Focus: Telecom

Recent trends in malicious cybersecurity activity show that hackers are becoming much more adept at breaching networks using acquired “legitimate” credentials (such as outdated test login accounts to Virtual Private Networks, VPNs) and “blending in” with normal network behavior, according to FBI Cyber Division Senior Intelligence Analyst Kristen Lane. Speaking at Via Satellite’s Cybersat Summit...

Hughes Network Systems announced that it has signed a contract for $190 million with OneWeb for the production of a ground network system supporting OneWeb’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. This contract builds on the original system development agreement between the companies signed in June 2015, bringing the total value of both to...

Speedcast and SES have signed an agreement to provide several hundreds of Mbps of connectivity into Peru. This is the first agreement between the companies in Latin America to provide Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) capacity with high throughput capabilities and low latency. The agreement marks the fourth MEO national partnership between Speedcast and SES Networks....

InterSat and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced the launch of iDirect platforms on ABS 3A C-band and Ku-band beams. According to InterSat, these platforms will provide broadband internet across Sub-Sahara and South Africa, as well as serving French-speaking African countries. With the growing demand for broadband internet services, InterSat said users in Africa demand services...

Eutelsat Communications announced a multi-year agreement with La Poste Senegal, the country’s public postal service company, to interconnect 200 post offices nationwide. La Poste Senegal has chosen high-power Ku-band capacity on the Eutelsat 7 West A satellite to support the country’s largest Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) network. In addition to improving the performance of La Poste...

Josh Hartman, managing partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors, shares his thoughts on how U.S. policymakers are adapting to new cybersecurity threats in the space domain...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Telesat’s petition to access the United States market with the company’s soon-to-be-deployed global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Per the ruling, Telesat has obtained global rights to use approximately 4 GHz of Ka-band spectrum for its LEO system. According to the company, the system will provide cost-effective...

Speedcast International announced it has completed the previously announced 100 percent acquisition of UltiSat in a cash transaction of up to $100 million, payable over two years. The closing is effective as of Nov. 1. The acquisition of UltiSat accelerates Speedcast’s push into the government vertical, a global market of $4.8 billion annually, and gives...

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has entered into an arrangement with Telesat and VT iDirect to deliver enhanced services to enterprise customers in central and southern Africa. Liquid Telecom will leverage the iDirect platform to distribute cost-effective satellite services, using Telesat capacity on the Telstar 12 Vantage satellite, as part of a multi-year agreement. Liquid...

Penteon Corporation and hiSky have announced a partnership to jointly supply satellite-based Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) solutions for enterprise and heavy industry. Integrating hiSky’s portable satellite terminals with Penteon’s industrial remote sensing platforms will enable the companies to provide mobility and seamless connectivity regardless of location. The resulting solutions will extend the coverage offered by...