Focus: Telecom

Qantas, working with ViaSat and nbn, Australia’s broadband network service provider, turned on free, gate-to-gate in-flight Wi-Fi on its ViaSat-equipped Boeing 737-800 aircraft. For weeks, Qantas, ViaSat and nbn have...

Communications & Power Industries (CPI) recently combined the operations of its communications and medical products division and satcom division, which share the company’s Georgetown, Ontario, Canada facilities.  The newly consolidated division, operating...

The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and BridgeSat announced a long-term partnership under which BridgeSat will install satellite optical communications equipment at a number of SSC’s established Radio Frequency (RF) ground...

Russian fishing fleet operator Dobroflot has chosen a fully managed maritime satellite solution from Orange Business Services to connect its 14 vessels and onshore operations. According to Dobroflot, the solution...

Orbcomm announced that Kevadiya has selected Orbcomm to provide satellite communications and hardware in support of the vehicle tracking program within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which is a...

Astronics, through its subsidiary Astronics AeroSat, announced its latest aircraft antenna system, the FliteStream F-310. It provides Ku-band High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) connectivity with new technology that minimizes service interruptions when...

Honeywell announced a new satellite-based connected solution to help governments, companies and other organizations monitor the location and safety of workers in remote locations. The Personal Tracker uses Iridium’s Low...

ViaSat unveiled its latest generation (Gen-2) in-flight internet equipment for its ViaSat 2 and ViaSat 3 satellites. The Gen-2 equipment is optimized to take advantage of the capacity increases from...

Airbus has selected Gogo as a lead supplier for its High Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC) program. The designation officially enables factory line-fit installation of Gogo’s 2Ku global satellite solution on the...

SES announced new satellite capacity deals with Gogo to meet the growing demand for high-speed In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services on travel routes over the United States and Canada. The new...