Juliet Van Wagenen

[Via Satellite 09-27-2016] Qatar Airways has emerged as the launch customer for the GlobalBeacon flight tracking  solution produced through a partnership between Aireon and FlightAware. The agreement will provide Qatar […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) needs to ensure its timelines for launching and obtaining satellite information are accurate, clear and fully documented, according to […]

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN) and Aviation Data Communication Corporation (ADCC) have contracted with satellite operator Inmarsat to provide aviation safety services to Air Navigation […]

[Via Satellite 09-13-2016] Avionics and In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) provider Thales has teamed up with satellite-operator SES to build a network that will deliver what they believe will be the “most […]

[Via Satellite 09-12-2016] Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is installing ViaSat Wi-Fi on its fleet as part of a full cabin upgrade on its short and medium-haul fleet. ViaSat’s solution promises to […]

[Via Satellite 09-01-2016] Australia’s National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co.), the state run telecommunications company tasked with closing the country’s digital divide, says it is on track to complete its […]

[Via Satellite 08-26-2016] The Alaska Aerospace Corp. (AAC), which oversees the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA), formerly called Kodiak Launch Complex, is looking to woo small satellite launchers to […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2016] SpaceVR, a semi-crowdfunded company that aims to be the first to launch a Virtual Reality (VR) camera satellite into orbit, has taken its first definite step toward […]

[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] Gogo has received regulatory approval from Chinese regulatory bodies through the company’s local partner, China Telecom Satellite to offer In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services on international flights operating […]

[Via Satellite 08-15-2016] Vector Space Systems, a new micro satellite launch company, is betting big on little rockets. The company successfully tested its P-20 prototype launch vehicle, a sub-scale test […]

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Panasonic Avionics and Yahsat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new ways to offer a broadband connectivity solution serving several mobility markets in the […]

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] Gogo is hoping to pick up installs for its satellite-based 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution 10-fold by the end of the year. While 2Ku is now flying […]

[Via Satellite 08-04-2016] Maritime connectivity provider Marlink is seeing an uptick in demand across both merchant and cruise markets, compensating for dips in the oil and offshore segments, which Tore […]

Universities and start-ups are becoming an integral part of the "NewSpace" sector, particularly when it comes to small satellite technology. We explore how space agencies and incubators are fostering growth and innovation in the SmallSat sector.

[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] In-Flight Connectivity and Entertainment (IFEC) solutions provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) completed its $550-million acquisition of satellite connectivity provider Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) July 27, marking one […]

[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] China Eastern Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins’ Iridium Satcom aftermarket solution for its fleet of more than 100 Boeing 737 aircraft. Installations are currently in progress. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-21-2016] AT&T executives touted the company’s DirecTV acquisition as a success in the company’s July 22 second-quarter conference call, noting the next step for the company’s satellite acquisition […]

[Via Satellite 07-14-2016] Lower satellite capacity pricing is making way for broadband VSAT adoption in maritime and driving the move toward the connected vessel, opening the door to huge satellite […]

[Via Satellite 07-12-2016] Panasonic Avionics and China Telecom Satellite (CTS) announced a one-year extension of their Ku-band In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) trial that will expand connectivity to several Chinese airlines. With […]

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] The Internet of Things (IoT) will overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices by 2018, a new report by Ericsson finds, creating a burgeoning […]

[Via Satellite 06-15-2016] Gustavo Silbert, president of Brazillian satellite operator Embratel Star One, says the company is looking to the launch of its Star One D1 satellite to expand capacity […]

[Via Satellite 06-16-2016] ViaSat’s Senior Director of Strategy and Business Development for Enterprise Services Bill Sullivan wants to know how they and other In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) providers will compensate for […]

[Via Satellite 06-15-2016] Panasonic Avionics has selected Arqiva, a communications infrastructure and media services company, to provide its hosting, connectivity and teleport uplink services via Telesat’s new High Throughput Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 06-13-2016] Aeromexico is launching a pilot program to provide complimentary in-flight access to streaming video network Netflix. Netflix members onboard select Aeromexico flights within Mexico, Central and South […]

[Via Satellite 06-10-2016] Panasonic Avionics has begun offering worldwide satellite tracking to all Global Communications Services and FlightLink customers. According to Panasonic, when the company’s Global Communications Services and FlightLink […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] American Airlines has selected ViaSat to outfit its new Boeing 737 Max fleet with the company’s In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service. ViaSat also delivers its in-flight Internet service […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] Inmarsat Aviation’s Vice President of Strategy Frederik van Essen sees the Asia-Pacific region as a huge growth point for the satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. Aviation mandates […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] Harris Corp. has finished production on all Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) 1090 Extended Squitter (ES) receiver payloads that will enable Aireon’s satellite-based air traffic surveillance service. The […]

[Via Satellite 05-24-2016] The European Commission successfully launched another pair of Galileo satellites aboard an Arianespace Soyuz ST-B launch vehicle from French Guiana on May 24, marking the 13th and […]

[Via Satellite 05-24-2016] Inmarsat’s broadband In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service is moving closer to launch. Rockwell Collins announced it has validated the network’s performance as well as a number of its […]