Viasat, the global communications company, has confirmed the scheduled launch date for the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite is April 18th, during an approximately one-hour long launch window opening at 7:29pm EDT. The ViaSat-3 satellite will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite will be sent into […]
According to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, digital infrastructure is crucial to unlocking opportunities for growth and prosperity and delivering the department’s mission to put the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement. Future telecoms is one of the critical technologies identified in its recently published Science and Technology Framework. […]
Yahsat, which also controls Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya Telecommunications, is putting $17.5 million (€16m) into a satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) operator Astrocast. Astrocast is based in Switzerland and the investment is in the form of a convertible loan and will help with Astrocast’s target which is to raise almost $48 million this year. Astrocast has […]
NTT, an IT infrastructure and services company, and SES have announced a multi-year partnership to use SES satellites to deliver NTT’s Edge as a Service to enterprise customers. The collaboration will bring together NTT’s expertise in networking and enterprise managed services with SES’s satellite capabilities to deliver reliable connectivity to enterprises that must meet surges […]
Cairo-based satellite operator Nilesat has declared payment of a cash dividend equal to $0.45 per share. Payment to shareholders will be made on April 13th. While the 45c to be paid is the same as that for 2021, it is a reduction of that paid in 2020 (55c) and 2019 (60c). Nilesat has improved its […]
GVF, the global association of the entire satellite industry ecosystem, has announced that following the forthcoming departure of Secretary General David Meltzer, Irina Petrov, GVF’s Vice President for Marketing & Membership, has been appointed as Acting Secretary General, effective May 24th. Meltzer, based at GVF’s Washington, D.C. Office has served as Secretary General since 2018, […]
The Canadian government is to invest C$1.2 billion (€0.81bn) into space robotics and satellite business MDA (the former Macdonald, Dettwiler & Associates) and perhaps best known for its Canadarm robotic device used on Space Shuttles. The announcement was made as part of Canada’s annual financial budget. “MDA is extremely pleased to see Canada take a […]
The US Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework to facilitate innovative collaborations between satellite operators and wireless companies. These partnerships leverage the growth in space-based services to connect smartphone users in remote, unserved, and underserved areas. Numerous such collaborations have launched recently, and the FCC seeks to establish clear and transparent processes […]
Low Earth orbit satellite communications company OneWeb, and aerospace manufacturer and satellite Internet Service Provider mu Space and Advanced Technology have agreed a multi-million, multi-year deal to deliver OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions across mainland Southeast Asia, also known as Indochina, which includes Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia. As one of OneWeb’s […]
SES has struck a deal with Mexico’s federal agency CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos (CFE TEIT) to deploy more than 1,100 broadband hotspots as part of the Federal Government’s initiative ‘Internet para todos’ (Internet for everyone). These sites are enabled by the very high throughput Ka-band SES-17 satellite and will benefit communities across the […]