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Connectivity
SatADSL, Camtel to Provide Satellite Connectivity in Cameroon
Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services provider SatADSL and Camtel, Cameroon’s national telecommunications provider, have announced a new partnership to provide satellite connectivity across Cameroon. The formal agreement follows a pilot launch […]
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Technology
Todaq to Build Register to Map Heritage Sites on the Moon
Todaq Financial has announced a partnership with For All Moonkind, a non-profit organization focused on protecting and preserving our common human heritage in outer space. The two organizations will work together […]
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Technology
BridgeSat Laser Terminals to Connect Iceye’s Microsat Constellation
BridgeSat has announced a set of agreements to provide space laser terminals and data services to Iceye, a commercial microsatellite Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation. BridgeSat’s low-cost terminals and associated ground services […]
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Government/Military
Sener to Develop Optical Bench for ESA’s Flex Satellite
Sener has won a contract to develop the optical bench for the main instrument of the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite Flex, an acronym for Fluorescence Explorer. This is the eighth member […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Orbital ATK Takes Ohio State First CubeSat to Space
Orbital ATK successfully launched the company’s Antares rocket carrying its Cygnus spacecraft from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The launch […]
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Government/Military
Av-Comm Wins Multi-Year Contract from Australian Government
Av-Comm Satellite Communication Infrastructure division has been awarded a multi-year panel contract by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in support of its satellite communication network, following a […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Commits Bandwidth, Satellite Kits to UN Disaster Relief
Eutelsat has joined other members of the satellite community in signing contribution agreements with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), on behalf of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC). These […]
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Connectivity
Will LEO Kickstart The Asian Broadband Market?
In terms of demand, Asia leads the way in satellite broadband. It’s purely a numbers game and Asia certainly has the numbers — as long as they refer to population […]
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Technology
SpaceDataHighway Achieves 10,000 Successful Laser Connections
The SpaceDataHighway system, a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus, has achieved 10,000 successful laser connections. The reliability rate has reached 99.8 percent, and during the […]
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Mobility
Honeywell GoDirect to Connect More Business Jet Passengers with Viasat
Viasat and Honeywell have expanded an agreement where Honeywell, as part of its GoDirect Cabin Connectivity suite of services, will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band in-flight internet service to large and […]
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Finance
NSR Sees $250B Opportunity for Satellite Manufacturing, Launch Markets
Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Services, 8th Edition report finds that despite a slow 2017, across the board, the global satellite manufacturing and launch market is poised to generate in […]
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Mobile Connectivity
Orbit To Showcase Its 12-inch Multi-Purpose Airborne Satcom Terminal
Orbit Communications Systems, a provider of precision tracking-based communications solutions and airborne communications management systems, has announced that it intends to unveil its new 12-inch Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT 30) for […]
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Connectivity
Timeline TV to Broadcast Royal Wedding With Cobham Satcom Explorer
Cobham Satcom’s Explorer 8100 Auto-Acquire, Drive-Away Antenna System, with its Dynamic Pointing Correction technology, has been installed on the U.K.’s broadcast solutions provider Timeline TV’s new 4K-uplink RF2 broadcast truck. […]
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Connectivity
SES, Hispasat Step Up Humanitarian Efforts with Capacity Agreement
SES and Hispasat, along with other members of the satellite community, have signed a contribution agreement with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), on behalf of the Emergency Telecommunications […]
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Mobility
SAS Passengers Surf the Web at 35,000 Feet with Viasat
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has commercially launched its new high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi service on its short- and medium-haul routes between Scandinavia and Europe. The new in-flight Wi-Fi system is powered by Viasat, […]
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Government/Military
Deimos Imaging Wins Defense Contract in Brazil
UrtheCast has announced that its Earth observation subsidiary Deimos Imaging has entered into a contract with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense’s Aeronautics Command (COMAER) exceeding $2.6 million. The contract requires […]
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Finance
Orbital Tracking Reports Its Strongest Quarter
Orbital Tracking has reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, showing the company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Global Telesat Communications and Orbital Satcom, having achieved combined revenue growth of […]
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Technology
BJG Electronics Unveils New High Density RF Connector Series
New York-based BJG Electronics has announced an expanded product offering from its Radio Frequency (RF)/Microwave Business Unit. The BJG-W & BJG-65 connector series are a response to market demand for […]
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Mobility
NATS Invests in Aireon to Accelerate Development of Aircraft Surveillance System
U.K. air traffic management service provider NATS has invested in Aireon, the company working on a space-based air traffic surveillance service for the aviation industry. Through a network of 66 Low […]
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Mobility
Microsoft, Kymeta Demo On-the-Move Defense Solutions
Microsoft and Kymeta have announced simultaneous land mobile, maritime defense and first responder demonstrations during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) and Connectivity Expo (Connect X) from May […]
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Government/Military
DOD Turns to Cloud to Enhance its Fighting Force
Cloud Constellation Corporation and Assured Communications Advisors International (ACAI) have entered into a reseller agreement to deliver Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service (DSaaS), focusing on government and […]
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Cybersecurity
Boeing Teams Up With Assembrix to Collaborate on Secure 3D printing
Boeing and Israeli company Assembrix have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will enable Boeing to use Assembrix software to manage and protect intellectual property shared with vendors during […]
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Mobility
Global Eagle, Telesat to Collaborate on LEO Program For Aviation, Maritime
Telesat and Global Eagle Entertainment have agreed to collaborate in optimizing the capabilities of Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) system to serve growing broadband requirements of maritime and aeronautical markets. […]
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Finance
Gilat Achieve Strong Growth in Q1
Gilat Satellite Networks has reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, with revenue of $67.4 million, up 5.4 percent from 2017. Fixed networks segment revenues were up 40 percent […]
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Government/Military
CopaSAT to Supply Kymeta Satcom to US DOD
CopaSAT, a provider of secure communications technology, has joined forces with Kymeta Government Solutions to deploy Kymeta satcom products and services for military users. The partnership makes the full line […]
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Finance
Morningstar Appointed as Ruag Space USA President
Ruag Space, a supplier of products to the space industry, has announced that Mike Morningstar will assume the role of president and country manager of Ruag Space USA. With immediate […]
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Connectivity
Telekom Srbija to Launch New Bouquet Across Europe with SES
A new distribution contract between Telekom Srbija and SES Video has launched a new TV package across Europe via the orbital position 23.5 degrees east. Under the new multi-year agreement, […]
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Mobility
Spirit Airlines to Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi with Thales
Guests on Spirit Airlines will soon be able to watch, stream, surf and text from 30,000 feet, as the carrier has signed an agreement to install Wi-Fi on all of […]
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Finance
Goonhilly Set for Global Expansion After $33M Investment
Following its recent 8.4 million pounds ($11.4 million) contract win from the European Space Agency (ESA), Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) has secured its second phase investment of 24 million pounds ($32.6 million). […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX’s Most Advanced Falcon 9 Lifts First GEO Satellite for Bangladesh
SpaceX successfully launched the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on Friday from the historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, the Falcon 9’s first stage […]




























