… there are more than 17 million satellite TV subscribers in South America, which reflects the importance of this technology in the region to bring informational, educational and entertainment content to a significant part of the population. HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite services and solutions operator and provider of the Red Eléctrica Group, has reached an […]
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Kacific Launches The CommsBox
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group is launching an innovative emergency connectivity solution, CommsBox, designed to provide broadband service in emergency or disaster zones rapidly. Kacific CommsBox is a transportable, all-in-one, SATCOM product that can be rapidly deployed in disaster zones when other communication channels fail. The turnkey solution is designed to meet the particular disaster response […]
Hughes Empowers SDT Ingenieria’s Internet Connectivity For Schools In Colombia
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has reported that the Hughes satellite internet service and equipment will be deployed by SDT Ingenieria to connect 670 schools in Colombia. SDT Ingenieria was awarded the project to help bridge the digital divide in the Antioquia Department in the mountainous, rural, Medellín region where terrestrial connectivity is lacking. This […]
Cruise Ship “NIPPON MARU” Upgrades High-Speed Internet Access with “JSATMarine” Service
The upgrade to JSATMarine service is intended to boost the speed to meet customers’ increasing demand for internet usage, especially at sea around Japan where cellular network cannot be reached. Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line, Ltd. , Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced today that cruise ship “NIPPON MARU” *1 operated by MOPAS underwent […]
Astranis Space Technologies To Launch Their MicroGEO Satellites Via SpaceX Falcon 9
Astranis Space Technologies Corp. has signed a contract with SpaceX for a dedicated Falcon 9 launch to put four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellites into service in 2023. The Astranis payload is well below the maximum payload capacity for a Falcon 9 vehicle, translating into a performance bonus that Astranis is using to tailor the insertion […]
IPS, Inc. and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation Provide Satellite Broadband Service in the Philippines
The advantage of Challenergy’s wind turbine technology is its capability to generate stable power even during strong winds and expected to be a reusable power solution that suits the Philippines where they often experience strong typhoons. IPS, Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Koji Miyashita, and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation Representative Director, President & Chief […]
High-Speed Internet Development For The Solar System From Aquarian Space
Aquarian Space has successfully raised a seed round led by Draper Associates — this funding will accelerate development plans for Aquarian Space’s SOLNET™, which will offer critical high-speed internet and communications for beyond-Earth operations. High-speed internet drives communication on Earth; however, this fast and reliable network ends with the geostationary orbit. Above Earth’s orbit, current […]
Multi-Million $$$ Order From Intelsat For Gilat Satellite Networks’ Taurus Modems
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has made public that Intelsat is expanding their in-flight connectivity (IFC) capabilities with a strategic, multi-million-dollar order for Gilat’s SkyEdge IV Taurus modems. SkyEdge IV Taurus is an ultra-high-performance modem for IFC designed to provide Wi-Fi internet and IPTV for passengers on commercial airlines, regional aircraft and […]
Kepler Communications Adds Four GEN1 Smallsats To Their Constellation
Kepler Communications welcomed four new satellites into their constellation after the successful launch via a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral as part of the SpaceX Transporter-3 mission — this event enhances the company’s active constellation to 19 satellites in total. These four satellites — KEPLER-16, KEPLER-17, KEPLER-18, and KEPLER-19 — once fully operational within the […]
mu Space’s Reveal On Tech Day A $4 Million Ultra Fast Internet Satellite
Aerospace manufacturer and satellite internet service provider mu Space Corp, recently announced plans to manufacture up to 200 of its revolutionary MU-B200 satellites that are capable of providing ultra-fast 5Gbps internet speeds to remote locations. With a price tag of US$4 million, less than half that of similar technology currently on the market, the MU-B200 […]