Rachel Scharmann

[Via Satellite 06-23-2014] Non-profit organization Network, Engineering and Telecoms Relief for Disaster Recovery (NETRelief) is donating Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminals and IsatPhone Pro satellite phones to several […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2014] Spaceflight successfully deployed 11 Planet Labs Dove Earth-imaging satellites from a Kosmotras-operated Dnepr launch vehicle. This launch follows two major launches in the past year: the April […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2014] KVH Industries released an inertial navigation system designed for battlefield activities for the company’s Tactical Navigation (TACNAV) family of products. The TACNAV Three-Dimensional (3D) system is fiber […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2014] SAT Corporation, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, provided a global satellite operator with Carrier Identification (Carrier ID) technology for its ground network to assist […]

[Via Satellite 06-20-2014] The Inmarsat-sponsored organization Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) arrived in the Kurdistan province of Iraq to help citizens contact family and friends during this time of developing unrest. […]

[Via Satellite 06-20-2014] The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) contracted additional capacity on SES’ Astra satellite at 28.2 degrees east for the duration between the 2014 Wimbledon Tennis Championships and Glastonbury […]

[Via Satellite 06-20-2014] Avanti Communications released a proprietary application for Android smartphones or tablets to help with Ka-band satellite field installations. This Avanti Mobile Assist platform will help with job […]

[Via Satellite 06-20-2014] DigitalGlobe has begun offering new oil and gas industry products from the recently acquired Spatial Energy. The new DigitalGlobe Energy Suite has online, subscription-based offerings for enterprise […]

[Via Satellite 06-20-2014] Mobile Viewpoint introduced a new software-only solution for Apple laptops and desktop computers to its family of encoders. The new application allows Mobile Viewpoint’s bonding technology to […]

[Via Satellite 06-20-14] Thaicom installed more than 30 Newtec M6100 broadcast satellite modulators on the platform for the Thaicom 6 satellite, allowing the spacecraft to provide television broadcasting in C-band […]

[Via Satellite 06-20-2014] Teledyne Paradise Datacom, a subsidiary of Teledyne Microwave Solutions, launched a new broadcast satellite modem/modulator solution for Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI) and Internet Protocol (IP) Digital Video […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) signed an agreement with Signalhorn to use the company’s technical center in Leuk, Switzerland as part the infrastructure for its broadcasting of […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Odebrecht Defense and Technology (ODT) and its subsidiary Mectron shipped the third Digital Data Recorder (DDR) model for the fourth China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS 4) to […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Gilat Satellite Networks completed testing for its SkyEdge 2C Capricorn LTE backhauling solution on Thaicom’s Ipstar satellite. Capricorn is a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Very-Small Aperture […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Two of the largest shareholders in Arianespace, Airbus Group and Safran, announced an equally owned joint venture for launch vehicles in development. “This is a major milestone […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] iDirect Asia achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 certification for sales distribution, marketing, engineering support and development for the company’s Internet Protocol (IP)-based satellite communications products […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Advantech Wireless was selected by Casablanca Online, a satellite digital transmission provider in Brazil, to support live transmissions of the 2014 FIFA World Cup with its 400 […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Emcore Corporation entered into a new long-term supply contract with Space Systems Loral (SSL) to produce and deliver high efficiency, multi-junction solar cells for SSL satellites. The […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] United Launch Alliance (ULA) signed commercial contracts with multiple U.S. companies to investigate the development of next-generation liquid oxygen/hydrocarbon first-stage propulsion concepts. In collaboration with ULA, the […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] Thaicom signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand’s Ministry of Education (MOE) for a project to provide satellite dishes and Set-Top-Boxes (STBs) to help benefit youth education […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] Hispasat will provide satellite communications for the members of the 29th Ruta Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), an educational and cultural exchange project for Spanish-speaking youth. The […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] SES increased its reach in the Asia-Pacific region from 36 million homes in 2012 to more than 41 million for 2013, representing a growth of 15 percent […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] Eutelsat has expanded the role of Deputy CEO Michel Azibert to include commercial and development activities under his responsibility as of June 23, 2014. He succeeds Jean-François […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] Optus Networks partnered with Inmarsat to develop and deliver a new portable mobile satellite terminal. Optus MobileSat will be targeted to businesses and consumers in remote and […]

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] Gilat Satcom launched a new system to provide high-quality voice connectivity for the underground mining sector in Africa. Traditional communication methods in underground mines once consisted of […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] Boeing and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) signed a Technical Services Agreement (TSA) to evaluate GEE’s satellite connectivity solution for line-fit offerability for airlines. This is an important […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] ViaSat successfully demonstrated in-flight network switching between a U.S. government Ka-band Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite and a commercial Ka-band satellite. The U.S. Air Force proof of […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] ST Teleport and Eutelsat completed a major step in their partnership to deliver connectivity solutions for data and video services in Asia with the completion of a […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] Wireless Nation, a New Zealand Internet Service Provider (ISP), will deploy Gilat Satellite Networks’ SkyEdge 2 Very-Small-Aperture-Terminals (VSATs) powered by Optus Networks’ satellite services over the Optus […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications, a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) operator, launched the company’s first ruggedized satellite broadband terminal designed with U.S. military standard components, the Thuraya Internet Protocol (IP) […]