July 2, 2021 – Cobham SATCOM, the market-leading provider of radio and satellite communications solutions to the maritime industry, has today announced the launch of SAILOR 7222 VHF DSC Class A. A next generation SOLAS classified maritime CLASS A VHF radio with new performance features, SAILOR 7222 VHF DSC Class A will raise safety standards…

July 1, 2021 – OneWeb announced the successful launch of another 36 satellites to mark the completion of its ‘Five to 50’ mission. With this major milestone, the Company is ready to deliver connectivity across the United Kingdom, Canada, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland, and the Arctic Region. The latest launch takes OneWeb’s in-orbit constellation to…

June 30, 2021 – Microsoft and SES, in partnership with GovSat and UK-based solutions provider GRC, came together to demonstrate how Microsoft Azure Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities can be brought directly to end-users deployed globally in a highly secure, reliable way while maintaining network sovereignty – allowing users to exploit key…

June 30, 2021 – EUTELSAT 36D satellite has been selected by Airbus Defence and Space to carry its latest Ultra High Frequency (UHF) payload. Airbus Defence and Space has already received firm pre-commitments on this payload. Operating in the dedicated 225-400MHz frequency band, the payload will address French governmental applications and other allied governmental applications…

July 29, 2021 – OneWeb has secured further fund-raising on the anniversary of the successful bid by UK Government and Bharti Global (Bharti) to purchase OneWeb from US Chapter 11 to bring its total funding to $2.4 billion. OneWeb has completed its transformation with the exercise of a Call Option by Bharti to invest an…

June 28, 2021 – Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it received orders of US$9 million for support of gateways of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. Gilat’s subsidiary, Wavestream, was chosen as the vendor of choice to supply Gateway Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to a leading satellite operator to support the LEO constellation gateways. The…

28 June 2021, Seoul, Korea – The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) announced that global giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined the trade group, augmenting its already-broad reach in the space and satellite industry across the Asia Pacific region. “APSCC is proud to welcome AWS as our newest member, and we are grateful for…

June 24, 2021 – As part of its global growth strategy, AXESS set two new state-of-the-art ST Engineering iDirect hubs in operation, to support increased demand of several clients in the Americas and EMEA. AXESS’ teams implemented the new infrastructure in record time at teleports in Mexico and the Middle East. New features of these…

June 24, 2021 – Eutelsat Communications has launched Eutelsat ADVANCE, a global network solution for unlimited reach in a world where increasing digitalisation is having a massive impact on connectivity requirements for businesses. Eutelsat ADVANCE is an end-to-end managed connectivity service, including network interconnection, a management portal and APIs for service providers and their clients,…

June 24, 2021 – HIGH VIEW has extended its partnership with SES in a new multi-year contract and secured long-term satellite capacity. Its DELUXE MUSIC channel will continue broadcasting on SES’s satellites in SD and HD quality at its prime TV neighbourhood at ASTRA 19.2 degrees East. Reaching up to four million viewers a day,…

June 22, 2021 – ST Engineering iDirect and Intelsat are building on a long-term partnership with a local VSAT Service Provider to expand the provision of broadband internet services across the Philippines utilizing the iDirect Evolution® platform. he Philippines, an archipelago in Southeast Asia with over 7,500 islands, is the world’s fifth largest island nation.…

June 17, 2021 – SES has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect Delivery Partner program. Through a technical and business review process, AWS validated SES’s ability to connect its customers directly to their AWS services over its network of multi-orbit satellites. This provides SES customers flexible, secure, reliable access to their cloud-based applications…

June 16, 2021 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has been awarded a contract to provide its long-term partner, satellite solutions company AXESS Networks, with the first Newtec Dialog® XIF hub deployed in Mexico to connect remote communities and businesses. The hub will be utilized by AXESS Networks’ customer, mobile operator…

June 16, 2021 – Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense, represented by TELEDIFE / Secretariat General of Defense, for the development of the SICRAL 3 secure satellite communications system, including its ground segment. Covering the development of phases B and C1, the contract is worth a total of…

June 16, 2021 – President Yamakawa of JAXA and Director General Marciano of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have signed today a Memorandum of Cooperation on Space Development and Application. The signing ceremony was graced by the presence of H.E. Mr. Jose Castillo Laurel V, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Japan, and…

June 15, 2021 – SES will continue delivering Comcast Technology Solutions’ Managed Satellite Distribution service, formerly known as Headend in the Sky (HITS), that reaches hundreds of multichannel video programming distributor systems across the US. SES recently renewed its long-term relationship with Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS), a division of Comcast Cable that provides media and…

June 11, 2021 – As prime contractor for the construction of Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation, Thales Alenia Space is announcing today that the Optical Inter Satellite Links (OISL) on-board the Lightspeed satellites will be its advanced Optel-C product. Optical Inter Satellite Links will allow Lightspeed to provide global, mesh coverage around the world, including above the…