Technology

[Via Satellite 03-13-2015] Comtech Xicom Technology has released high power Ku-band and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)-band SuperPower Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs). Designed for efficiency, the devices can double available TWTA...

[Via Satellite 03-12-2015] O3b Networks has selected AvL Technologies to design and build the transportable terminal antenna system for use with O3b’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite network. The program...

[Via Satellite 03-12-2015] Thales Alenia Space and Omnisys have inaugurated their joint Space Technology Center in the Sao Jose dos Campos technology park in Brazil. Initially, the new center will...

[Via Satellite 03-11-2015] Iridium has selected Thales to join a group of competitively chosen companies to build terminals for its future broadband service Iridium Certus. Thales will create, build and...

[Via Satellite 03-11-2015] NovelSat released an upgrade for the Satellite Modem Operating System (SMOS) for the NovelSat NS3000 and NS300 satellite modems. The improvement addresses challenges more specific to higher...

[Via Satellite 03-10-2015] SpeedCast has established a distributor agreement with Thuraya to expand its satellite mobility solutions and mobility product portfolio. Under the agreement, SpeedCast will now have access to...

[Via Satellite 03-09-2015] The satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) plans to shift its focus this year to concentrate more heavily on mitigating VSAT interference. Martin Coleman, executive director of IRG,...

[Via Satellite 03-09-2015] Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat plans to launch its smart digital broadcasting system this April, which will bolster the company’s broadcasting services. The regional initiative will enable the...

[Via Satellite 03-06-2015] Millennium Space Systems has shipped out their first set of RWA-1000 small satellite reaction wheels to commercial customer Space Systems/Loral (SSL) in Palo Alto, Calif. This first...

[Via Satellite 03-05-2015] Euroconsult’s newly released small satellite research report projects a total of 510 smallsats to be launched in the next five years — a two-thirds pick up from...