Technology

According to Airbus Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Grazia Vittadini, the company is recruiting outside help for expanding its efforts in quantum computing. Airbus is just one among other firms in sectors like...

Thales Alenia Space, SSL, and Airbus have completed an important milestone for the Telesat LEO constellation. The consortium of Thales Alenia Space and SSL completed the System Requirements Review (SRR), and...

It is impossible to predict how many LEO satellites will be launched over the next few years. But, it is safe to say it will be in the thousands rather...

When former O3b Chief Commercial Officer John Finney decided that his new endeavour should focus on satcom antennas and terminals, he had a clear vision of what he wanted to...

Ready, steady, LEO. The race to having satellites placed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has begun, and many companies, both old and new, are already working on their constellations. These...

As a spectrum manager in the commercial communications satellite industry, one issue that of daily concern is spectrum interference. With the advent of what I call a new dawn for...

With the support of specialists from Istar, the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) successfully completed the installation and commissioning of five central stations. These stations use UHP equipment to provide...

Community-based space platform SpaceChain successfully tested its second blockchain node in space, launched into orbit on Oct. 25, 2018, by a CZ-4B Y34 rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Xinzhou, China. The...

Blockstream, a blockchain technology company, launched Blockstream Satellite Application Programming Interface (API) Beta, according to an official announcement from the company on Jan. 16. Blockstream’s Satellite API aims to help developers use...

Boeing on Wednesday said its HorizonX venture arm has invested in Isotropic Systems, a startup that is developing satellite user terminals for low-cost broadband connectivity. London-based Isotropic said HorizonX led a $14...