Technology

Orbit Fab, the San Francisco-based start-up that is building gas stations for spacecraft in orbit, has entered into a technology partnership with non-toxic small satellite propulsion supplier Benchmark Space Systems...

Over recent years we’ve seen some impressive advancements across the satcoms industry with boundaries pushed further than we once thought possible. It was recently reported that SpaceX’s satellite broadband service Starlink, is...

Houston-based startup Axiom Space has successfully raised $130 million in Series B funding to support its goal of building the world’s first commercial space station. The company said that it...

Airbus Defence and Space has teamed up with the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey to develop what it calls a breakthrough nano-barrier that can protect satellites in LEO...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received a $235.7 million contract from the U.S. Army, awarded to its Mission-Critical Technologies group. Under the contract, which Comtech announced Tuesday, the company will provide the...

ST Engineering iDirect has won a new telecoms contract in India, the company announced Feb. 4. Shaf Broadcast, on behalf of the Indian state-owned telecommunications company, BSNL has decided to work with...

Gilat Satellite Networks’ subsidiary Wavestream has won a new amplifier contract in the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) arena worth over $50 million, the company announced Feb. 1. Wavestream received an award...

ABS is partnering with Telemedia, a broadcasting and teleport service provider in South Africa, to improve its service offerings to customers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA). ABS...

Alphabet, parent company of Google, is shutting down Loon, its subsidiary dedicated to providing broadband from balloons in the stratosphere. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth announced the news in a Medium...

As the satellite industry aims to serve every connectivity need from global 5G networks to mission critical communications, the ever-present threat of a cyber attack is an integral consideration of...