Author: Staff Writer

Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, or MDA) announced that its SSL business unit has signed a contract to provide a multi-mission communications satellite called Star One D2 to...

As the southern United States recovers from two monstrous back-to-back hurricanes, states in the Pacific Northwest continue to battle ash and smoke drifting from wildfires raging nearby. Almost 1.5 million...

Kymeta and e3 Systems revealed that the White Rose of Drachs yacht successfully performed the first-ever motor yacht sea trials with Kymeta communications solutions over the last several months. Kymeta...

Airlines are increasingly looking at technology, social media and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve their customers’ experience. These were some of the key takeaways Via Satellite’s Editorial Director Mark Holmes...

Ligado Networks has formed a collaborative partnership with Harris Corporation to enable Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Operations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (BVLOS UAS). According to Ligado, the two companies share a...

Intelsat announced that Orion Express signed a multi-year extension with Intelsat for satellite services supporting Direct-to-Home (DTH) and media distribution services in Russia via the Intelsat 15 satellite. Orion Express...

Northern Sky Research president and founder Christopher Baugh outlines the 10 things he’s looking forward to at SATELLITE 2017.

The words I wrote some eighteen months ago ring as true today as they did then. The satellite and space industry, along with the rest of the telecommunications industry, is...

One of the hottest topics this year will no doubt be the future of new LEO constellations. We ask both our Via Satellite Advisory Board and our Generation Next Advisory...