Mobility

Hughes Network Systems announced Monday that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with LEO satellite constellation operator OneWeb to serve as a OneWeb connectivity services distributor to the...

Gogo Business Aviation has scored a contract with flyExclusive to upgrade a fleet of 40 private aircraft with Gogo’s AVANCE L3 and AVANCE L5 in-flight connectivity platform. Gogo is flyExclusive’s...

ThinKom and embedded computer technology company Kontron are collaborating on a Ka-band antenna for the aviation market, the companies announced Wednesday. The antenna combine’s Kontron’s ACE Flight 4783 dual modem...

Speedcast has secured a multi-year contract extension with Lindblad Expeditions, and will add SpaceX’s Starlink service to the adventure cruise company’s connectivity options.  Speedcast is installing two maritime, flat-panel, high-performance...

EchoStar and aviation connectivity provider SkyFive completed a series of flight tests demonstrating dual satellite and terrestrial connectivity for command and control (C2) of a drone with Airbus. The tests...

Gogo is rolling out a new electronically steered antenna (ESA) for business aviation to enable broadband from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, FDX. It is the second antenna in its Gogo...

CesiumAstro has tapped a former CEO of Volkswagen Group of America for an advisory role that the company says will accelerate its vision of the satellite-connected car and a new...

After two phases of review, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulatory authority has granted its approval for the Viasat and Inmarsat merger to go forward.  An in-depth...

Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, has long been one of the pioneers of in-flight connectivity (IFC), offering the service before many other airlines. With passenger numbers now returning to almost pre-pandemic...

Intelsat’s newly launched IS-40e satellite will add capacity over North America in key markets the company is targeting — commercial aviation, mobility, and network services. SpaceX launched the Maxar-built satellite...