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Mobility
Air Canada Passengers Can Now Stream Content via Gogo Wi-Fi
Air Canada has begun offering next-generation, satellite connectivity on its wide-body international fleet with the introduction of Air Canada Wi-Fi provided by Gogo. Starting with its Boeing 777-300ER flights, the […]
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Finance
NigComSat Upgrades iDirect Network to Enter Key Verticals
Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) has upgraded its iDirect network to the latest Evolution 4.1 software to achieve gains in bandwidth efficiency and enhance customer experience. With the upgrade of its […]
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Connectivity
AssetLink Global Leverages Cellular Tech for Global Connectivity
AssetLink Global has launched its next generation AssetPack Internet of Things (IOT) device family designed for multi-mode simple to advanced tracking and managing of unpowered and powered assets located in […]
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Connectivity
AT&T, Nokia Team Up to Drive Global Scale IOT
AT&T has entered into a partnership with Nokia to provide Internet of Things (IOT) connectivity around the world with a commercial service launch set for later this year. The companies […]
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Finance
FCC Issues Inter-Satellite Data Relay Network License to Audacy; Non-GEO Market Access to O3b
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a license to Audacy that authorizes the space communications company operate the world’s first commercial inter-satellite data relay network. The data relay […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Lindsay Corp. Partners With Farmers Edge to Digitalize Farms
Lindsay Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, and Farmers Edge, a provider of precision digital solutions for agriculture, have formed a new strategic partnership […]
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Finance
New Speedcast Atlas Promo Offers Unlimited Data, Double Bandwidth
Speedcast International is offering two promotions on its new Quota and VSAT Ku-band connectivity services through the remainder of the year. The promotion for Quota, a metered VSAT service sold […]
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Mobility
How Global Eagle and Telesat Aim to Bridge Mobility Gaps
While Global Eagle gets to try out its LEO-compatible hardware and shape ground segment architectures, Telesat will see its maritime and aviation appeal reach new horizons...
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Finance
Northrop Grumman Closes Orbital ATK Acquisition
Northrop Grumman has announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cleared its proposed acquisition of Orbital ATK. The FTC’s Bureau of Competition has completed its review of the […]
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Finance
KVH Now Offers a Maritime VSAT Cybersecurity Strategy
KVH Industries has announced 6-Level Cybersecurity, a cohesive group of initiatives designed to provide proactive cybersecurity protection for the KVH hardware and maritime VSAT satellite network used by its global […]
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Connectivity
Comtech, Kepler to Drive Rapidly Deployable LEO Comms
Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary within Comtech Telecommunications’ Commercial Solutions segment, and Kepler Communications, a nano-satellite telecommunications company, have announced a collaboration to advance rapidly deployable, low-cost, low-latency communications via […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Commits to Smart Africa to Drive Digital Transformation
Intelsat has announced that during the Transform Africa Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda in May, it joined Smart Africa, a 2013-established initiative to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development and usher Africa […]
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Government/Military
Harris Delivers Fifth GPS III Payload
Harris Corporation has provided Lockheed Martin with its fifth of 10 advanced navigation payloads contracted for the U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite program. The GPS III navigation payload features […]
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Government/Military
US DOD Partners with SES to Secure O3b MEO Services
SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, has signed a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for Medium Earth Orbit […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Antrix, SatSure to Further Geospatial Big Data Analytics
SatSure Analytics, a satellite data analytics company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), to further […]
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Mobility
Phasor, Astronics Partner for Dual-Beam ESA Aviation Terminals
Phasor, a developer of Electronically-Steered Antenna (ESA) systems for mobile broadband, has announced a commercial partnership with Astronics AeroSat. Under the agreement, the two companies will produce scalable, dual-beam ESA-based […]
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Mobility
Navarino to Introduce Intelsat Maritime Services in Q3
Navarino, a maritime technology company, has announced that it will add Intelsat services to its portfolio of connectivity solutions. Under the agreement between the two companies, Navarino will introduce Intelsat […]
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Connectivity
iDirect iQ 200 Remote Lives Up to Expectations in IsoTropic Test
IsoTropic Networks, a global solutions provider of satellite internet services, has announced that its live, Over-The-Air (OTA) test of DVB-S2/S2X has found that early tests of the new iDirect iQ […]
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Connectivity
SES-12 Launched by SpaceX for Asia-Pacific, Middle East Services
SES has announced that SES-12 has been successfully launched today onboard a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral in Florida. Liftoff occurred […]
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Launch
SSTL Secures 6 Firefly Alpha Launches from 2020 to 2022
Firefly Aerospace has announced the execution of a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) for use of the Firefly Alpha launch vehicle. Under the agreement, Firefly […]
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Mobility
KVH to Connect 45 More Vessels in BW Fleet
KVH Industries has announced that BW Group, a provider of maritime energy transportation, has chosen its connectivity services for 45 additional vessels in its fleet. The two companies will also […]
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Government/Military
NOAA’s Most Advanced Weather Satellite Captures Stunning Images
The first imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-17 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) has made its public debut. The imagery of the Western Hemisphere was created using two […]
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Connectivity
Myanmar to Boost Network Deployment with Intelsat 39 Services
Intelsat and the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) of Myanmar have broadened their relationship to accelerate the deployment of wireless communications infrastructure in Myanmar. The MOTC will use services […]
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Government/Military
NASA is Looking for a Commercial Satellite to Host TEMPO
A NASA instrument that will measure ozone and other key pollutants over North America is seeking proposals for hosting services. The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, flying on a commercial […]
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Finance
AsiaSat Appoints New VP of Business Development and Strategy
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has named Ina Lui as vice president of business development and strategy, a role responsible for driving new business and strategic initiatives for the company. […]
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Government/Military
NASA Ups JPSS Contract with Raytheon by $59 Million
NASA has definitized additional requirements under the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System contract with Raytheon of Aurora, Colorado. This cost-plus award fee modification will increase the contract by […]
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Government/Military
The First JPSS Satellite is Now Operational
The first satellite in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) has passed testing and is now operational. Launched last November as JPSS-1 and renamed NOAA-20 once it […]
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Connectivity
Sprint Steps Up Network with Satellite for Hurricane Season
Sprint has announced that it is ready for the 2018 hurricane season ahead of subtropical storm Alberto and what is predicted to be another active season. In preparation for the […]
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Government/Military
Does DARPA Want to Shrink Satellites?
It is said that history repeats itself, but could this be true of rockets launched from high-altitude balloons (aka rocoons)? Used in the 1950s Air Force program Farside, could rockoons […]
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Government/Military
Orolia Wins $30.3M for Galileo Accurate Timing Solutions
Orolia has announced that its atomic clock solutions have been selected for Galileo’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Each satellite will carry two Rubidium atomic clocks and two passive Hydrogen […]




























