Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN), partner of Inmarsat and Cobham Satcom has won the largest Inmarsat Fleet Xpress installation project to date, with Nanjing Tanker Corporation (NTC)...

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Commercial aircraft connectivity markets are forecasted to reach retail revenues of $4.6 billion by 2025, according to Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) recent report, “Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 4th...

[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] Private aviation company Zetta Jet will enable In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) through ViaSat Yonder over Ku-band and Inmarsat Jet ConneX (JX) over Ka-band with Rockwell Collins’ ARINCDirect. Zetta...

[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] London-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Satellite Internet has connected the third and final village selected to take part in a U.K. government-funded Market Test Pilot (MTP). The...

[Via Satellite 04-12-2016] Orbcomm has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Skygistics, a provider of satellite and cellular connectivity, as well as telematics solutions, based outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. Skygistics...

[Via Satellite 04-12-2016] SES Techcom Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, is donating VSAT antennas to Friendship Luxembourg, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). SES Techcom Services recently partnered with Friendship...

[Via Satellite 04-11-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced an agreement with Singapore-based Seven Seas Electronic to offer technical support to Thuraya’s service partners in the Asia Pacific. The new service...

[Via Satellite 04-08-2016] Inmarsat has signed a Heads of Terms (HoT) agreement with Beijing Marine Communication and Navigation Company (MCN), which will lead to the creation of a joint venture...

[Via Satellite 04-08-2016] Distribution Solutions Inc. (DSI) has selected Orbcomm to provide telematics solutions for its mixed fleet of dry van and refrigerated trailers. The company is using Orbcomm’s trailer...

[Via Satellite 04-07-2016] The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has formed a new chapter in India, and is also launching the Kalpana Chawla Endowment Fund for Girls and Boys....