Focus: Telecom

Hispasat’s Amazonas 5 satellite arrived on-site at International Launch Services’ (ILS) Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Aug. 8 in preparation for mission integration and launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze...

Hughes Network Systems has signed a contract with Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build its next-generation Jupiter 3 Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS), to be designated EchoStar 24. The new...

Bosch, Geo++, Mitsubishi Electric and u-blox announced the creation of Sapcorda Services, a joint venture that will bring high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning services to mass market...

In conjunction with its Pakistan partner, Supernet, Comtech Telecommunications has migrated a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) customer to new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity over Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs)...

SmartSky Networks has initiated deployment of its airborne 4G LTE-based Air-to-Ground (ATG) network. Using 60 MHz of spectrum and beamforming technology, the network will provide more than 10 times the...

During EchoStar 3’s transfer to a new orbital location last week, the satellite experienced an anomaly of unknown origin that has interrupted communications, EchoStar said in an Aug. 2 statement....

With the purpose of delivering a simpler experience and a more complete service to their customers, Solenix and Leaf Space have formed a partnership to integrate Solenix’s mission control system...

Russian digital satellite television service NTV-Plus will start offering offer high-speed internet to its Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV subscribers across the European part of the Russian Federation. The company has selected...

Inmarsat has successfully completed its Global Xpress “Around the World” test flight. The exercise, conducted on a Gulfstream 4 aircraft between June 5 and June 11, covered more than 25,000...

Another SES satellite ceased functioning in July, the company reported — its second asset to malfunction this summer. In a July 28 statement, SES reported that an unspecified anomaly knocked...