Connectivity

Yahsat’s recent acquisition of mobile satellite operator Thuraya gave the company a fleet of five satellite, a wealth of new C-, Ka-, Ku- and L-band resources, and the ability to...

South Korean telecommunications company KT Corporation, unveiled its Skyship next-generation platform for disaster and safety management. It is the company’s latest venture into 5G-enabled technologies. The Skyship platform will be...

SES selected Rohde & Schwarz’s R&S PKU amplifier for uplink signal transmission during its first ever 8K television broadcast over satellite, the companies announced July 5. The demo broadcast took...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) will use its AsiaSat 7 satellite to deliver “Public News,” a new HD news channel from Sports Star International of Pakistan, across the Asia-Pacific region, the...

L3 Technologies acquired Applied Defense Solutions (ADS), an aerospace engineering, space situational awareness, and software development company, for approximately $50 million. The combined business will be rebranded L3 ADS and...

SatADSL, a provider of satellite Very Small Aperture Tunnel (VSAT) services, signed an agreement with CETel, a provider of global satellite, fiber, and wireless-enabled communications solutions, to deliver an expanded...

Satellite antenna systems developer Intellian received Japan’s TELEC radio equipment certification for its Inmarsat FleetBroadband FB250R and FB500R terminals. The TELEC certification confirms that the FleetBroadband terminals meet technical standards...

Sierra Wireless, a provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IOT), received certification and approval to use its Airlink MG90 High-Performance Multi-Network Vehicle Router for the...

The Internet of Things (IOT) is projected to be one of the biggest technology growth engines of all time. Forecasters estimate there will be up to 70 billion connected devices...

The Peruvian government’s investment fund Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones (Fitel) awarded $153.6 millon to Gilat Satellite Networks for two wireless infrastructure projects in the nation’s Amazonas and Ica region....