Focus: Ground Systems

Oman-based telecom service provider Azyan Telecom has signed a deal for Kymeta u8 terminals, which it will use to access OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity. The terminals will be delivered to the Omani market in the first quarter of 2024. The companies announced the deal on Wednesday at Cabsat.  Azyan Telecom said the deal will...

Sidus Space will use Atlas Space Operations ground station services for its upcoming LizzieSat constellation, the companies announced Wednesday.  Atlas Space Operations provides Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) to manage customer’s satellite communications through a global antenna network, using its Freedom software. The deal gives Sidus access to a larger network of global ground...

Thuraya, a Yahsat owned company, has launched a new multi-language software for Thuraya MarineStar, its maritime voice, tracking and monitoring solution. The company announced the upgrade, April 25. Thuraya has so far sold over 29,000 MarineStar devices since its launch in 2019, across Asia, Africa and Europe. MarineStar’s new 2.0 ML firmware upgrades the terminal’s...

Gilat Satellite Networks has received “significant multimillion dollar orders” from Intelsat for its platforms and terminals, the company announced Monday. The orders mark an expansion of Intelsat and Gilat’s deals to support in-flight connectivity (IFC) and cellular backhaul.  Intelsat will use the technology to serve additional aircraft and expand managed services for mobile network operators...

Satixfy has formed a strategic partnership with Presto Engineering, a company that specializes in ASIC design and semiconductor engineering and production services. The two companies announced the strategic partnership, April 13. The two companies aim to test and qualify radiation hardened space-grade ASICs for next generation satellite communications. Presto Engineering is providing Satixfy with services to...

The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD Satellite Control Network (SCN), and a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) study urges the Department of the Air Force to finish its planned update to the SCN life cycle sustainment plan (LCSP). “SCN...

VSAT manufacturer SpaceBridge signed new deals for its satellite equipment with NexTenna and SkyNet de Colombia, the company announced this month.  Antenna company NexTenna is partnering with SpaceBridge to develop a new line of wireless communication systems targeting IoT, mobility IoT, broadband, and fixed broadband solutions for consumer, enterprise, and military services. NexTenna plans to...

Argentine telecommunications company Arsat awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) a $20 million contract to provide telemetry, tracking and command and gateway systems for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite.  Under the deal announced last week, CPI will provide two 13.2 meter TT&C antennas and six 6.3 meter gateway Earth station antennas, fully integrated with CPI amplifiers, at...

Kymeta completed the first shipment of its electronically steered Hawk u8 OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) terminal, the company announced Monday, March 13 at SATELLITE 2023. Kymeta is the first to commercially deliver electronically steered user terminals for OneWeb’s LEO network.  Kymeta and OneWeb now plan to demonstrate the solution across remote locations in the United...

Some of the top companies in the satellite sector — Hughes Network Systems, Inmarsat, and Airbus Defense and Space — are now part of the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) Group.  DIFI announced Monday the group now has more than 60 companies. Other companies and entities that joined in the second half of 2022 include:...