July 24, 2023 – Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced the introduction of its Iridium Certus® aviation commercial service, providing a secure cockpit domain with reliable voice and data capabilities. This milestone achievement marks the availability and certification of Iridium Connected® aviation solutions for commercial transport…

July 24, 2023 – Eutelsat Communications announces the successful entry into service of the multi-mission high-capacity EUTELSAT 10B satellite at the 10°East orbital position. Responding to strong growth in demand for mobile connectivity, EUTELSAT 10B is carrying two multi-beam High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) Ku-band payloads: a payload covering the North Atlantic corridor, Europe, the Mediterranean basin,…

July 20, 2023 – Thales Alenia Space has signed with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting in the name and on behalf of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) and the European Union represented by the European Commission, more than 300 M€ global amount contracts to design and build with its European consortium…

July 19, 2023 – Wind River®, a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that VxWorks® is used in the On-Board Computer (OBC) to command the Astroscale ELSA-M Servicer spacecraft. Astroscale develops innovative solutions to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale’s…

July 18, 2023 – Hughes Network Systems announced that Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), which delivers services for the biggest Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Africa, has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System ground platform to backhaul 2G, 3G and 4G cellular network traffic in Madagascar and Nigeria. AMN will deploy Hughes JUPITER gateways and remote terminals…

July 15, 2023 – Malaysia’s Rural Broadband Service Provider has partnered with Parcel365 Sdn Bhd and M2B Services Sdn Bhd (collectively “Parcel365”) to launch the KampungDigital365.com initiative to uplift rural communities through digital economy activities. In the longer term, the KampungDigital365.com initiative promotes the development of rural industries and value-added supply chains, channelling high quality…

July 11, 2023 – Leading space advisory firm, Euroconsult, has announced a major process of evolution for the group and its shareholders, as the company seeks to enable and drive forward its next decade of success via a simplified, fully integrated operational structure. Since its establishment in 1983 Euroconsult has been at the heart of…

July 11, 2023 – Astranis announced that it is partnering with Orbits Corp to bring the Philippines their first-ever dedicated internet satellite. The satellite will provide sufficient bandwidth to connect up to two million people across 5,000 remote and rural communities in the Philippines. Orbits Corp is a satellite services provider and the sister company…

July 5, 2023 – TVRI, an Indonesian public broadcaster, in collaboration with PT Telkom Indonesia and its subsidiary Telkomsat, are announcing a high-definition (HD) channel, TVRI World, delivered to TV homes via SES’s satellites. From 1 May 2023, the English-language TVRI World channel is broadcast across Europe via ASTRA 19.2 degrees East and the Middle…

July 5, 2023 – Telesat announced that the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has validated Telesat’s Phase II certification of accelerated C-band clearing activities in the 3.7 GHz band. With this order, the FCC confirms that Telesat has completed all requirements for relocating customers from the 3700-3820 MHz band in…

July 5, 2023 – On July 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. local time, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off flawlessly from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellite for the German government and SYRACUSE 4B for the French Ministry of Defence. The Heinrich-Hertz-Mission is the first dedicated German telecommunications satellite-based mission that will…

July 4, 2023 – Thales Alenia Space announces the creation of the Space Business Catalyst, a unique industry accelerator dedicated to the space sector to coincide with the Assises du New Space opening in Paris on July 5. The Space Business Catalyst is a first and is designed to explore, create and secure the conditions…

June 29, 2023 – Momentum, a leading provider of enterprise connectivity solutions in remote areas throughout North and South America, today announced an enhanced agreement that will enable Momentum to use OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency satellite fleet, on top of Eutelsat’s ADVANCE global connectivity solution. This partnership will help tobring high-performance communications services to Oil &…

June 27, 2023 – Intelsat and Lintasarta, an Indonesian information and communication technology company via its mobile network operator subsidiary Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), has rolled out a network to cover remote areas in Indonesia. Nearly 400 sites, across Central and Western Indonesia including Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara have received broadband connectivity with Intelsat’s…

June 27, 2023 – SES announced today that the SES-18 satellite is now delivering services at 103 degrees West, replacing SES-3’s C-band payload. SES-18 is enabling SES to continue delivering C-band broadcast and radio services to millions of American homes, as well as provide other critical network communications services to the United States. SES-19, which…

June 23, 2023 – Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate the prerequisites for production of a new generation of electric propulsion systems for satellites in the United States, based on Safran’s PPSX00 plasma thruster. Safran Electronics & Defense, via Safran Spacecraft…

June 20, 2023 – Comtech announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and completed the AWS Technical Review to validate a Comtech solution. The APN is a global community of AWS Partners that leverage programs, expertise, and resources to build, market, and sell customer offerings in diverse global markets.…

June 20, 2023 – Intelsat ordered its second Mission Extension Pod (MEP) from Northrop Grumman Corporation’s SpaceLogistics, which will add life to an Intelsat satellite, providing uninterrupted services to many customers. The new contract represents the fourth deal with SpaceLogistics, following an order for a single MEP in April 2023 and two Mission Extension Vehicles…