Focus: Telecom

Intelsat has partnered with Mobile Network Operator (MNO) Inland Cellular to bring 4G LTE broadband coverage to rural areas of Washington state, the companies announced Nov. 13. Inland Cellular will...

Talia has acquired an additional Ka-band spot beam with coverage across the Levant region from Arabsat, the communications provider announced Thursday. The new agreement adds an additional Ka-band spot beam...

Gilat Satellite Networks will provide satellite cellular backhaul services to Southern Linc, a wireless communications provider owned by Southern Company, under the terms of a new three-year contract announced October...

SpacePath Communications, a satcom amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, signed an agreement to supply an Asian telecommunications company with its Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPA). The deal has an order value...

ST Engineering iDirect revealed Tuesday that its long-term customer Paratus, an African telecommunications provider, deployed its iDirect modems with marine antenna from manufacturer and integrator KNS Inc. These modems and...

Australian telco Optus made a major announcement last month when it confirmed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for a OneSat software-defined satellite. Optus 11 will be deployed for Australia and...

  Representatives from Telesat and SpaceX dug into their companies’ plans for constellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and how they can provide backhaul in Via Satellite’s Cell Backhaul Digital Week...

Connectivity on a global and unprecedented scale has never been as important as it is today amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and deals between telcos and satellite companies carry extra resonance....

Cost concerns first, latency concerns second — that’s how Algerie Telecom Chief Business Development Officer Karim Aberkane outlined his priorities when explaining how LEO and MEO satellites are starting to...

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of connectivity is obvious. This virus has impacted every country, every community on some level, and the need for connectivity is vital. Satellite...