Category Archives: Industry news

Speedcast Achieves Advanced Consulting Partner Status in the AWS Partner Network

June 26, 2019 – Speedcast International Limited has achieved Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). This achievement demonstrates Speedcast’s ability to deliver proven customer solutions leveraging cloud-based technologies on AWS that seamlessly interoperate with its global satellite and terrestrial infrastructure. Speedcast is the first satellite services provider to achieve…

Arianespace Launched T-16 and Eutelsat 7C by Ariane 5

June 20, 2019 – Arianespace confirms its status as a trusted partner to world-class operators of communications satellites with the launch of T-16 and Eutelsat 7C. The company’s fifth launch of 2019 took place on June 20 from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. With this latest success, the second…

WarnerMedia Chooses AsiaSat as Strategic Partner for HD Channels Distribution in Asia Pacific

June 18, 2019 – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has been selected by WarnerMedia as a strategic partner for distributing regional HD services of CNN International, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Warner TV, as well as HBO HD in South Asia, via AsiaSat 7 in the Asia-Pacific. AsiaSat has been distributing a total of five…

Hughes Chosen by Five Service Providers to Power Broadband Services throughout Indonesia

June 18, 2019 – Hughes Network Systems announced that its JUPITER System platform has been selected by five service providers to help bridge the digital divide across Indonesia. The service providers – including Lintasarta, Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), Teleglobal and Telkom/TelkomSat – won the tender bids from BAKTI, a division of the Indonesian Ministry of…

Viasat Partners with CfAT and IBA to Build Real-time Earth Ground Station in Australia

June 10, 2019 – Building on its existing presence in Australia, Viasat announced its plans to launch a Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in Alice Springs, Australia. Viasat has partnered with the Centre for Appropriate Technology Ltd (CfAT), an Aboriginal not-for-profit science and technology company based in Alice Springs, which will build and own the facility…

Speedcast Launches Cobham SAILOR 800 HP for Maritime and Offshore Customers

June 6, 2019 – Speedcast International Limited has successfully included the new, innovative Cobham 800 HP VSAT terminal as part of their Maritime and Offshore VSAT portfolio. To celebrate this exclusive new terminal launch, Speedcast is introducing a new Cobham dual system promotion for commercial maritime vessels, adventure cruise ships, and offshore supply vessels. Cobham’s…

Success of China’s First-ever Sea Launch Is Achieved by CZ-11 WEY

June 5, 2019 – CZ-11 Solid-fuel Space Launch Vehicle (CZ-11 WEY), jointly named by CASC and a corporate brand, sees its first sea launch on the Yellow Sea, successfully sending seven commercial satellites into a circular orbit of about 600 kilometers, including Bufeng No.1 A/B Satellite, China125 No. 1 A/B Satellite, Jilin No. 1 High-definition…

Inmarsat, MTI and RINA Join Shipping’s Autonomous Shipping Alliance

June 5, 2019 – Three of the leading influencers in the international maritime sector have joined One Sea, the industry alliance that brings together leading exponents of autonomous ship technology. Global satellite group Inmarsat and NYK Group research subsidiary MTI (Monohakobi Technology Institute) have joined One Sea as full members, while the Royal Institution of…

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Launches Space & Sensing Systems Division

June 5, 2019 – Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. has launched a Space & Sensing Systems division at its Cypress, CA headquarters. The new division will sell satellite on-board equipment, including solar array panels, lithium-ion batteries, and RF equipment. The division will also sell the company’s Mobile Mapping System (MMS) and centimeter-level high-accuracy positioning receiver (AQLOC). MMS…

Inmarsat Orders 3 New GX Satellites from Airbus

May 30, 2019 – Airbus has signed a contract with Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, to design, manufacture and build the first in their next generation of geostationary Ka-band satellites, Inmarsat GX7, 8 & 9. The three satellites are the first to be based on Airbus’ new OneSat product line, which…