Caleb Henry

[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 12-18-2014] Communications & Power Industries (CPI) brought in $475 million in sales during fiscal year 2014, a 13 percent increase from the year prior. Fiscal year 2014 was […]

[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 […]

[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 12-16-2014] Vern Fotheringham, CEO of Kymeta, is stepping down at the end of the year. In his place, Nathan Kundtz, president, CTO and co-founder will serve as CEO […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2014] Based on negotiations at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ministerial Council in Luxembourg on Dec. 2, the U.K. Space Agency has decided on an extra investment worth […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2014] Eutelsat Communications has received a contract renewal from Poland’s nc+ for nine transponders at the Hot Bird video neighborhood. Through this renewal, nc+ plans to expand the […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2014] The satellite communications industry has elected five new members to the Global VSAT Forum’s board of directors, bringing the total number of board members to seven. The […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-2014] Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operator STC has finished the renewal and upgrade of the company’s satellite hub for Arabsat in Riyadh. Arabsat President and CEO […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2014] On Oct. 16, Intelsat began the first of four consecutive satellite launches aimed at expanding services in Latin America where the company already dedicates a quarter of […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2014] The public television broadcasters Ceska Televize (CT) of the Czech Republic and RTVS of Slovakia are collaborating with Czech digital infrastructure provider Ceske Radiokomunikace to test Ultra-HD […]

[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] The state-owned Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC), owner and operator of the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), has selected Lockheed Martin’s Athena launch vehicle to conduct the spaceport’s small […]

[Via Satellite 12-15-2014] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched Gazprom Space Systems’ Yamal 401 satellite aboard a Proton launch vehicle. The launch, which took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome […]

[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 12-12-2014] The cost of storing satellites for various United States Department of Defense (DOD) programs is expected to surpass $200 million over the course of the next five […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2014] NASA has awarded a $49 Million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority of Norfolk, Virginia. The follow-on contract is to […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2014] Lockheed Martin has opened a radio terminal development and certification facility for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) at its Sunnyvale, Calif. campus. The $6.5 million Test […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2014] The Optus 10 satellite, operated by Optus Satellite, has begun providing commercial services following its Sept. 11 launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. Optus is currently using […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2014] Space Angels Network, a collection of seed and early-stage investors concentrating on funding aerospace ventures, and Space-Nest, an Israeli space technologies and applications incubator supported by Israel […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-2014] VeriSat announced the availability of a satellite interference analysis tool called SatGuard that was jointly developed with SES. SatGuard identifies Adjacent Satellite Interference (ASI) and cross-polar interference […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-2014] Spaceflight Inc. has signed NovaWurks as a customer to launch the experimental eXCITe satlets on a 2015 Sherpa mission for the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-2014] Intelsat chairman and CEO David McGlade is transitioning to the position of executive chairman, effective April 1, 2015, the company announced today. Stephen Spengler, president and chief […]

[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 […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-2014] Globe Telecom, a Philippine telecommunications service provider, has partnered with iDirect to provide VSAT connectivity in areas of the Philippines unreached by terrestrial services. The company plans […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-2014] Myanmar’s government has outlined a plan to develop and orbit the country’s first satellite in five years. The country is looking to leverage private industry to move […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-2014] OpenSky, a systems integrator has purchased an initial VSAT network from Gilat Satellite Networks for Uruguay’s state-owned telecommunications company ANTEL. The order calls for a fully redundant […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-2014] Orbital Sciences has contracted United Launch Alliance (ULA) to conduct the next commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) using an Atlas 5 rocket. The […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-2014] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) recently met with China Great Wall Industry Corporation to discuss the manufacture, launch and operation of communications satellites. During a visit to […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-2014] Manuel Valls, prime minister of France, and Bohuslav Sobotka, prime minister of the Czech Republic, have signed a treaty of cooperation on the peaceful exploration and use […]