Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council
June 22, 2022 – Intelsat is strengthening its global FlexEnterprise offering with a fully managed software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service based on Versa Networks’ leading Secure SD-WAN solution, a component of Versa SASE. FlexEnterprise connectivity-as-a-service leverages the world’s largest and most advanced integrated satellite fleet and ground infrastructure to enable service providers to extend…
June 22, 2022 – On Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 06:50 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), successfully orbiting two geostationary telecommunication satellites, MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24. MEASAT-3d, to be co-located with MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-3b in the 91.5°E orbital slot,…
June 21, 2022 – Viasat Inc. announced today that, at its Special Meeting of Stockholders, it received the necessary stockholder approvals for the proposed acquisition of Inmarsat. Viasat continues to expect the transaction to close in the second half of calendar year 2022, subject to the receipt of certain regulatory approvals and clearances and the…
June 17, 2022 – On June 9, in the presence of Dr. Anek Laothamatas, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand, GISTDA (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency) and Airbus signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation related to future Space missions in Thailand. This cooperation is aimed at preparing the implementation…
June 16, 2022 – SES announced today that its newest geostationary Ka-band satellite, SES-17, is now fully operational over the Americas, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean at 67.1 degrees West. The all-electric propulsion satellite has reached orbit per schedule after months of in-orbit raising and successful in-orbit testing. The very high throughput SES-17 satellite…
June 14, 2022 – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, today announced the successful testing of 5G satellite backhaul with the company’s JUPITER™ System ground platform. Over a series of tests at its Germantown, MD, gateway, Hughes engineers connected 5G smartphones to the internet…
June 14, 2022 – The spaceflight industry planted a new flag in Belgium today as ST Engineering iDirect announced that it will be manufacturing components used in flight systems for spacecraft to European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) standards at its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC) in Erpe-Mere, Belgium. Following the stringent certification process by the…
June 9, 2022 – The NILESAT 301 communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for the Egyptian operator NILESAT was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral launch pad, Florida (USA), on board of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Thanks to a powerful Ku-band mission NILESAT 301 will reinforce NILESAT commercial leadership in broadcast services at…
June 8, 2022 – Continuing with the expansion, INTEGRASYS founded INTEGRASYS Australia and opens the new Australian facility at 2 Park Street, Sydney, New South Wales, the central business district of Sydney. INTEGRASYS Australia will be managed by our newly appointed Australia Sales Director, Erik Sorlie. INTEGRASYS has invested in having local offices worldwide, to…
June 1, 2022 – Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, its Trusted Location group, a division of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, was awarded an agreement with a tier one operator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to support their 5G standalone network. This is the second 5G…