Connectivity

The European Commission has selected a group of companies in the satellite industry including Airbus, Arianespace, and SES, to study the build of a satellite-based connectivity system for the European...

Gilat Satellite Networks revealed Monday that it received a multi-million dollar order from Hispasat to extend Altán La Red Compartida‘s service to rural Mexico. Gilat will expand the existing SkyEdge...

Viasat has agreed to acquire RigNet, the operator announced Monday, a move that will make Viasat a vertically-integrated player in the energy sector. The all-stock transaction gives RigNet, which provides...

Integrasys revealed Dec. 17 that local telecom and satcom provider MSTelcom has successfully deployed a large network across Angola, with connectivity supported by ST Engineering iDirect‘s Evolution platform. Integrasys’ Very...

Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) validating its X-SAT Saturn-class bus design to support the Blackjack Program, the company announced Dec. 14. Blackjack is a...

A successful launch capped off a challenging and eventful year for OneWeb, in which the company went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and emerged under new ownership. Arianespace and its Starsem...

AST SpaceMobile rolled out two major announcements on Wednesday — the company is planning to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and plans to launch the first...

OneWeb has selected Hughes to develop and manufacture the ground system technology for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, restarting a prior agreement between the companies. Under the $250 million three-year...

Amazon has completed initial development of the user terminal for Project Kuiper, it’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation in development. Amazon announced Wednesday that its prototype design has delivered speeds...

The U.S. Army has given Orbcomm a single-award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $45.6 million for its Next Generation Tag (NGT) program. The multi-year NGT contract...