Technology

[Via Satellite 11-17-2015] Through a new contract, the European Space Agency (ESA), and partner Airbus Defence and Space have agreed to further development of Eurostar Neo, a new generation of...

[Via Satellite 11-17-2015] Liquid Telecom, an independent data, voice and IP provider in eastern, central and southern Africa, has selected the Newtec Dialog multiservice platform from Newtec to enlarge and improve...

SmallSats are spurring innovation across the industry including on the ground segment, which will ultimately influence all operators, regardless of size.

The satellite industry has developed dramatically over recent years, both in terms of capability and its image. The satellite “facelift” of course mainly culminates around High Throughput Satellite (HTS). The...

[Via Satellite 11-16-2015] Intelsat’s latest EpicNG deal with SkyPerfect JSAT was not easy to do and in fact took well over a year to complete, according to Bruno Fromont, senior...

[Via Satellite 11-16-2015] Iceye, a startup developing radar-imaging microsatellites, has gained $2.8 million in Series A funding, led by True Ventures, with participation from Lifeline Ventures and Founder.org. This follows approximately...

[Via Satellite 11-12-2015] China has entered the realm of small satellite players with the success of its first CubeSat launch this September. The mission, directed by Shufan Wu, senior aerospace...

[Via Satellite 11-12-2015] Integrated Petroleum & Energy Services company (PETSE) has signed a three-year agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for Terralink Hub communications services. Using the company’s fully managed...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2015] ABS is bringing what could be a step-change to satellite telecommunications by ushering in what it calls Ultra-High Throughput (UTS) capacity with its future satellites. ABS CEO...

[Via Satellite 11-09-2015] Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech Xicom Technology has received a $1.7 million contract from a major U.S. system integrator to supply 500-Watt Ka-band Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) for High Throughput...