Despite missiles raining down — and perhaps to ensure connectivity — Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite is now active in Iran. On June 13th, Iran’s communications ministry […]
Terminals
Eutelsat OneWeb + Kymeta debut multi-orbit SATCOM offering to strengthen global governments’ defense infrastructures
Eutelsat OneWeb and Kymeta have announced the general availability of the new Kymeta™ Goshawk u8 flat-panel terminal on the Eutelsat OneWeb LEO network, a new multi-orbit terminal for government and […]
Ground Control’s RockBLOCK Pro debuts as the world’s first certified Iridium Certus 9704 device
Ground Control has become the first Iridium partner to bring a certified Iridium Certus 9704 device to market: the ruggedized RockBLOCK Pro satellite IoT gateway. Powered by the new Iridium […]
Hughes launches innovative + compact ESA
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), earlier this month informed the industry of the commercial availability of the firm’s HL1100W single panel electronically steerable antenna (ESA), a […]
SWISSto12 releases HummingLink-SOTP user terminal for continuous GEO connectivity
SWISSto12 has debuted HummingLink-SOTP, a new type of terminal for GEO connectivity that combines a small form factor, high portability, quick deployment as well as high-throughput. HummingLink-SOTP leverages SWISSto12’s proprietary […]
Eutelsat eyes Italian satellite contract
Various reports on a proposed $1.5 billion Italian plan for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites talk of the agreement being ‘cancelled’ or ‘paused’ or ‘stalled’. In its place Eutelsat’s CEO has […]
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat to replace Starlink in Ukraine?
French satellite operator Eutelsat is in detailed talks with the EU to replace Starlink as Ukraine’s primary service for military communications, company CEO Eva Berneke said on March 6th. Eutelsat […]
China set to build next-generation BeiDou system
China is planning to develop its next-generation BeiDou system, which will be technologically more advanced and functionally more powerful, and offer higher quality services. Three experimental satellites of this navigation […]
U.S. Navy awards L3Harris nearly $1 billion IDIQ contract
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award from the U.S. Navy, worth up to $999 million, to provide U.S. and coalition forces with resilient […]
Gilat receives million$ order from the U.S. DoD
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) U.S.-based subsidiary, DataPath, has been awarded another contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for more than $4 million for DKET […]