Inmarsat has announced the Commercial Service Introduction (CSI) of GX5, the company’s newest, most powerful geostationary satellite to date. GX5 is the 14th satellite currently in service with Inmarsat and provides additional capacity to Europe and the Middle East via the Fleet Xpress (FX) Ka-band high-speed satellite broadband service designed for the maritime industry. The […]
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United Launch Alliance Rocks NROL-44 Mission Launches to Support National Security
This morning’s notification indicated a delay of ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket on a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. To recap, the United launch Alliance rocket departed Space Launch Complex-37 at 8:09 p.m. EST on its mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The outer boosters separated about four minutes into flight, followed by staging […]
Spacecom, Yahsat + Geeks Without Frontiers To Deliver Humanitarian Satellite Services
AMOS-Spacecom of Israel and Yahsat of the United Arab Emirates are working with Geeks Without Frontiers to identify areas of cooperation emerging from the historic Abraham Accords to deliver desperately needed Humanitarian Satellite Connectivity during the ongoing COVID crisis in African. At an historic panel during the “9th Annual Space & Satellite Law Colloquium” entitled, […]
L3Harris Captures $57 Million U.S. Army Award
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received a $57 million competitive award for its Falcon IV® AN/PRC-163 two-channel handheld radios, along with related equipment and services, as part of the U.S. Army’s two-channel Leader radio IDIQ contract — delivery of these radios is expected to start in early 2021. The versatile AN/PRC-163 enables warfighters to share information […]
AXESS Networks Provides UPDATED: Cell Phone Coverage In Colombia Via Satellite
Last February, the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC) assigned nine permits to use the electromagnetic spectrum blocks at the 700 MHz and 2,500 MHz bands to expand the coverage of 4G mobile telephony and internet in 3,658 locations in rural areas of the country between 2020 and 2025. Mobile communications service provider WOM […]
SpaceX Wins Some Of The FCC’s RDOF Payout + US Senate Confirms New FCC Chairman
SpaceX has won a portion of the US government’s scheme to provide satellite-based broadband access to rural users. The pay-out, which totals $885.5 million, is part of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). SpaceX, and other non-terrestrial suppliers, had previously complained that they were being excluded from being considered. In total the FCC has […]
Wavestream BUCs Receive Multi-Million Dollar DoD Order
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has announced that the firm’s subsidiary, Wavestream, has received a multi-million-dollar order from a customer in support of a military communications program run by the US Department of Defense (DoD). New generation of Wavestream Block Upconverters (BUCs) successfully meet DoD program’s requirement for interoperability on multiple satellite constellations […]
New Satellite As An Accessory Product Intro’d By ORBCOMM
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has launched a new satellite as an accessory offering, which adds two-way, global satellite connectivity to ORBCOMM’s cellular asset tracking and monitoring devices, including new installs and currently fielded units, to create dual-mode capability for its transportation solutions. ORBCOMM’s satellite as an accessory features a satellite modem integrated with a state-of-the-art […]
SpaceLink Corporation Forms + Names Their CEO
SpaceLink has formed a corporation and named satellite communications innovator and industry visionary, David Bettinger as Chief Executive Officer. With significant spectrum rights in the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and the backing of Electro Optic Systems — a wholly owned subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited of Australia (EOS) — SpaceLink will provide a […]
NSR Finds Resilience Within The VSAT + Broadband Satellite Markets
NSR’s VSAT and Broadband Satellite Markets 19th Edition report, just released, finds a resilient market, despite near term COVID-19 challenges and changing Key Performance Indicators. Limited growth is underway in 2020, and the market remains poised to emerge from the pandemic on a heightened growth path. Cumulative service revenue will grow at 15% CAGR, with $198 billion […]