Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 10-21-2016] Optus Satellite has signed an agreement with Aeeris to support remote worker solutions such as tracking of staff, and delivery of communications services across Australia with Optus...

[Via Satellite 10-20-2016] Inmarsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to appoint Sitaonair as a distribution partner for its next generation SwiftBroadband-Safety aviation service. The agreement follows the recent...

[Via Satellite 10-20-2016] United Arab Shipping (UASC) has installed Marlink’s news, entertainment and television solution XChange Media on 44 vessels, the company announced Oct. 18. The product provides on-demand multi-lingual...

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Upcoming satellite operator LeoSat is in discussion with eight geosynchronous satellite operators on investing in the company’s future high capacity Low Earth Orbit (LEO) system. The talks...

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Rockwell Collins, under a Letter of Intent (LoI) signed this week, is now prepared to provide Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety service to both existing and new customers from across...

[Via Satellite 10-19-2016] Ooredoo Maldives has reached an agreement with Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) provider Thuraya to supply resorts and fisheries with mobile satellite products and services across the archipelago...

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Argentinian telecommunications company ARSAT has selected Hughes’ Jupiter system to deliver high-speed satellite internet connectivity to schools and underserved rural areas of the country. Hughes is providing...

[Via Satellite 10-18-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has appointed Elcome International as a sales and service representative in the Middle East for its EMC service line of maritime VSAT solutions....

Despite slumps in technology spending, there is light on the horizon. New satellites, fit-for-purpose HTS, and increasing data-intensive trends could see satellite break away from the oil and gas market...

[Via Satellite 10-17-2016] AsiaSat President, CEO and Executive Director William Wade is retiring from his post and assuming a new role as senior advisor, the company announced today. The board...