Intelsat, operator of the largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, was selected by Royal Brunei Airlines (RB), the country’s flag carrier, to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity service to the airline’s […]
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Airbus next-generation Skynet satellite recently attained a major milestone
The UK’s next-generation military communications satellite—Skynet 6A—has successfully completed the coupling of its communications and service modules. The Airbus Skynet satellite program has provided the UK military with sovereign capability […]
Exail to equip Airbus SIRTAP tactical UAS with advanced inertial navigation technology
Exail has been selected with Spanish partner, Grafinta, to supply the UmiX-40 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for its integration in the navigation system of Airbus’s SIRTAP tactical unmanned aerial system […]
Forrester’s Digest: Etihad showcases Airbus A321LR with Viasat WiFi
Middle East airline Etihad has showcased is new passenger layout on its Airbus A321LR fleet, enthusiastically described by the airline as being “beautiful” and noting that Viasat will provide “superfast, […]
Hughes completes agreement with Airbus to become Ka-band MSP for HBCplus
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), has completed an agreement with Airbus to become an official Managed Service Provider (MSP) within the HBCplus in-flight connectivity (IFC) […]
Eutelsat ramps up LEO-enabled aviation services
Eutelsat has announced its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) services for commercial and business aviation are now live and operational, with over 100 certified antenna installations completed and the first […]
Forrester’s Digest: European satellite giants in merger talks
Airbus, Thales Alenia and Leonardo, three giants in terms of satellite manufacture, are in “preliminary talks” to merge their operations—rumors of a potential merger have been reported for some months—the […]
Airbus to design and build ESA’s ExoMars rover lander platform to be designed + built by Airbus
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS – a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)), the ExoMars industrial prime contractor, […]
Could Rocket Lab gain ground in D2C race?
There’s no doubt that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system currently dominates Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) transmissions. Starlink is also enjoying success in serving Cruise ships and airlines with high-speed connectivity. There’s currently […]
Forrester’s Digest: Rocket Lab announces $500m stock offering
Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket company has gone ahead with its $500 million (€461.1m) cash-raising exercise. Rocket Lab has already confirmed an offer to buy German-based laser connectivity specialist […]