Asia Pacific Space Community Council
September 13, 2023 – For the first time ever, cruise operators can now depend on a single managed solution to reap the benefits of low-latency, high-throughput satellite connectivity services that are enabled by integrating Starlink’s low-earth orbit (LEO) and SES’s medium earth orbit (MEO) services, both companies announced today. The joint offering – SES Cruise…
September 13, 2023 – Intelsat again chooses Arianespace to deliver next generation system IS-45 delivering Ku- band fixed-satellite services. Intelsat IS-45 is the 67th satellite to be launched by Arianespace to the benefit of longtime customer Intelsat (since 1983). Arianespace today announced a contract with Intelsat to launch the IS-45 payload with Ariane 6. IS-45…
September 11, 2023 – Thaicom Public Company Limited, a leading Asian satellite operator and space technology company, has selected Airbus for its new generation software-defined high throughput satellite. Airbus will provide one of its latest designed satellites – a fully reconfigurable OneSat. This Thaicom satellite will provide extended connectivity in Ku-band over the Asia-Pacific region…
September 6, 2023 – Viasat, Inc. announced that Inmarsat Government, now part of Viasat, was awarded a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). Inmarsat Government is one of 16 companies selected for…
September 5, 2023 – INTEGRASYS S.A, a pioneering leader in software satellite communications solutions, has announced the successful acquisition of SCIURUS, a Spanish dynamic technology company known for its cutting-edge innovation, and intellectual property with state-of-the-art prototypes. This strategic move marks a significant step in INTEGRASYS group’s ambitious expansion plan, which has been steadily unfolding…
September 5, 2023 – Air Canada and Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of in-flight connectivity (IFC), today announced an agreement for Intelsat to provide connectivity systems for nearly 100 additional aircraft across the airline’s fleet, including Intelsat’s new multi-orbit electronically steered array (ESA) antenna…
September 1, 2023 – OneWeb and Sat One, the Perth based satellite service company that provides telecommunications services to enterprise customers, announced today a multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership to deliver OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions across Australia and New Zealand. Powered by OneWeb’s LEO satellite communications network, Sat One will be able to…
August 31, 2023 – Telemor (Viettel Timor Unipessoal Lda), the leading mobile operator in Timor-Leste, and SES announced the renewal of their eight-year partnership which involves enabling Telemor to deliver upgraded mobile connectivity to residents and businesses in Timor-Leste. Under the new agreement, Telemor will increase its service uptake substantially on SES’s O3b constellation operating…
August 29, 2023 – Viasat, Inc. has been selected as the inflight connectivity provider for Korean Air. Under the agreement, the Korean flag carrier has selected Viasat’s award-winning inflight broadband solution for its upcoming fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft. Korean Air will receive a total of 30 Airbus A321neos by 2027 as part of a…
August 28, 2023 – Lockheed Martin welcomed today’s announcement by the Department of Defence on being selected as the strategic partner to steward AIR6500 Phase 1 (AIR6500-1). AIR6500-1 will provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) that will form the ground-breaking architecture at the core of the ADF’s…