Author: Kendall Russell

SES announced that Wilfried Urner has been appointed, with immediate effect, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MX1, an SES wholly-owned global media services company. Leading SES Platform...

VT iDirect announced that IsoTropic Networks will upgrade all of its iDirect Evolution-only line cards to Universal Line Cards, which have the capability to run both Evolution and Velocity networks...

In response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) filed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in August, Intelsat and Intel have submitted a joint proposal on Oct. 2 that would...

NanoRacks has successfully closed a Bridge Round led by Space Angels, a firm that provides capital for early stage space ventures. Although NanoRacks did not disclose the amount of funds...

Rideshare broker Spaceflight announced its SSO-A Integrated Payload Stack has successfully completed a modal survey of the primary structure. The series of tests, conducted by a third party, subjected Spaceflight’s...

In 1955, the Soviet government made public its plans to launch the first ever satellite to take photos of the Earth’s surface from space. Two years later on Oct. 4,...

Satellite operator Yahsat is sponsoring the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) Student Lab Competition, an initiative by the GITEX Technology Week to recognize and promote innovation and creativity among students...

Plasma Antennas has unveiled its mmWave Plasma Silicon Antenna (PSiAN), which aims to offer improvements in performance for 5G base stations compared to the current generation of technology. According to...

Hughes Network Systems launched its HughesNet high-speed satellite internet service in Colombia on Sept. 28, marking the company’s second international deployment of the service outside North America after Brazil. Operating...

Globalstar and IPmotion have partnered to create a new joint subsidiary, Globalstar Japan, which will offer a suite of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) and products with voice, data, asset monitoring,...