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Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

The European Commission awarded two contracts for 12 satellites — 6 satellites each — for a total of EUR €1.47 billion to ThalesAleniaSpace (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) following an “open competition.” OHB System AG, the maker of 38 Galileo satellites to date, was shut out. The first 2nd generation satellites are scheduled to […]

Inmarsat Provides Demand for More than 10,000 Vessel Fleet Xpress Installations

Two major events for Inmarsat include the 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation and the beginning of a new ‘academy’. Inmarsat, provider of global, mobile satellite communications, has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation. Simultaneously the company has launched a new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ with existing partners, shipowners and operators to support the full understanding and adoption […]

Optical Comms Collaboration Between Swedish Space Corp. + Airbus D&S Netherlands

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands (Airbus DS NL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative activities regarding ground equipment for space-to-ground optical communication. The agreement will accelerate the development of commercially viable optical ground stations that will be offered by Airbus DS NL and used by SSC in […]

Quintech Matrix Switch Certified For Use In MET WGS Terminals

Quintech Electronics & Communications, Inc., an Evertz company, has announced the XTREME-256 matrix switch is certified for use in METs WGS Terminals. The XTREME-256 matrix switch was certified by Aberdeen Proving Grounds to operate in the AN/GSC-52B Modernization of Enterprise Terminal (MET) Ka- and X-band Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) stations. The MET station with the […]

Iridium Partner MetOcean Telematics Provides Search & Rescue Buoys to the USCG

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean) has been awarded a five-year, blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to supply the United States Coast Guard (USCG) with their search and rescue buoy, the Iridium Self Locating Datum Marker Buoy, also known as the iSLDMB. MetOcean Telematics has supported and supplied Coast Guards (CG) around the globe with a cost-effective and reliable […]

NSR’s Latest VSAT + B’Band Markets Report + Analysis

The Non-GEO SATCOM market has been highly speculative over the past decade, especially with the upcoming constellations – Starlink, Kuiper, Telesat, OneWeb and others. However, in 2020, against COVID-19 odds, the segment has transitioned to a significant level of affirmation with multiple players achieving key milestones with their developments and contract awards. Although there have […]

Aurora Insight’s Charlie To Launch Via The SpaceX Transporter-1 From Canaveral

Aurora Insight is scheduled to launch its second, satellite-based. radio frequency spectrum sensor on SpaceX’s Transporter-1, on Friday, January 22nd from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is a part of SpaceX’s dedicated rideshare mission on the Falcon 9 rocket and will be broadcast live at www.spacex.com/launches. Aurora will host a special live stream discussion event […]

Satcom Global Aura VSAT Selected By Arklow Shipping For Vessel Comms

Arklow Shipping (Arklow) has contracted Satcom Global to install Aura VSAT across 17 new build vessels which will begin delivery in 2021. The new vessels will be activated on a range of Aura service packages, all with Committed Information Rate for guaranteed service quality, and companion options to suit their different sailing patterns. Ten, new, […]

SES Networks’ Satellite Capacity Will Be Delivered To SSI Canada

Vital new satellite capacity will be delivered to Canada’s north, including all 25 communities of Nunavut, following a partnership signed between SSi Canada, the developer-operator of QINIQ broadband and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut, and SES Networks. This partnership comes at a critical time for Nunavut, with the COVID-19 crisis having led to an unprecedented […]