Category Archives: Industry news

Direct-to-Device Satellite Services Successfully Trialed for First Time in India by Viasat and BSNL

15 October 2024 – Viasat, Inc. announced it has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device satellite connectivity in India for the first time. Working alongside partner BSNL, India’s telecommunications provider, Viasat engineers successfully showcased satellite-powered two-way messaging services for attendees at India Mobile Congress — one of Asia’s largest technology fairs. Viasat is currently working with its partners,…

Viasat Selects ST Engineering iDirect’s Next-Generation Ground Technology to Accelerate Customers’ Digital Transformation

15 October 2024 – ST Engineering iDirect and Viasat have partnered to expand Viasat’s satellite network in Latin America by deploying ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation hub infrastructure to provide advanced connectivity services for Brazil’s energy industry. ST Engineering iDirect will supply its next-generation DCR/DBR hub deployed on its Dialog platform, to offer a highly scalable…

SES and Sky Extend Long-Standing Partnership in UK and Ireland

10 October 2024 – SES announced today that it has extended its long-standing partnership with Sky through a multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity and back-up services from SES’s prime video neighbourhood of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. This renewal builds on the companies’ previous agreements. Under the agreement, SES will continue providing capacity to enable Sky…

Maxar and SkyWatch Announce Global Availability of Maxar Imagery on the SkyWatch Platform

9 October 2024 – SkyWatch, a leading provider of commercial geospatial data, and Maxar, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, today announced a multi-year agreement enabling the distribution of Maxar’s high-resolution satellite imagery to SkyWatch’s global customer base via the SkyWatch platform. Through this partnership, SkyWatch customers will have access to Maxar’s high-quality…

ST Engineering iDirect Makes Intuition Available for Customer Testing and Adoption Planning

8 October 2024 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the availability of Intuition, its next-generation, cloud-native, software-defined ground system designed for multi-orbit environments, for customer testing and adoption. Intuition is engineered to revolutionize how satellite networks are deployed, how connectivity services are delivered, and how satellite operators and service…

Kratos and Radisys Partner on Cloud Native 5G-NTN OpenSpace® Solutions to Enable Seamless Satellite Access for Terrestrial Networks

7 October 2024 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced today that it is partnering with Radisys® Corporation, a global leader in open telecom solutions, to develop cloud native 5G-NTN (non-terrestrial network) solutions for satellite connectivity. These solutions will be available through Kratos…

SpaceX to Launch THAICOM-10 Satellite

4 October 2024 – Thaicom Public Company Limited has announced that its subsidiary, Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), has signed an agreement with SpaceX for the launch of THAICOM-10, Thaicom’s upcoming, next generation software-defined, high throughput satellite (SD-HTS). THAICOM-10 satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space SAS (France), will provide over 120 gigabits per second…

Thaicom Partners with INVIDI Technologies and PSI to Reinvent Thailand’s Media Industry

2 October 2024 – Thaicom announces an industry-transforming partnership with INVIDI Technologies, the global leader in targeted, addressable advertising and innovation and PSI, Thailand’s largest satellite network and set-top box provider, to launch addressable advertising, an innovative technology that enable advertisers to deliver personalized ads to specific individuals or households in Thailand. Having developed the…

Space42 Debuts on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Following Merger of Bayanat and Yahsat

1 October 2024 – Space42 made its trading debut on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today following the successful merger completion of Bayanat, a leading AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company P.J.S.C. (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider. Space42 is the UAE’s new AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global…

Gogo to Acquire Satcom Direct

30 September 2024 – Gogo Inc. and Satcom Direct today announced entry into a definitive agreement under which Gogo will acquire Satcom Direct to create the only in-flight connectivity provider able to satisfy the performance and cost needs of every segment of the global business aviation (BA) and military/government mobility markets. Under the terms of…