Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] Inmarsat and Intellian have reached a deal with Eukor Car Carriers, one of the world’s largest shipping companies specializing in the transportation of cars and other rolling cargo, […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] AsiaSat has launched 4K-SAT, the operator’s first Ultra-HD television channel, at 122 degrees east on AsiaSat 4. This new Ultra-HD channel will be available Free-to-Air (FTA) across […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] DigitalGlobe announced that L. Roger Mason Jr. will join the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. He succeeds Martin Faga, who has served on the DigitalGlobe board since January 2013 and the […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] U.K.-based telecommunications network operator Talia is waiting before making any new purchases of satellite capacity due to instability in pricing. Alan Afrasiab, CEO of Talia, told Via […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) confirmed Oct. 20 that the company received a contract to build the joint satellite Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 for Azercosmos and Intelsat, respectively. The satellite will be […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] Cobham Satcom, in response to heavy rains in South Carolina in the U.S., has redirected the demonstration SUV for the company’s first Explorer 8100 VSAT system in […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] Airbus Group has appointed a new CEO for its Defence and Space division to succeed Bernhard Gerwert, age 62, who intends to retire in mid-2016. The company […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] ND SatCom has partnered with Ruag Defence to incorporate its new Skywan 5G VSAT modem in a portable manpack terminal into the Ruag Aranea Communication Solution. This […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Orange Business Services is seeing a shift in the maritime sector toward greater use of satellite services. The company has experienced exponential growth over the last 18 […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Intelsat Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael McDonnell is leaving Intelsat to accept a CFO position at another public company. McDonnell’s resignation is effective mid-December. As CFO at […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Iridium has completed its first voice and data ground test call over the next-generation Iridium Certus broadband network, currently under development. The test demonstrated the service using the […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Satellite Radio Frequency (RF) distribution equipment company ETL Systems has provided carrier monitoring switches to SatSignature, an online global enterprise satellite monitoring service. SatSignature allows users access […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Globecast has ordered NovelSat NS3 products for use in distributing video from major events worldwide by satellite. Globecast is a global company that distributes video from live […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] Leadership forming the U.S. First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is encouraging satellite companies to step up and play a role in building the nationwide public safety network. […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen has informed the company’s board of directors of his intent to step down from his current role as of March 2016. Following […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] Orbcomm and SpaceX have announced plans to launch the remaining 11 satellites in the Orbcomm Second Generation (OG2) constellation within the next six to eight weeks. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] APT Satellite launched Apstar 9, its replacement satellite for Apstar 9A, on Oct. 17 aboard a Long March 3B/E rocket. Apstar 9 is based on China Great Wall […]

[Via Satellite 10-19-2015] International Launch Services (ILS) completed the launch of Turksat’s latest satellite, Turksat 4B, on Oct. 16 using a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Turksat 4B […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] GMV is one of the leading suppliers of satellite ground segment equipment. The company has a strong presence in both institutional and commercial space, with more than […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] The U.S. Air Force announced Oct. 15 that it had awarded launch services contracts to United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Oct. 1 for two defense missions as […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat, has awarded a new contract to Newtec for its Newtec Dialog multiservice VSAT platform, including VSAT baseband hubs, user terminals, and the Operating Support System […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] Orbital ATK has delivered the service module for its Cygnus spacecraft to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the next International Space Station (ISS) cargo mission, scheduled to […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-2015] A U.S. military contractor has awarded Norsat International a $2.7million contract for its Ku-band and Wideband Global Satcom (WGS)-certified X-band marine VSAT terminals. Under the agreement, Norsat […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] NASA has awarded contracts to Firefly Space Systems, Rocket Lab and Virgin Galactic to provide Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) for CubeSat missions to Low Earth Orbit […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] On Oct. 14, Eutelsat, Hispasat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, SES, Thuraya and Yahsat, under the umbrella of the EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] Ericsson, with customer MTN, has reached its first Managed Rural Coverage deal to bring mobile coverage as a service to parts of central and northern Benin where […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) stood up its newest directorate, the Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate (SMC/LE), at Los Angeles Air Force Base […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] OneWeb has appointed Matthew M. O’Connell, the former president and CEO of GeoEye, as it’s CEO. O’Connell will be responsible for steering and scaling OneWeb from where […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Hong Kong-based satellite operator APT Satellite wants to include more high throughput payloads on future satellites and sees mobility markets growing in importance. The company currently operates […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Orbit Communications Systems has completed Spaceflight Networks’ third ground station for small satellites. Located in Invercargill, New Zealand, the station is now fully operational, and joins two […]