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Konnect Africa, the broadband venture set up by Eutelsat Communications, has recently launched commercial services for its first set of customers in Africa. With more than 70 percent of the...

Although Beijing Xinwei Technology Group’s acquisition of Spacecom remains in limbo, the satellite operator is continuing to move forward with its plans to expand its broadband service offering in Africa....

Lockheed Martin Ventures has made a strategic investment in Terran Orbital, a company that specializes in nanosatellite design and manufacturing, as well as mission operations. According to Chris Moran, executive...

Being hacked and the victim of a cyber attack is now a business’ worst nightmare. But even though everybody is aware of the cyber threat, companies, including those in the...

SIS, a new U.S. company that will commercialize SSL’s satellite servicing capabilities, has announced it signed its first customer, SES. Finance Technology Leverage (FTL) and SSL MDA Holdings will maintain...

To capitalize on the swell of demand for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), Inmarsat is tackling aviation on two fronts simultaneously by introducing services for both passengers and the cockpit. According to...

Ten years ago, Via Satellite interviewed Matt Desch only seven months after becoming CEO of Iridium. A lot has changed in 10 years and Iridium went from bankruptcy to a...

In one of his final initiatives as President of the United States, Barack Obama introduced an executive order coordinating efforts to prepare the country for space weather events. Since its...

Although its bondholders’ failed to approve the highly anticipated merger with OneWeb, Intelsat will push forward with its plans to offer hybrid services from both Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) and...

In this article from our archives, we talked to Lufthansa's Product Director about the airline's first incursions in providing satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). With the Paris Air Show 2017 going on this week and since the Global Connected Aircraft Summit happened just a few weeks ago, it's interesting to contrast how things have changed...