Technology

Axess Networks is forming a new three-way partnership as it looks to make healthcare more accessible to everyone in Africa. It is joining forces with Wazima Health, Africa’s integrated e-health telemedicine and health management UK company and Comitas e-Health, a Spanish telemedicine service provider in an exciting new partnership. The three companies announced the partnership,...

VSAT manufacturer SpaceBridge signed new deals for its satellite equipment with NexTenna and SkyNet de Colombia, the company announced this month.  Antenna company NexTenna is partnering with SpaceBridge to develop a new line of wireless communication systems targeting IoT, mobility IoT, broadband, and fixed broadband solutions for consumer, enterprise, and military services. NexTenna plans to...

A trio of Dutch organizations are working together to target the laser communications market in the satellite industry. Technology developers Demcon and VDL Group formed a joint venture this month called FSO Instruments to produce laser satellite communication technology. This builds on technology developed by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, known as TNO. ...

Argentine telecommunications company Arsat awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) a $20 million contract to provide telemetry, tracking and command and gateway systems for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite.  Under the deal announced last week, CPI will provide two 13.2 meter TT&C antennas and six 6.3 meter gateway Earth station antennas, fully integrated with CPI amplifiers, at...

Kayhan Space released details on new capabilities in the latest release of its Pathfinder space traffic management platform, on Tuesday, March 14, to help operators coordinate safe space operations and avoid collisions.   Pathfinder is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform providing end-to-end operational services for conjunction risk assessment, maneuver planning, and operator coordination and maneuver verification in...

Cobham Satcom and SES signed a contract for a range of O3b mPOWER-enabled communications on the pause (COTP) terminals, the companies announced Tuesday, March 14.  The contract consists of Cobham Satcom’s multi-orbit capable Tactical Tracker terminal series and Explorer 8120 vehicle mount tracking antenna. The Tactical Tracker terminal serves the government and defense segment, while...

Intellian Technologies released details on their latest electronically scanned array (ESA) technology on Monday, March 13, at SATELLITE 2023. The full-duplex ESA user terminal will operate on the OneWeb satellite network, with production slated to commence in the third quarter 2023. The full-duplex user terminal, called OW11FL, features a low-profile weatherized antenna to deliver to...

Measat has selected the Hughes Network Systems Jupiter System ground platform to enable broadband services on the Measat-3D high-throughput satellite (HTS), the companies announced to- day. Measat-3D will leverage the Jupiter System gateway and terminals to extend its CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband services throughout Malaysia. Measat-3D launched in June 2022 and entered commercial service in...

Aalyria, the Google spinoff that emerged from stealth mode in September, made its big-stage debut at SATELLITE 2023 with a demonstration of its buzzy Spacetime software platform on Monday, March 13. Hours earlier, Aalyria announced its partnership with Rivada Space Networks, to support the buildout of its planned Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of 600 satellites...

Amazon’s Project Kuiper will launch its first satellites this spring and expects to be beta testing with customers next year, with plans to put more than 3,000 satellites into Low-Earth Orbit. Dave Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president for devices and services, said Project Kuiper’s first two prototype satellites are on a truck headed for Cape...