Telstra has announced a new collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring Satellite-to-Mobile (direct-to-handset) text messaging to customers in Australia. Telstra says the deal will enable them to provide better coverage […]
Backhaul
Intelsat named 1st foreign GEO satellite operator licensed to sell/operate in the Philippines
Intelsat is the first foreign GEO satellite operator licensed to sell products in the Philippines. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines granted a Satellite Service […]
C-Com’s 1.3M Manpack’s antenna locates a satellite in less than 1 minute by pressing a button
C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., (TSXV: CMI and OTC: CYSNF) a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announces the company has successfully completed the design, development and testing of its new […]
Intelsat and Africa Mobile Networks expand cellular coverage across Africa
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have deployed more than 3,000 rural base satellite antennas across several countries […]
Gilat to provide satellite network modernization at Ethiopia’s Ethio Telecom
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), provider of satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, recently announced that the company received a contract for satellite network modernization at Ethio […]
XipLink + NOVELSAT deliver multi-gigabit throughput to support critical services network in Greenland
XipLink Inc. and NOVELSAT have deployed XipOS for their customer Tusass, Greenland’s leading communications provider, to meet their requirement to support a critical, telco-grade, backhaul service. XipLink’s XipOS enables a […]
Million$ awarded by SDA to three companies
Recently, the Space Development Agency (SDA) issued awards totaling $1.6 million for a study to be completed over 90 days that will examine and analyze potential, LEO, backhaul capabilities. This […]
Avanti’s new antenna in Dakar completes second phase of HYLAS 4 satellite gateway project
Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) has completed the second phase of its project to build a new HYLAS 4 satellite gateway station, in Dakar, Senegal. The arrival of a new Ka-band antenna […]
mu Space and OneWeb’s multi-million dollar plan provides LEO connectivity solutions in mainland Southeast Asia
mu Space, an aerospace manufacturer and satellite internet service provider based in Southeast Asia, and OneWeb a Low Earth Orbit satellite communications company, have signed an exclusive deal to provide […]
Comtech awarded million$$ for blended comms tech + location service + also demo’d 5G connectivity over a satellite network
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) has awarded Comtech Telecommunications $29 million to deliver communications technologies and location services that will operate on Yahsat’s Thuraya 4-NGS satellite constellation. Under […]