Focus: Telecom

As part of its 2018 federal budget, the government of Canada has committed to providing $100 million for the country’s Strategic Innovation Fund. This investment will largely focus on supporting...

HawkEye 360 has selected Norway’s Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT) to provide ground station services for its pathfinder mission. HawkEye 360 plans to use its commercial satellite constellations to identify and...

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) and Astrobotic have announced an agreement to collaborate on delivering a roadmap of innovations that support organizations carrying out operations on...

Ball Aerospace is collaborating with Honeywell to develop and produce high-performance, high-reliability optical communication datalinks that enable satellite operators to deliver high-capacity, high-data rate connectivity to users around the world....

For the first time, GomSpace has accomplished live data capture from its two nanosatellites in space, which the company placed into orbit 12 weeks ago. GomSpace officially has transitioned from...

AsiaSat announced an expansion and renewal agreement with Speedcast to use multiple C- and Ku-band transponders on the new AsiaSat 9 satellite. This upgrade will enhance Speedcast’s managed network services...

Viasat announced it will offer a satellite-enabled Wi-Fi hotspot service known as Community Wi-Fi to nearly all of Mexico. The new service will bring an affordable Wi-Fi experience directly to...

Vodacom Business Nigeria has signed an agreement for satellite services with Intelsat to expand its enterprise broadband networks and enable new and enhanced services throughout West Africa. Under a new...

Eutelsat has passed on a potential deal with Viasat for use of its ViaSat 3 satellite, instead ordering a new Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) system from Thales Alenia Space....

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) confirmed over the weekend that it has lost communications with the recently orbited GSAT 6A communications satellite. ISRO launched the satellite on March 29...