Focus: Telecom

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has signed a 25 million euro ($31 million) contract in Beijing with Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology (21AT) to provide data from a new Earth...

Avanti Communications has agreed to form a partnership with Global Partnership for Education (GPE), an international organization that ensures children across developing countries have access to quality education, to deliver...

It’s no secret that the satellite industry is in the midst of a major renaissance, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the birth of the industry 60 years...

Last week, we published a new, exclusive interview with Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg talking about the operator’s plans for 2018, particularly around Low Earth Orbit (LEO). So, for our throwback...

Telesat announced it will cooperate with OmniAccess to conduct live, over-the-air trials on the operator’s new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system. After one failed launch on a Soyuz 2...

KSAT has implemented ground station services out of the Svalbard Satellite Station for Airbus Defense and Space, ensuring access to every orbit (14 out of 14) for the company’s Spot...

Airlines considering purchasing or operating the Boeing 737 MAX have a new option available when considering what type of satellite communications hardware to equip on the aircraft. Miami, Florida-based avionics...

SES Networks announced it will provide managed connectivity services to support the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project, a high-grade copper mine exploration. SES’ O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite fleet will enable...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for SmartSky Networks’ airborne 4G LTE network, awarding it to SmartSky’s manufacturing partner Avidyne Corporation for installation...

“We have to change,” Javier Gill, IT director of Pullmantur, says when talking about how the Spanish ferry/cruise company intends to use satellite technology to equip its fleet. The company...