Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] KVH Industries is hopeful that new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems coming online in 2015 will bring additional capacity for maritime applications, KVH President and CEO Martin […]

[Via Satellite 01-16-2015] Gogo has received regulatory approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate its next generation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology – 2Ku. The FCC blanket approval […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] OneWeb, formerly known as WorldVu, announced today its intentions to launch a massive constellation of 648 small satellites to provide broadband and telephony services to the world […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Inmarsat announced its enhanced maritime product roadmap consisting of two new services designed specifically for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network: Fleet Xpress and FleetBroadband Xtra. Fleet Xpress […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Werner Enterprises, a transportation a logistics company providing services throughout North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia, has selected Orbcomm to provide tracking and monitoring […]

[Via Satellite 01-15-2015] Globalstar’s European subsidiary Globalstar Europe Satellite Services reached a record annual number of new subscribers for the Spot satellite tracking and communications product. Capable of asset tracking, […]

[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] SES and ITC Global have signed a strategic partnership to provide satellite connectivity to oil and gas operations worldwide. Working together, the two companies are providing a […]

[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Advantech Wireless has signed a contract with a Latin American Civil Aviation government entity to provide a mesh VSAT network for Air Traffic Control (ATC) and airport […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] McMurdo Group’s recently acquired Techno-Sciences has received contracts worth approximately $7.5 million from NASA and the governments of Cyprus, Brunei and Argentina for Search and Rescue (SAR) […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2015] In-Flight entertainment and connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) is not worried that burgeoning demand for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services will cannibalize the more established world of […]

[Via Satellite 01-08-2015] SES’ Astra 2G satellite, launched Dec. 27 aboard a Proton rocket from International Launch Services (ILS), reached Geostationary Orbit (GEO) on Jan. 2, 2015. The satellite’s manufacturer, […]

[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] Inmarsat has appointed Robert Ruijter as a non-executive director for the company. Effective Feb. 1, 2015, Ruijter will join the board of directors, where his diverse background […]

[Via Satellite 12-29-2014] RigNet has acquired 49 percent of the shares of the oilfield communications company Timas Munaicom in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The purchase enables RigNet to provide remote communications services […]

[Via Satellite 12-26-2014] Australia’s remote connectivity needs are fueling growth for domestic satellite operator Optus Satellite. The company’s latest satellite, Optus 10, began commercial service this month following a Sept. […]

[Via Satellite 12-26-2014] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has released a new mobile application that coordinates information between responders and provides the latest news to the general public. Available in […]

[Via Satellite 12-26-2014] Starting January 2015, airlines will be able to equip Boeing 777 aircraft with satellite connectivity systems from Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE). On Dec. 22 the company announced […]

[Via Satellite 12-23-2014] SES has joined forces with B-LiFE, a collective organization of public, private and academic specialists to support a mobile medical laboratory in West Africa. The B-LiFE laboratory […]

[Via Satellite 12-23-2014] The number of VSAT and broadband subscribers is projected to reach 9.5 million by 2023 and generate $8.8 billion in revenue from service provisioning and Consumer Premises […]

[Via Satellite 12-22-2014] Delnet International Corp., a Philippine communications solutions provider, selected Gilat’s Ku-band SkyEdge 2 VSAT network to enable Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) to offer an enterprise VSAT […]

[Via Satellite 12-22-2014] Laser Light, designer of an all-Optical Satellite System (OSS), and Pacnet Services Asia Pacific, a prominent independent regional communications service provider, have partnered on commercial opportunities for […]

[Via Satellite 12-192014] In its 11th launch of the year, Arianespace successfully took four more satellites in the O3b Networks constellation to orbit. Using the Soyuz rocket from the Guiana […]

[Via Satellite 12-19-2014] Eutelsat-developed GSM Demodulation Tool is now being offered to all members of the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) including new members joining throughout 2015. The tool, which […]

[Via Satellite 12-18-2014] Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), the Inmarsat-sponsored telecoms agency, has entered Eastern Samar in the Philippines to provide crucial emergency communications in the wake of Typhoon Hagupit. Following […]

[Via Satellite 12-18-2014] Globecomm has donated desktop computers to a school in the Tanzanian village of Selela to support the mission of the Tanzania Support Foundation helping small communities become […]

[Via Satellite 12-17-2014] ViaSat is looking at new business models and opportunities to provide In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services, according to ViaSat Director of Mobile Broadband Don Buchman. The company first […]

The launch of ViaSat 1, Intelsat Epic NG and other new High Throughput Satellites (HTS) is increasing the amount of bandwidth in the sky by a factor of eight to 10. At the same time, the promise of performance

[Via Satellite 12-16-2014] Gogo does not see Air-to-Ground as sufficient as a standalone solution for in-flight connectivity, according to President and CEO Michael Small. “I would say that an air-to-ground […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2014] Eutelsat Communications is working with NetHope to provide satellite connectivity for doctors and volunteers in Africa who are working to address the outbreak of Ebola. Equipment for […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2014] Thuraya has announced the availability of a new satellite phone targeting casual, non-enterprise customers. The Thuraya XT-LITE can make phone calls and send SMS messages in satellite […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-2014] Thuraya has partnered with the International News Safety Institute (INSI) to use Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) for the protection of journalists working in dangerous environments. The company […]