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Orbcomm launched its next generation solar-powered GT 1200 series of devices as part of a telematics solution that includes multiple sensor options, and cellular and optional satellite connectivity for trailer […]

Hispasat, together with telecommunications services provider Media Broadcast Satellite, created a deal (with an initial duration of five years) to distribute FunBox Ultra High Definition (UHD) in Europe, the Middle […]

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Globalstar providing satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, revealed that its Spot X two-way satellite communications device is now available across Europe and North […]

Gogo revealed that Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aereas will become the launch partner for Gogo’s Aircraft Data service, Wireless Quick Access recorder, and Automated Turbulence Reporting — tapping into aircraft data to […]

Boeing has established a new Disruptive Computing and Networks (DC&N) organization within the company to develop computing and communications solutions for advanced commercial and government aerospace applications. By leveraging core […]

Arianespace will launch the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) mission on a Vega C or Vega rocket under the term of a turnkey contract between OHB Italia and the Luxembourg’s […]

Intelsat has made a strategic investment in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN),  to accelerate the deployment of mobile connectivity to unserved communities across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa. AMN aims to provide […]

Orbcomm is making its satellite services and solutions available in China, targeted the heavy equipment, transportation and logistics, and maritime industries. A Chinese telecommunications operator recently received the authorization for […]

Blue Origin has won a major contract award from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to produce and deliver a first-stage engine for ULA’s new Vulcan rocket, according to sources referenced in […]

Mexican multimedia company Grupo Televisa extended their contract with Intelsat to utilize high-throughput (HTS) Ku-band beams on Intelsat 35e for European distribution needs. The new multi-year agreement also allows Grupo Televisa […]

Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors approved the appointment of Michele Evans as executive vice president of the Aeronautics business area, succeeding Orlando Carvalho, who intends to retire later this year. Evans’ appointment is […]

iDirect, SES, Broadpeak, i2CAT and the University of Surrey, all members of the SaT5G consortium, have demonstrated a major milestone in the research, development and validation of key principles for […]

Satellite-cellular start-up, Everywhere Communications has been launched to provide connections for users and assets that require global connectivity for safety, security and productivity. Everywhere’s solution uses the newly launched Iridium […]

Spatial analytics provider Esri and DigitalGlobe have created a story map of high-resolution imagery that visualizes the 12 venues being used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, exclusive to The […]

It has not been a good week for Dish Network. The satellite TV company’s shares plunged after it reported losing 94,000 Pay TV subscribers in its first financial quarter of […]

Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, or MDA) announced that its SSL business unit has signed a contract to provide a multi-mission communications satellite called Star One D2 to […]

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully orbited Hispasat’s 11th satellite, Amazonas 5, on Sept. 11 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite flew aboard a Proton Breeze M rocket and […]

As the southern United States recovers from two monstrous back-to-back hurricanes, states in the Pacific Northwest continue to battle ash and smoke drifting from wildfires raging nearby. Almost 1.5 million […]

Kymeta and e3 Systems revealed that the White Rose of Drachs yacht successfully performed the first-ever motor yacht sea trials with Kymeta communications solutions over the last several months. Kymeta […]

Airlines are increasingly looking at technology, social media and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve their customers’ experience. These were some of the key takeaways Via Satellite’s Editorial Director Mark Holmes […]

Ligado Networks has formed a collaborative partnership with Harris Corporation to enable Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Operations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (BVLOS UAS). According to Ligado, the two companies share a […]

Intelsat announced that Orion Express signed a multi-year extension with Intelsat for satellite services supporting Direct-to-Home (DTH) and media distribution services in Russia via the Intelsat 15 satellite. Orion Express […]

York Space Systems announced the launch of its Space Segment Enterprise Program (SSEP) in collaboration with its network of partners. Under the program, York will now offer complete space segment […]

Viptela, the Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) company, announced that its partner, NTTPC Communications, a premier telecommunications carrier in Japan, is offering the company’s first managed cloud network service called Master’sONE using […]

[Via Satellite 01-26-2017] Globalstar’s President and Chief Operating Officer David Kagan will be leaving the company in March to accept an opportunity with SpeedCast. After his departure, Kagan will assume […]

[Via Satellite 12-20-2016] Bigleaf Networks, a cloud-first Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) service that optimizes internet and cloud performance by dynamically choosing the best connection and adapting Quality of Service […]

[Via Satellite 12-08-2016] NASA has awarded the spacecraft bus and support services contract for the Restore-L robotic spacecraft to Space Systems/Loral (SSL) of Palo Alto, California. Restore-L is equipped with […]

[Via Satellite 10-31-2016] O3b Networks announced that Guyanese service provider E-Networks will be delivering O3b’s high-speed, low latency connectivity to Guyana Goldfield’s Aurora Gold Mine. The Canadian mining company has […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman Corporation company, has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the AstroMesh radar antenna reflector for the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) […]