Juliet Van Wagenen

[Via Satellite 01-13-2017] The Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DISA-DITCO) has awarded a Commercial Satellite Communication (ComSatCom) Transponded Capacity (CTC) task order to UltiSat to provide […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2017] The Bangabandhu Satellite 1 program has successfully passed its Critical Design Review (CDR), which took place in Thales Alenia Space end of 2016. The Bangabandhu-1 (BD 1) […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2017] Thuraya Telecommunications has donated new supplies of emergency telecommunication equipment to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) under the decade-old Emergency Telecommunications support arrangement. This donation aims to […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] France’s government space agency, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) has signed a framework agreement with the French Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Maritime Affairs (MEEM) […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] SES has refinanced the remaining debt from its April 2016 $20 million investment in Medium Earth Orbiting (MEO) satellite system O3b Networks. Since acquiring the remaining shares […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Car manufacturers such as Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), Volvo, Audi, Toyota, General Motors and others are beginning to invest in the connected car, which will likely call on satellite […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Viva Entertainment Group, a developer of Over-the-Top (OTT) systems, has signed a strategic sales agreement with OTT content aggregator TikiLIVE, an OTT and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2017] EightyLEO CEO Matthias Spott says the company’s vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) servicing network of communications satellites remains intact and on track, despite the fact […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2017] Rocket Crafters (RCI) Co-founder, President and Chief Technology Officer Ronald Jones has been granted a U.S. patent for a method of designing and fabricating fuel grains for […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2017] PPC Broadband and Corning Optical Communications are engaging in a technical collaboration in the broadband connectivity field. This global technical collaboration encompasses a range of connectivity systems, […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2017] C-COM Satellite Systems, a provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, is co-funding an Industrial Research Chair in intelligent antenna and radio systems for the next generation […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2017] Xplore Technologies has partnered with CLS America to launch the Thorium X satellite communications tablet system built on the Xplore XSLATE D10 Android rugged tablet PC. Xplore […]

[Via Satellite 01-10-2017] SES has selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Monics Enterprise to expand Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring and interference detection capabilities across its fleet of more than 50 […]

[Via Satellite 01-10-2017] Thuraya Telecommunications has launched a new circuit switched voice terminal for maritime communications, Thuraya SeaStar. SeaStar offers voice, SMS, data and tracking, on an interface that is […]

[Via Satellite 01-10-2017] DigitalGlobe announced the results of the first SpaceNet Challenge, which will release openly licensed satellite imagery of Rio de Janeiro taken from the WorldView 2 satellite at […]

[Via Satellite 01-10-2017] Hughes Network Systems has begun system-level testing of its new EchoStar 19 broadband high-throughput satellite following successful placement into its permanent geosynchronous orbital slot at 97.1 degrees […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2016] Commercial satcom vendors will not stand to lose as the U.S., the largest Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) fleet operator, is poised to adopt a more aggressive global […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2016] Spanish reusable rocket technology start-up PLD Space has received financial and technological backing from technology business group GMV. Alongside $7 million in funding through an investment fund […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2016] Norsat International, a provider of communication solutions for remote applications, has received a $3.3 million order for its Globetrekker 2.0 portable satellite terminals from an unnamed U.S. […]

[Via Satellite 01-09-2016] The Al Rafidain TV channel is now available through Qatar satellite company Es’hailSat’s Es’hail 1 satellite, located at the 25.5 degree east hotspot covering the Middle East […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Auburn University’s Small Satellite Program is looking to foster energy and growth in the small satellite sector. The program equips students from freshman up to graduate level […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Portugal’s subscription television signal distribution service had over 3.6 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter 2016, adding 159 thousand new customers over the space […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has refinanced its existing credit facilities with a new $500 million senior-secured term-loan facility and a new $85 million senior-secured revolving credit facility. […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Intelsat has announced the final results for the two private offers to exchange certain outstanding notes of Intelsat, which were previously announced by its wholly owned subsidiary, […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] China successfully launched its second telecommunication technology test satellite on Jan. 5 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Xinhua, China’s sate-run news […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] SpaceX is targeting return to flight from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) with the Iridium NEXT launch on January 8. Over the past four months, officials […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Elara Comunicaciones, a Mexico-based provider of satellite connectivity, has signed on as the first channel partner of Cloud Constellation Corp., a cloud storage network of space-based data […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Following 11 successful launches in 2016, Arianespace reported on Jan. 4 that the launch company expects to maintain a sustained launch pace in 2017, with 12 planned […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Viewers in Italy of the Tivùsat TV platform, which broadcasts exclusively from Eutelsat’s Hotbird neighborhood, can access the full line-up of channels produced by Rai in High Definition […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Sky Perfect JSAT has reported that Sky PerfectTV! has 3.3 million subscribers as of the end of December 2016, representing 32,000 new subscribers from the end of […]