Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 03-10-2016] Entel Bolivia has selected Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter system as the platform for a new high-availability satellite broadband network to extend cellular and Internet access in remote areas. […]

In the “Battle on the High Seas. New Maritime Broadband Competition” panel, key satellite players both on the operator and ground segment side looked at the particular dynamics of what […]

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] O3b Networks and SpeedCast International have announced an agreement to provide connectivity over the O3b satellite network to residents of the Republic of Kiribati. AmalgamatedTelecom Holdings (Kiribati) […]

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] Stargroup, the parent company of StarTV, Mexico’s new Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform, announced a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Americas, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, for Ka-band capacity on […]

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] Marlink and Intelsat announced that their strategic agreement —initiated in 2014 to introduce improved maritime offerings to the marketplace —continues to pay dividends for the companies and […]

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] DataPath has partnered with four satellite fleet operators to significantly expand its capability to deliver end-to-end solutions to government and commercial markets. The company already sells Inmarsat Global […]

[Via Satellite 03-08-2016] ABS announced it has been granted landing rights from the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) in Dec. 2015 to operate its first satellite in Brazil, the new […]

[Via Satellite 03-07-2016] Gogo announced it is partnering with Intelsat to leverage the first shared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO)/Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). Under a […]

[Via Satellite 03-07-2016] Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) announced the majority of its remote communications and content customers around the world are ready to fill the High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity coming […]

[Via Satellite 03-07-2016] Commercial Trailer Leasing (CTL), a N.J.-based lessor of trailers, has selected ORBCOMM to provide its solution for select customers on their dry van trailers. ORBCOMM’s GT 1100 […]

[Via Satellite 03-04-2016] Off the coast of sub-Saharan Africa there is a hospital ship where volunteers have conducted thousands of life-changing, often life-saving surgeries and medical procedures. Operated by Mercy […]

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Australia’s National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) is gearing up for the initiation of commercial service from the first of two twin Ka-band High Throughput Satellites (HTS) […]

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Hispasat has entered a partnership with Quantis and its Moroccan subsidiary Nortis, a leading operator in data, voice and satellite Internet services in Spain and Morocco, to […]

[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Brazil’s national telecommunications agency Anatel has awarded UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat a license to operate its upcoming satellite, Al Yah 3, in Brazil. The award of the […]

[Via Satellite 03-02-2016] A multimillion-dollar contract dispute with a customer in Australia is adding difficulty to an already challenging market for RigNet. The company incurred negative income adjustments totaling $15.6 […]

[Via Satellite 03-01-2016] Globalstar is staying committed to increasing its customer base outside of North America despite challenging conditions in the international market. One of the company’s long-term goals has […]

[Via Satellite 02-29-2016] U.S. beer distributor B. United International is deploying satellite-enabled sensor technology from Ovinto to monitor the location, temperature and pressure of hundreds of beer, cider and mead […]

[Via Satellite 02-29-2016] Flightcell International will use a proprietary version of Aspen Avionics’ CG-100 Connected Gateway System (CGS) to enable pilots and passengers of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft to […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2016] Gogo is citing its move to open architecture systems as a draw for airlines, including American Airlines, which was looking to jump to competitor ViaSat’s service. CEO […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2016] Wireless link optimization specialist XipLink has received orders from six cellular service providers for the company’s Advanced Cellular Compression (ACC) features in order to roll out highly […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2016] Panasonic Avionics has struck two major, multi-year, High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity agreements with SES to serve aeronautical and other markets across the Americas. Panasonic Avionics contracted […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2016] Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has selected Thales to develop and manufacture a Complementary Ground Component (CGC) terminal for its European Aviation Network (EAN) high-speed In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) […]

[Via Satellite 02-25-2016] SpeedCast International grew its statutory revenue by 42 percent in 2015 to $167 million. The company also achieved a 42 percent increase in Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2016] Mexico-based Internet service provider StarGroup has entered a contract worth more than $200 million for a significant portion of the capacity on EchoStar 19 and a Hughes […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2016] The satellite industry needs to work more closely with government end users to make sure both are in sync with each other to protect against cybersecurity threats. […]

[Via Satellite 02-24-2015] In the advent of rising Internet connectivity, satellite operators are working to keep pace and ensure satellite networks are secure for all users across the value chain. […]

[Via Satellite 02-23-2016] Pricing for satellite capacity has fallen at a rate of 2 to 3 percent per year on average since 2010, according to new research from Northern Sky […]

[Via Satellite 02-23-2016] Globalstar has entered a strategic partnership with integrated avionics and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) systems producer Avidyne Corporation to develop and certify satellite-based Internet and voice communications […]

[Via Satellite 02-23-2016] Gogo has contracted SES for major High Throughput Satellite (HTS) spot beam and wide beam capacity aboard two of SES’s next-generation HTS satellites, SES 14 and SES […]

[Via Satellite 02-23-2016] ViaSat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest domestic and international airline, to provide In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to Qantas passengers on its […]