Hispasat, the Spanish satellite operator, has acquired 19.04 per cent of the shareholding of its Brazilian subsidiary Hispamar Satélites from Telemar, after obtaining the necessary permits and authorisations from the Brazilian government. Consequently, Hispasat will hold 100 per cent of its subsidiary’s share capital. At present the Hispamar fleet is made up of the Amazonas […]
Inmarsat-6, built by Airbus (and the first Inmarsat to be built by Airbus) has been shipped from the Airbus facility in Toulouse to Tanegashima in Japan ready for launch. The satellite will operate in both multibeam Ka-band and L-band and will use a huge 9 metre antenna for its L-band services. It also houses an […]
Israeli satellite builder Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has showcased a small but fully advanced geostationary satellite design. IAI used the 72nd International Aeronautical Congress in Dubai to unveil what it calls its Mini Communications Satellite (MCS) that would have a mass of around 600-700 kgs and yet carry an advanced communications payload. Moreover, it would […]
High-throughput satellite capacity specialist Avanti Communications has launched Avanti EXTEND – a new managed satellite service for rural connectivity. Designed specifically for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Avanti EXTEND provides high-performance and cost-effective 2G, 3G and 4G solutions to remote and hard-to-reach areas across sub-Saharan Africa. This enables customers to provide reliable cellular service to the […]
Satellite operator has launched Eutelsat ADVANCE, which it describes as a global network solution for unlimited reach in a world where increasing digitalisation is having a massive impact on connectivity requirements for businesses. Eutelsat ADVANCE is an end-to-end managed connectivity service, including network interconnection, a management portal and APIs for service providers and their clients, […]
Viasat of California says the first of its trio of its Version 3.0 satellites has completed testing and payload integration at Viasat’s own facility. Boeing will now take care of the further integration with performance testing. The satellite, destined to cover the Americas, will launch early next year. Two more V 3.0 will follow. One […]
Satellite operators Viasat and Avanti Communications have signed a Ka-band capacity lease agreement to provide additional coverage and capacity across the Middle East and Western Europe – ahead of Viasat’s ViaSat-3 global constellation – to support Viasat’s expanding global mobility and enterprise businesses, specifically across aviation, maritime and energy. The pair have a long-standing relationship, […]