Focus: Ground Systems

hiSky is ready to market its Smartellite Ku-band satellite terminal in the United States after receiving FCC certification. The terminal passed a testing process to gauge levels of radio frequency (RF) output, and it is in compliance with FCC and European Telecommunications Standards Institute standards. “This certification marks an important milestone in hiSky’s strategy to...

Cobham Satcom has introduced two new maritime Ka-band antenna systems for Telenor Satellite’s THOR 7 VSAT services, the company announced Aug. 30. The one-meter Sailor 1000 XTR Ka and 65-centimeter Sailor 600 XTR Ka leverage Cobham Satcom’s VSAT technology platform for a full range of network applications including big data management in the cloud architecture....

SpacePath Communications (SpacePath) is debuting a new Ka-band amplifier, the company announced Aug. 30. The STA45385P is designed for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit segment and has compact form factor, low weight and high power. It is a single box design and provides up to 4GHz of bandwidth (27-31 GHz). It also features SpacePath’s...

Ground software as a service company Atlas Space Operations closed a $26 million Series B funding round, led by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Atlas announced the round on Thursday.  Other investors in the round include Beringea, and foundational investors: Boomerang Catapult, Rise of the Rest, VCapital, Northern Michigan Angels, Harmonix, Wakestream, and Grand Ventures.  Atlas,...

ST Engineering iDirect will provide multiple Dialog XIF ground system hubs and 5,000 remotes to Turkish satellite operator Türksat under a new multi-million dollar contract the two companies announced on Tuesday. Once delivered, the ST Engineering iDirect ground systems will run a variety of services over the Türksat 5B satellite for customers in government, enterprise,...

Intellian has signed a comprehensive new partnership deal with Speedcast, which will see the two companies collaborate in serving multiple markets with future-proof satellite connectivity, including the maritime and energy sectors. The two companies announced the partnership Aug. 17. The deal builds on an already existing relationship between the two companies. As part of the...

The DIFI Consortium has released an updated version of its interoperability standard, which the group says makes a path for interoperability at the digital interface/radio frequency (IF/RF) layer. The standard announced Aug. 15 is labeled IEEE-ISTO Std 4900-2021: Digital IF Interoperability 1.1 Standard and is a “significant step forward in the maturity of the specification.”...

Inmarsat has approved Orbit’s GX30 airborne Ka-band multi-purpose terminal for use on its Global Xpress (GX) network. Inmarsat announced the approval Aug. 15. The GX30 terminal aims to fulfil the ‘everywhere, all-the-time’ coverage requirements of both military and commercial airborne users and allows government users to roam between commercial Ka-band and Mil Ka services. Orbit’s...

Orbit Communications Systems is launching a new antenna system as it looks to target more business in the Earth observation (EO) market, to go alongside its core mobility markets. It has announced the launch of Gaia 100, a tri-band Earth observation antenna system – with an initial order secured from a significant European customer. Orbit...

SpaceBridge has won a new contract with Axess Networks, the company announced Aug. 12. Axess Networks will use SpaceBridge technology to provide a high-speed broadband trunk for community internet access distribution on the Santa Cruz Island in Galápagos, Ecuador. The SpaceBridge SBM-90X extreme broadband high-speed modem was chosen for this mission due to its strong...