Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 05-27-2016] Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has entered an agreement with Intelsat to use services from two of the operator’s satellites to advance the deployment of...

[Via Satellite 05-27-2016] OC Sport has selected SpeedCast to provide two-way secured satellite communication services to the fleet of 15 yachts competing in the Transat AG2R La Mondiale race. Spanning...

[Via Satellite 05-26-2016] Globalstar’s Canadian subsidiary Globalstar Canada Satellite has received a contract to provide Spot Gen3 satellite messengers to the Government of Nunavut to help increase the safety of...

[Via Satellite 05-25-2016] Thaicom has signed an agreement with Thailand’s Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education (ONIE) for collaboration on the nation’s Distance Learning via Satellite project. The company will...

[Via Satellite 05-25-2016] Aireon has completed a service delivery point factory acceptance test with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), Ireland’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), confirming that the ANSP’s service...

[Via Satellite 05-25-2016] Bmobile-vodafone Solomon Islands has selected SpeedCast International to upgrade its cellular backhaul network to support 3G data services in the Solomon Islands. The new network will double...

[Via Satellite 05-25-2016] Orbital Tracking Corp. subsidiary Global Telesat Communications (GTC) has entered the Chinese market through the Alibaba wholesale marketplace. The company will leverage the Alibaba platform, which serves as one...

[Via Satellite 05-24-2016] Inmarsat’s broadband In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service is moving closer to launch. Rockwell Collins announced it has validated the network’s performance as well as a number of its...

[Via Satellite 05-24-2016] ViaSat signed a multi-year agreement with Dassault Aviation to deliver a bundled global Ku-band broadband services offering, inclusive of in-cabin network equipment and In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service....

[Via Satellite 05-23-2016] Iridium has launched a new Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capability called Satellite Time and Location (STL) that can substitute or augment traditional location-based technologies. STL technology...