Focus: Telecom
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Connectivity
Hispasat to Provide Connectivity for Colombian Leg of Ruta BBVA Trip
[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] Hispasat has agreed to supply satellite communications to the Ruta BBVA organization, an educational and scientific program dedicated to strengthening ties between young Europeans and Latin Americans […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Releases New Solutions for Education Market
[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 […]
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Connectivity
Iridium GO! Gains Five Third Party Apps
[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 […]
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Connectivity
Peter Ciceri Replaces Shannon Susko on Norsat Board of Directors
[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 […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Demos BLoS Helicopter HD Video Transmission Over Satellite
[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, […]
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Connectivity
Cobham Satcom Sees Promise in Land VSAT, Ka-band
[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 […]
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Connectivity
EMC Closes MTN Acquisition
[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 […]
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Connectivity
Junta de Castilla La Mancha Using Spot Gen3 to Aid Spain’s Forest Firefighters
[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 […]
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Connectivity
Broadband Satellite Services Gains Former Inmarsat COO as Non-Executive Chairman
[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 […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat, Virgin America Explain Ku/Ka IFC Partnership
[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 […]
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Connectivity
HTS Vital to Reaching New Markets, Says NSR
[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity will play a critical role in unlocking new markets for the satellite industry as the rate of growth for traditional Fixed Satellite […]
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Connectivity
South Africa Funds Avanti Satellite Broadband for More than 1,000 SMEs
[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is providing funding for the country’s business chamber, the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services (FABCOS) and its […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Buys Up NewSat’s Teleport and Satellite Services Business
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] SpeedCast International has acquired the assets of the teleport and satellite services business from the financially troubled NewSat. The assets include the land and buildings at NewSat’s […]
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Connectivity
RigNet Awarded Telecoms Turnkey EPC Contract for Major US LNG Export Facility
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] RigNet’s Telecoms Systems Integration (TSI) services business has received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver communications systems and infrastructure for a greenfield multi-train Gulf Coast Liquefied Natural […]
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Connectivity
Anatel Approves Blue Sky Network’s HawkEye 7200
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] Blue Sky Network (BSN), a global provider of satellite tracking and fleet management solutions has gained certification from Anatel, the Brazilian national telecommunications agency, for its HawkEye 7200 […]
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Connectivity
Acquisitions Fuel Europasat Broadband Expansion
[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] Satellite Internet Service Provider (ISP) Europasat is in the midst of closing a series of acquisitions across Europe to expand across the continent. The U.K.-based company raised […]
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Connectivity
AT&T Talks Connected Car Strategy
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] U.S. telco giant AT&T expects to connect nearly half of all new U.S. passenger vehicles this year, and to have more than 10 million vehicles on its […]
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Connectivity
African Development Bank Awards Hughes MPLS Network Expansion Contract
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Hughes Network Systems received a contract from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to expand its provision of managed Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) services. AfDB has been a […]
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Connectivity
Axesat to use iDirect Remote Commissioning Solution to Streamline VSAT Installations
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Satellite service provider Axesat has implemented iDirect’s Remote Commissioning Solution to help accelerate the commissioning of its Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) remotes. The solution helps the […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Satcom Optimizing POPs for IPv6
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Gilat Satcom has upgraded its Points of Presence (POPs) in Malawi, Zambia and the U.K. to receive and transmit traffic from Internet Protocol Version Six (IPv6) addresses. Operators […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom Looks to Africa For More Growth Opportunities
[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] Spacecom is confident that its Africa business will continue to drive new growth as the company ramps up capacity in the region. In late 2014 the operator […]
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Connectivity
Bolivia’s Space Agency Teams with Gilat for Tupac Katari Satellite Program
[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] The Bolivian space agency, Agencia Boliviana Espacial (ABE), has placed an initial order with Gilat for a SkyEdge 2-c hub, high-throughput Gemini Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs), […]
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Connectivity
CETel Poised to Enter LATAM Market, Musing Ka-band Expansion
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] CETel, a German-based communications solutions provider with offices in the United States and the UAE could look to expand its business both by spectrum type and geographic […]
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Connectivity
Axesat Signs Intelsat EpicNG Deal for Enterprise Networks and Cellular Backhaul
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] Axesat, one of Colombia’s key providers of satellite-based corporate networks has reached a new multiyear agreement with Intelsat for services on the EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) […]
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Connectivity
RigNet Wins Remote Managed Offshore Communications Contract
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] RigNet has received a multi-year contract from a major operator of offshore drilling and production assets in Southeast Asia to deliver remote offshore communications services. The company […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar, Orbital Tracking Corp Ship 5,000th Spot Device
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] Orbital Tracking Corp. subsidiary Global Telesat Communications Ltd. (GTCL) and Globalstar Europe Satellite Services have sold their 5,000th Spot tracking device, making GTCL one of the largest […]
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Connectivity
2Ku the Linchpin of Gogo’s Global Expansion
[Via Satellite 07-01-2015] Gogo is optimistic it will stay on top of the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market with its satellite-enabled 2Ku capability raising the ante for global connectivity. Speaking at […]
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Connectivity
XTAR, Industry Partners Give Communications Support to Nepal
[Via Satellite 06-30-2015] X-band satellite communications company XTAR, in partnership with CopaSAT, Tampa Microwave, MTN and the Santander Teleport is donating satellite communications resources to relief efforts in Nepal following […]
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Connectivity
Via Direta Picks iDirect Evolution Platform for Massive Brazilian E-Learning Program
[Via Satellite 06-30-2015] Via Direta Telecom, a subsidiary of TV and radio broadcast group Rede Tiradentes de Telecomunicações, has selected VT iDirect’s Evolution platform to support Brazil’s largest distance-learning program. […]
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Connectivity
Global Eagle Entertainment, UIEvolution, Team up on Maritime Solution
[Via Satellite 06-29-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and UIEvolution, a developer of scalable connected device software solutions for the cruise, hospitality and automotive industries, have announced a strategic partnership to […]


























