Mobile Connectivity

The Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) recognized the signatories to the Crisis Connectivity Charter, including Eutelsat, with the Better Satellite World Award. The ceremony annually acknowledges the contributions of the satellite industry to the global economy, safety, security, governance, development and health. In the context of the Charter, Eutelsat has committed pre-allocated bandwidth on four...

Viasat made two important expansions in its Mexican market. Viasat and Ubix, a wholesale satellite internet and telecommunications company, formed a strategic partnership to bring high-speed satellite internet to enterprises, businesses, and federal programs across Mexico. Viasat also introduced Viasat Urban Wi-Fi, a new satellite-enabled Wi-Fi service for cities throughout Mexico. Ubix will sell, install and...

ITC Global was awarded a two-year contract renewal by Air Niugini to provide communications services to its corporate headquarters in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), via ITC Global’s Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) solution. The agreement aims to ensure uninterrupted service supporting daily business operations and back-up connectivity for Air Niugini’s core business hub at...

Speedcast International launched a new dual antenna solution for Fleet Xpress customers. These solutions can be installed onboard commercial maritime vessels, adventure cruise ships, and offshore supply vessels. With dual Ka-Band antennas installed onboard, Fleet Xpress users may experience greater uptime on Ka-Band. In single Ka-Band antenna installations, the vessel automatically switches between Ka-Band and the...

In a major milestone, Sky and Space Global (SAS) signed a strategic distribution agreement with Globalsat Group for the provision of its connectivity services, including Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IOT) services. The distribution agreement specifically pertains to the provision of narrow-band telecommunications services via the Pearl constellation of nanosatellites. Under the terms of...

Inmarsat signed agreements with five major Air Navigation Services Providers (ANSPs) in support of the Iris program, which aims to modernize Air Traffic Management (ATM) across Europe. DFS (Germany), ENAIRE (Spain), ENAV (Italy), EUROCONTROL MUAC (Northwest Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and NATS (U.K.), who together handle the majority of European air traffic, will...

Spot, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar and a provider of satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, revealed that Spot has reached a new milestone, surpassing one billion messages transmitted and more than 6,100 rescue incidents initiated worldwide. Spot is a satellite communications device, and has a growing base of subscribers located around the world....

Telenor Satellite’s Ka-band maritime business is seeing strong growth as the benefits of having Ka-band capacity have started to kick in. Telenor Director of Datacomms Products and Services Jan Hetland told Via Satellite that its Ka-band maritime business is quickly matching what it had in Ku-band. While Telenor only launched Ka-band services two years ago,...

African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is extending its Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) service through a new partnership with Kymeta, aiming to deliver enhanced satellite mobile connectivity across Africa. As part of a master distribution agreement, Kymeta’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) communication systems will be integrated with Liquid Telecom’s satellite connectivity. This aims to provide...

Speedcast International has been awarded multi-year contracts in multiple countries to enhance existing global services for Schlumberger, an oilfield services provider. The improvements include equipment and network upgrades leveraging modem and terminal technologies in countries such as Pakistan, China, Australia, and New Zealand. Speedcast will also upgrade technology for sites in Latin America, as well as...