Month: November 2018

Dish Network saw a small fall in its revenue for Q3, the quarter ending Sept. 30. The company reported revenue totaling $3.4 billion, compared with $3.58 billion for the corresponding period in 2017. Subscriber-related revenue for the quarter also took a small fall as it totaled $3.35 billion, compared with the $3.55 billion of subscriber-related revenue...

GetSAT, a provider of small, lightweight satellite communication terminals for airborne, ground, and maritime applications, introduced its Ultra Blade L-Band antenna, which is compatible with any L-Band satellite. According to the release, Ultra Blade is the market’s first complete, all-planes, Electronically Steerable Array (ESA) antenna. GetSAT’s solution aims to reduce the size of L-Band terminals...

At a time when a second international Cold War is being waged over virtual assets under constant threat, cybersecurity idea-sharing has become a much more public affair. This is most likely because nearly everyone and everything on Earth has been hacked, and that hostile actors rarely use the same tricks twice. The need for cybersecurity...

Gogo generated revenues of $217.3 million in the three months to the end of September, an increase of 26 percent compared to the same quarter last year.  Service revenue also increased to $160.4 million, up 5 percent from Q3 2017. Equipment revenue increased to $56.9 million, up from $19.5 million in Q3 2017, due to the post-adoption...

Dish Network has selected Ericsson to deliver a radio access and core network for Dish’s Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IOT) network slated for completion in March 2020. Ericsson is the first wireless vendor Dish has announced for its network deployment. Dish’s NB-IOT network will include Ericsson Radio System New Radio (NR)-capable radios. Dish has also installed, commissioned and successfully...

Lepton Global Solutions is partnering with Kymeta, a manufacturer of the electronically-steered, flat-panel Kymeta KyWay satellite terminal in a bid to elevate its position in the government market. Lepton Global has added Kymeta’s next generation flat-panel technology to its government customer offering. Lepton is an end-to-end satellite communications service provider. Kymeta’s Ku-band high-throughput communication system does...

Telit revealed its GE310-GNSS, an Internet of Things (IOT) module with Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), multi-constellation satellite positioning and Bluetooth functionality, in a 270 mm2 form factor. The GE310-GNSS aims to enable Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and system integrators in application areas such as asset management, utilities, and telematics, meet...

In 2014, Ovzon launched its end-to-end mobile broadband satellite service. But as it so happens, the U.S. and Swedish-based company was destined to transition from a service provider to satellite operator. Today, the company is in the final stages of the procurement of its first Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite, which will be launched by SpaceX....

SKY Perfect JSAT awarded Gilat a multi-million U.S. dollar project for its new mobility and fixed broadband service in Japan. The new set of services enabled by Gilat aims to support JSAT’s growth plans. Incorporating multiple applications over a single network, the project is based on Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c, which provides a single platform for a...

Hughes Network Systems was selected by the U.S. Naval Air Systems (NAVAIR) to provide satcom systems integration for the U.S. Coast Guard. Under the agreement, Hughes, supporting through its partner, ADS, will integrate communications systems in support of the Coast Guard’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) missions requiring airborne...