Author: Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] Iridium plans to begin the commercial availability of its Iridium Certus service the second quarter of 2017, the company announced today. Iridium Certus is an upcoming satellite...

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] Thuraya and satellite solutions firm Satlink have teamed up to support the Walk On Project (WOP), a foundation that raises awareness and research funds for those with...

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] QVC, a video and e-commerce retailer, has signed a capacity extension deal with SES, and decided to move a significant block of its regional shopping channel content...

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has completed integration of Peru’s first Earth observation satellite, PeruSAT 1. The manufacturer finished the satellite for CONIDA, the country’s national space agency,...

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN) is using Elemental Technologies video processing to power a unified headend to deliver both broadcast and Over-the-Top (OTT) television content. Elemental is providing...

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) shareholders approved a merger with Novra Technologies on May 30. Shareholders of IDC will have more than 40 percent ownership of the combined...

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] GMV has provided support for Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS)-Africa — a project U.K. satellite operator Avanti is spearheading with support from the U.K. and South African space agencies....

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] Lower cost connectivity is enabling cities around the world to go “smart,” and Venezuela-based Vikua is one of the companies leading the charge in creating the smart...

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is building a new test rig for the Ariane 6 upper stage engines at its Lampoldshausen...

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] Arabsat and Algerian channel DTV have signed a contract today to broadcast the DTV channel over the Maghreb geographic region and Northwest Africa on the Badr 5...