August 24, 2023 – MEASAT officially activated the Program Transformasi Usahawan (PTU) segment of the KampungDigital365.com initiative today, in partnership with Parcel365 Sdn Bhd and M2B Services Sdn Bhd (collectively “Parcel365”). The activation was marked by a launch event that included the introduction of the PTU platform, which enables corporations and individuals to support the…

August 24, 2023 – Viasat Inc. confirmed that its Inmarsat-6 F2 (I6 F2) satellite, which was launched on February 18, 2023, has suffered a power subsystem anomaly during its orbit raising phase. At this stage, Viasat and Airbus, the satellite’s manufacturer, are working to determine the root cause of the anomaly and assess whether the…

August 23, 2023 – SES and We Are IT (WIT), the Philippines’ leading telecommunications service provider, announced their first partnership to deliver connectivity services via the SES-9 satellite to 43 Filipino Commission of Elections (COMELEC) offices. The partnership will see SES enable WIT to deliver reliable and secure connectivity to COMELEC offices in Mindanao, the…

August 23, 2023 – Intelsat has been tapped to provide commercial satellite communications bandwidth, equipment and services to the U.S. Defense Department, as part of a 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) U.S. Space Force contract. “As a trusted provider of resilient satellite communication services to the U.S. Government for 60 years, Intelsat is uniquely…

August 22, 2023 – Hughes Network Systems announced that it has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based services. Under the IDIQ vehicle, valued at up to $900 million, U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies and international coalition partners…

August 17, 2023 – Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has today signed a multi-year, multi-launch contract with Korean aerospace company, INNOSPACE, for a series of orbital launches from the Australian spaceport. The agreement will see the launch of several INNOSPACE rocket variants each carrying between 50kg and 500kg payloads into low earth orbit from the ASC…

August 17, 2023 – Viasat Inc. announced Malaysia Airlines – the national carrier of Malaysia – has selected the company to outfit the airline’s new Boeing 737-8 fleet with its leading wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system. In the pipeline as part of its connectivity strategy, Malaysia Airlines will also introduce high-quality internet connectivity on its…

August 14, 2023 – Viasat Inc. announced the opening of a Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground station in Hokkaido, Japan, now enabling RTE customers the ability to downlink Ka-band payload data in the northwestern Pacific at the site hosted by RTE partner Infostellar. This new ground site gives RTE customers unique access to a strategic location…

August 11, 2023 – Telesat has announced that space technology company MDA Ltd. will build 198 advanced satellites for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) program. Telesat also announced that Telesat Lightspeed is now fully funded through global service delivery taking into account the company’s own equity contribution, certain vendor financing, and aggregate funding…

August 10, 2023 – MEASAT is partnering with Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (“Astro”) to provide complimentary CONNECTme NOW high-speed broadband services to two Astro Kasih Hostels in East Malaysia. The initiative currently benefits over 200 primary school students from remote hostels in SK Magandai (Kota Marudu) in Sabah and SK Sungai Paku (Kapit) in Sarawak.…

August 10, 2023 – SES announces today the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has validated the certification of SES’s Phase II accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities. With this milestone, and following the successful completion of its Phase I activities in 2021, SES has fulfilled its commitment to the FCC’s program to clear a portion…

August 8, 2023 – ST Engineering iDirect announced that service provider Marlink has upgraded to the latest Dialog® 2.5.1 release to take full advantage of its global network, increasing performance and simplifying the operations of customers across several markets. The latest release effectively combines the extra-high throughput from high resolution coding (HRC) and scaling from…

August 7, 2023 – Eutelsat Communications announces that its subsidiary Eutelsat Asia PTE. LTD. has signed a partnership agreement with Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), a subsidiary of Thaicom, a leading Asian satellite operator, related to a new software-defined satellite (SDS) to be positioned at the 119.5° East orbital slot over Asia. Under this partnership,…

August 3, 2023 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Intelsat successfully launched a new satellite to satisfy the growing connectivity demands in the North America and Pacific region. Known as Horizons-4/Galaxy 37 (“H-4/G-37”), the satellite was launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, U.S.A at 2:00 p.m. on…

August 3, 2023 – Intelsat announced the successful launch of Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 (G-37/H-4), setting a new record for the commercial satellite industry by sending eight geostationary satellites into space within 10 months. The Maxar-manufactured satellite launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:00 a.m. EDT. G-37/H-4 separated…

July 31, 2023 – AXESS Networks (AXESS), a global leader of satellite communications, and ABS, a global satellite operator, have signed an agreement to launch a new network increasing AXESS’ Middle East coverage. The agreement provides AXESS Networks with expanded opportunities for both terrestrial and maritime clients in the region strengthening AXESS’ dual-use strategy for…

July 29, 2023 – Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, today announced its JUPITER™ 3 ultra high-density satellite has successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from historic Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A in Florida. Also known as EchoStar XXIV, JUPITER 3 was built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, CA, and is…

July 25, 2023 – Lynk Global, Inc., the world’s leading sat2phone telecoms provider, today released the first-ever video of a series of two-way voice calls between standard-mobile-phones connected via satellite. The video shows multiple voice calls using standard mobile phones connected via Lynk’s existing satellite-cell-towers in orbit. Charles Miller, CEO and co-founder of Lynk, stated,…