Dish tells U.S. FCC will participate in 2015 spectrum auction
Plans may include a partnership with another broadband player to build a wireless network Alina Selyukh Reuters (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said it plans to take part in the U.S. Federal...
View ArticleSatellite startup Planet Labs raises $95 million
One of several startups aiming to harness technology allowing satellites to become smaller and less expensive Sarah McBride Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Planet Labs, a San Francisco-based private...
View ArticleBoeing eyes satellite deal with tech giant this year
Aims to drive down the cost of satellite comms to compete with terrestrial price points Andrea Shalal Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co on Monday said it could clinch a deal this year to build...
View ArticleU.S. Air Force moves toward common satellite control system
Several options under discussion would free up money to focus on the sensors on different satellite systems Andrea Shalal Reuters COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is studying how...
View ArticleLEO Satellite Constellations: Understanding Strengths and Limitations
LEO constellations can be a complementary, rather than competing, offering to GEO satellites Thierry Guillemin, EVP & CTO, Intelsat There are benefits to using satellites in LEO or GEO orbits....
View ArticleAirbus to build satellites for OneWeb to beam Internet from space
$1.5-2 Billion project bankrolled in part by London-based Virgin Group and Qualcomm Irene Klotz Reuters CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus Group will design and build about 900 satellites...
View ArticleOneWeb sets record launch plan after $500 million funding
648 small satellites orbit to provide global broadband and mobile telephone services Aman Shah and Irene Klotz Reuters MUMBAI/CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - Privately owned OneWeb announced what it called...
View ArticleGlobalstar location-tracking network vulnerable to hacking
Unlike Globalstar's satellite phone services, data from the devices is not encrypted in transit Joseph Menn Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Location-tracking devices that communicate with a major...
View ArticleInmarsat says new broadband network offers bright sales prospects
By 2020, the company expects the new network to generate $500 million a year Andrea Shalal Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's Inmarsat Plc said Friday's expected launch of its third Global...
View ArticleInmarsat seeks border monitoring role through partnership deal
Will provide secure connections for border staff to access central databases Sarah Young Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Satellite operator Inmarsat said it would play a role in border monitoring through a...
View ArticleArgentina celebrates second satellite launch, technology milestone
Local construction is a source of national pride and a relatively new industry for the country Sarah Marsh and Maximiliano Rizzi Reuters BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - With the launch of its second...
View ArticleDish affiliates surrender some spectrum licenses: FCC official
Dish has said it is interested in offering wireless services in addition to its pay-TV business Malathi Nayak Reuters (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp's affiliates on Thursday surrendered 197 spectrum...
View ArticleIntelsat 29e, the First Intelsat EpicNG Satellite, Successfully Launched into...
Launch begins a new era of high throughput satellite services Luxembourg:Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced that Intelsat 29e, the first of the Intelsat...
View ArticleEMC Readies Customers for High-Throughput Satellite Capacity and Services
SpeedNet to heighten customers’ QOE Miramar, FLEMC announces the majority of its remote communications and content customers around the world are ready to fill the high-throughput satellite (HTS)...
View ArticleOrbcomm Announces Commercial Service for OG Satellites
Improves network performance and increases coverage at higher latitudes Rochelle Park, NJORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT)...
View ArticleRoadpost completes agreement to purchase assets of Fonebill LLC
Fonebill owned Satworx and BlueCosmo which offer Iridium and Inmarsat voice and data services Toronto and SeattleRoadpost USA Inc., a subsidiary of Roadpost Inc. a foremost provider of mobile...
View ArticleNAB Show Launches New Satellite Industry Forum
Satellite Industry Expert Mark Dankberg of ViaSat Inc. to Deliver Keynote Remarks Washington, D.C.The 2016 NAB Show will feature the new Satellite Industry Forum, a one-day program produced in...
View ArticleOrbital ATK Announces INTELSAT as Anchor Customer for Satellite Life...
Mission Extension Vehicle-1 for Intelsat Scheduled for 2018 Launch Dulles, Virginia and Luxembourg Topics Channels read more
View ArticleEMC to Provide Broadband Comms & Content for Vessel Fleet of Oilfield...
Mission-Critical Operations to Benefit from Global Solutions and Support Available Only from EMC Miramar, FLEMC announces the award of a multi-year contract with the leading global oilfield services...
View ArticleSpeedCast Select by Airbus Defense & Space
Partners to Build Ground Station for Protected X-band Satcom Services in APAC SpeedCast International Limited, a leading global satellite communications ser Topics Channels read more
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