Kendall Russell

Sierra Wireless announced it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of GlobalTop Technology’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) embedded module business for total cash consideration of […]

Japan and Canada are making significant changes to how their national space agencies operate, while Australia is examining whether there is a need for national space agency at all. Speakers […]

SES and the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs announced that they have extended a contract to maintain and support Satmed, an e-health satellite platform, until 2020. Under the […]

Communications & Power Industries (CPI) recently combined the operations of its communications and medical products division and satcom division, which share the company’s Georgetown, Ontario, Canada facilities.  The newly consolidated division, operating […]

Advantech Wireless announced it has received follow up orders from military customers for its X-Band line of Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology-based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Up Converters […]

NASA is investing in 22 early-stage technology proposals that have the potential to transform future human and robotic exploration missions, introduce new exploration capabilities, and significantly improve current approaches to […]

By the mid-21st century, businesses in nearly every industry on the planet will have to leverage Big Data to stay competitive, according to a panel of experts at the 33rd […]

The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and BridgeSat announced a long-term partnership under which BridgeSat will install satellite optical communications equipment at a number of SSC’s established Radio Frequency (RF) ground […]

Russian fishing fleet operator Dobroflot has chosen a fully managed maritime satellite solution from Orange Business Services to connect its 14 vessels and onshore operations. According to Dobroflot, the solution […]

NSSLGlobal has launched CrewVision, a new on-board video-based entertainment system. This follows NSSLGlobal’s recent acquisition of Norwegian Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) company snap.tv to develop new entertainment products and enhance […]

Orbcomm announced that Kevadiya has selected Orbcomm to provide satellite communications and hardware in support of the vehicle tracking program within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which is a […]

Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) announced the appointment of Paul Rainey as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rainey will also assume the responsibilities of principal financial officer, which Jeff Leddy, Chief Executive […]

The U.S. Air Force is going to appoint a three-star deputy chief of staff for space to represent the Air Force Space Command at the Pentagon, said Gen. John Raymond […]

Mitsubishi Electric announced that it will invest approximately 11 billion yen ($99.4 million) to construct a new facility for the production of satellites at company’s Kamakura Works facility in Kamakura, […]

Globalstar announced it will launch a new compression service for the satellite industry. The effort will include rolling out compression services developed by Yippy to Globalstar’s subscribers as well as […]

Astronics, through its subsidiary Astronics AeroSat, announced its latest aircraft antenna system, the FliteStream F-310. It provides Ku-band High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) connectivity with new technology that minimizes service interruptions when […]

Honeywell announced a new satellite-based connected solution to help governments, companies and other organizations monitor the location and safety of workers in remote locations. The Personal Tracker uses Iridium’s Low […]

An international military customer has placed a $3.5 million order for KVH Industries’ TACNAV tactical navigation systems. Revenue from this order is expected to begin in the third quarter of […]

  Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, hopes to see a future where more women are engaged in the space industry. During her speech on the 33rd […]

ViaSat unveiled its latest generation (Gen-2) in-flight internet equipment for its ViaSat 2 and ViaSat 3 satellites. The Gen-2 equipment is optimized to take advantage of the capacity increases from […]

Iridium reseller Rock Seven is debuting a miniature plug-and-play, two-way satcom system with integrated antenna. RockBlock 9603 is a smaller variant of the RockBlock MK 2 Internet of Things (IoT) […]

Airbus has selected Gogo as a lead supplier for its High Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC) program. The designation officially enables factory line-fit installation of Gogo’s 2Ku global satellite solution on the […]

SES and Thales Alenia Space announced the addition of a Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) called SpaceFlex onboard the SES 17 satellite, which will allow SES to offer its mobility customers […]

Education and cooperation across borders was the main theme of the space agency leaders panel at the 33rd Space Symposium. The speakers, representing agencies from countries across the globe, outlined […]

Russian pay-TV platform NTV-Plus, has consolidated its coverage across Siberia and extended broadcasting into the country’s Far East following the conclusion of two contracts on two satellites with longstanding partner […]

Global-IP Cayman announced it has signed a launch services agreement with SpaceX for its first communication satellite GiSAT 1. GiSAT 1 is a High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) with 150 Gbps of […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that Frank Backes has been named vice president of business development for Kratos satcom products and federal satellite solutions. Backes was most recently chief […]

SpaceX successfully launched the SES 10 communications satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) yesterday...

The plot has thickened yet again in Iridium and Ligado’s dispute over spectrum, with Iridium slamming Ligado’s most recent analysis as “divorced from the legal reality that Ligado exists in […]

Arianespace shareholders voted unanimously to convert the launch operator to a Simplified Joint-Stock (SAS) company at its annual general meeting held in Paris. The modification aims to streamline and modernize […]