Focus: Ground Systems

Isotropic Systems is changing its name to All.Space ahead of the rollout of its ‘smart terminal,’ which the company hopes will differentiate the value of satellite capacity in the telecoms world and grow the reach of the industry.  The core technology is the terminal’s multi-orbit, multi-beam capabilities, that allow it to connect with multiple satellites...

Seven space companies joined the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) on Monday, bringing the independent industry group’s membership to more than 50 companies. DIFI named CesiumAstro, Communications & Power Industries (CPI), Keysight Technologies, Ipsolon Research, Rohde & Schwarz, Quasar Satellite Technologies, and Kepler Communications its newest members. The organization formed in August 2021 to advance...

Intelsat ordered two additional VSAT hubs from Gilat Satellite Networks to support in-flight connectivity (IFC) services in Japan. Gilat said the order will help Intelsat address demand for IFC in Japan.  Gilat announced the order for two additional SkyEdge II-c hubs on Monday. The Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c VSAT network platform supports multiple applications including IFC,...

The U.S. Army Future Command awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions a contract to develop a virtualized satcom ground system based on its OpenSpace Platform. Kratos received the contract from the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), funded through the Network Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence Cross-Functional Team (N-CFT) established by the Army’s Future...

SatixFy revealed details of its Onyx Aero terminal for aviation on Monday, touting that it can simultaneously communicate with multiple satellites in multiple orbits. SatixFy said Onyx uses multi-beam electronically steered multi-beam antenna and software-defined radio (SDR) technology. Onyx Aero is scheduled for test flights on wide-body and narrow-body aircraft in the second half of...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Atlas Space Operations a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for ground station as a service. Atlas announced the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract on July 13.  Atlas has supported NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) missions since 2017. In that time, Atlas reports that it...

Two Australian startup space companies are partnering to create a software-defined space-to-ground capability. Antaris and Quasar Satellite Technologies announced the partnership July 7, that will see the two companies bring a new service for constellation management. Quasar’s digital multibeam phased array technology, which enables customers to manage spacecraft constellations through a single ground station connection,...

TMY Technology Inc. (Tmytek) recently debuted its antenna-in-package (AiP) solutions for 5G mobile and satcom applications. The solution is an 8×8 tile-based, dual-polarization phased array antenna.  Tmytek said its AiP 5G mobile solution is ready for antenna design, verification, and manufacturing based on 5G mmWave O-RAN RU, n257, n258, and n261. The satcom solution fulfills...

Satellite operator Eutelsat has just been granted ISO 14001 certification for its teleport in Turin, Italy, the company announced June 10. Issued by Bureau Veritas, a leader in certification services, the ISO 14001 certification is the latest addition to a similar award secured by Eutelsat’s teleport in Cagliari (Italy) in July. ISO 14001 is an...

Mangata Networks reached an agreement with Cobham Satcom to deploy multiple Cobham 4.0M Tracker gateway antennas globally to support ​​Mangata’s initial ground stations. Mangata said this agreement represents the company’s first major step toward building its network. The company plans to combine Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit satellite constellations with micro data centers...