansa […]

Iridium Communications has announced that the first set of Iridium Next satellites have been integrated into the operational constellation and are providing service to Iridium customers. In addition, Iridium has announced […]

Eutelsat Communications’ board of directors has appointed Yohann Leroy as deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in addition to his function as Chief Technical Officer (CTO), alongside Michel Azibert, deputy CEO […]

In its financial results for the first quarter of 2017, SES announced revenue of 540.6 million euros ($589.5 million), a 12.2 percent increase over the same period last year. Earnings Before […]

Intelsat announced that Morocco’s INWI has signed an agreement to integrate satellite services from the Intelsat Epic platform into INWI’s network. Under the new agreement, INWI will incorporate services from the […]

Telesat announced that Erwin Hudson has joined the company as vice president of Telesat Low Earth Orbit (LEO), reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dan Goldberg. Hudson will […]

Intelsat has released its results for the first quarter of 2017, reporting total on-network revenues of $491.4 million, a decline of $2.4 million compared to the same period last year. […]

Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting data to be used as part of a larger validation […]

Eutelsat Communications announced that Mike Antonovich is joining Eutelsat Americas as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the departure of Patricio Northland. Antonovich began his career at ESPN as a broadcast […]

Thuraya Telecommunications has announced the launch of Thuraya Aero, a satellite communication service that enables In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) for internet access, voice calls, text messaging and high-speed data applications on […]

Marlink has expanded its Sealink Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) portfolio with new service plans specially designed for the business needs of maritime customers. Marlink created the new Sealink Business […]

Atos announced a solution that captures agricultural data directly via satellite to optimize farming practices. Together with start-up TerraNIS, Atos is using its business analytics solution Atos Codex to convert […]

The Space Data Association (SDA), an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of space environment and Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum data, has […]

SES announced today that Gogo has signed a new capacity deal to enhance inflight connectivity services on key air travel routes over North America and the Pacific Ocean. As part […]

Gazprom Space Systems and HorizonSat signed a contract for Yamal 402 satellite capacity use at CABSAT 2017 in Dubai. HorizonSat will apply the leased capacity for providing Internet connectivity in the countries of central and […]

Intelsat and pan-African telecommunications group Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, have announced a new agreement that will introduce Intelsat Epic satellite services into the Liquid Telecom network. As part […]

Here Technologies and MediaTek announced a collaboration to enable the Here Network Positioning solution on select MediaTek chipsets. Here Network Positioning employs proprietary technology to determine a device’s location based […]

Orbcomm will leverage both satellite and terrestrial communications networks as it looks to build new revenue streams in the future. According to Greg Flessate, senior vice president and general manager […]