Category Archives: Industry news

Comtech Completes Initial VSAT Deliveries for Strategically Significant Navy Partner in APAC Region

9 April 2025 – Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a global communications technology leader, announced that Comtech Satellite Networks Technologies Corp., located in Montreal, Canada, recently completed initial deliveries of the Company’s next generation Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) systems to a strategically significant allied Navy partner in the Asia Pacific region. The initial deliveries of Comtech’s…

Airbus Confirms Hughes as an Additional Provider of LEO and GEO Services for HBCplus

9 April 2025 – Airbus and Hughes Network Systems have signed an agreement for Hughes Network Systems to become a member of Airbus’ HBCplus Ka-band offering. This follows an MoU announcement with Hughes at last year’s AIX Expo and makes Hughes Network Systems the latest Managed Service Provider (MSP) to join the Airbus catalogue. With…

Intelsat Completes Satellite Life-Extension Mission, Makes Space History

9 April 2025 – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, became the first and only satellite operator to complete a satellite life-extension mission. The Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) added five years of reliable service and global connectivity to the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) satellite and its customers. The world’s…

Eutelsat and Panasonic Avionics Agree Multi-year Extension of Capacity Agreement

8 April 2025 – Eutelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) have announced an extension of their capacity deal on the EUTELSAT 10B satellite, serving the inflight connectivity market, covering both the duration and volume of the previous agreement. Panasonic Avionics, an anchor customer on EUTELSAT 10B since its entry into service in July 2023, leverages…

ST Engineering iDirect Names USSI Global Excelerator Collaboration Partner of the Year

8 April 2025 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, today announced USSI Global as the recipient of its Excelerator Collaboration Partner of the Year award at the NAB Show 2025. The award recognizes USSI Global’s exceptional ability in creating demand, driving business growth and exceeding customer satisfaction through its partnership with…

NSG and Thai Airways Strengthen Partnership to Equip 80 Aircraft with Advanced In-Flight Connectivity

8 April 2025 – Neo Space Group (NSG), a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company and Saudi Arabia’s leading commercial space services provider, today announced an expanded partnership with Thai Airways International (THAI) to equip 80 aircraft with its state-of-the-art In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution. This announcement builds on the earlier announcement of NSG and Thai Airways…

Viasat Advances Multi-Orbit Services Roadmap

7 April 2025 – Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the advancement of its multi-orbit services roadmap. Viasat has signed an agreement with Telesat to integrate Telesat Lightspeed LEO Ka-band capacity into its multi-orbit network to deliver a new standard of connectivity across its mobility and defense business portfolio. The LEO…

Astroscale U.S. to Lead the First-Ever Refueling of a United States Space Force Asset

7 April 2025 – Astroscale U.S. Inc., a leading provider of on-orbit services and logistics across all orbits, will conduct two refueling operations of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in geostationary orbit (GEO) for the United States Space Force (USSF). This mission will demonstrate the ability of commercial Servicing, Mobility and Logistics providers…

Thales Alenia Space Wins €51 Million Contract to Extend EGNOS Service Life

2 April 2025 – Thales Alenia Space has signed a new contract worth €51 million with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to extend the operational life of the European Satellite-Based Augmentation System (EGNOS). Named LIFEX 1 (Life Extension Phase 1), this contract will ensure that EGNOS V2 continues to provide reliable,…

Eutelsat Ramping up LEO-enabled Aviation Services with High-speed, Low Latency Connectivity

2 April 2025 – Eutelsat announced its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) services for commercial and business aviation are now live and operational, with over 100 certified antenna installations completed and the first commercial and business aircraft now flying using Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity. In addition to its long-established geostationary (GEO) aviation services, Eutelsat is…