Focus: Telecom

As Puerto Rico grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s widespread destruction, network managers in the country are working around the clock to restore critical communications avenues. In this article...

Carnival has announced MedallionNet, a connectivity service enabled by SES Networks that will provide guests with high-speed and high bandwidth Wi-Fi aboard its cruise ships. The service will collectively leverage...

Unlike the aftermath of Hurricane Celia in 1970, the last major storm to hit South Texas, satellite technology played a major role in Hurricane Harvey. Satellite imagery was significantly important, both before and after the storm. In addition, on-the-scene news reporting, ad hoc data communications to support government and relief organizations, and the restoral of banking and retail point of sale networks couldn’t have happened without satellite technology. Sometimes you have to view life through the lens of a disaster to appreciate how much we rely on satellite communications.

Regulators at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are concerned that SpaceX’s proposed broadband megaconstellation could lead to interference with competing systems. The constellation, dubbed “StarLink” according to trademark filings,...

Iridium announced a new long-term agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery to bring Iridium network capacity to Hitachi’s Global e-Service construction machinery management system. By integrating Iridium connectivity, Hitachi will now...

The government of Luxembourg has deployed its emergency.lu Rapid Response Kit to provide vital satellite-enabled connectivity to the coordination center in Dominica following the devastation brought by the Category 5...

Unit45 has selected Orbcomm to provide its end-to-end telematics solution and Cloud platform for remote container monitoring and control. Unit45’s diesel-electric containers, which provide maximum capacity and cargo stability ideal...

Mitsubishi Electric announced it began field-testing autonomous driving technology on highways using a Centimeter-Level Augmentation Service (CLAS) broadcast from the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The company will conduct driving tests...

As Samsung’s vice president of networks strategy, Alok Shah has had a pivotal role in determining the company’s approach to the 5G rollout. Shah will be participating in the “Evolution...

Datagroup has selected the VT iDirect platform and its new series of Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation Extension (DVB-S2X) remotes, the iQ Series, to offer new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services...