Satellite operator Intelsat has announced an expansion of its collaboration with iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a specialist in broadcast and media solutions, promoting the distribution of religious channels globally through their project, Faith Beyond. iKOMG’s Faith Beyond package is a fully managed, all-in-one service designed to support the specific needs of faith-based broadcasters looking to […]
The FCC, on September 25th, issued permission for a rescue attempt on Intelsat’s ‘drifting’ Galaxy 25 satellites with a Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV/Space Tug) over the next few days. The FCC is keen on the whole exercise being seen as an experimental mission. In its permission, the FCC stated: “After an extended period of drifting, […]
Euronews is latest broadcaster to bring FAST channels to the Intelsat Galaxy 19 (G-19) platform. The international news channel provides new content with a pan-European perspective to over 400 million households across 160 countries in 17 different languages. Euronews English and Euronews Spanish are now available to G-19 viewers in addition to the WeDo Big […]
South Korean tech giant Samsung launched its premium Galaxy S24 series smartphones during the Galaxy Unpacked event at SAP Center Arena, in San Jose, US on January 17th. Respondin to the news, Anisha Bhatia, Senior Technology Analyst at GlobalData, the data and analytics company, commented: “Samsung is one of the foremost smartphone companies in the […]
SpaceX has launched Galaxy 37 for Intelsat. Lift-off took place at 01:00 EDT on August 3rd on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. “This launch completes our comprehensive Galaxy fleet refresh plan started about 10 months ago,” said Dave Wajsgras, CEO at Intelsat. “This milestone is now a part of the 40-year Galaxy […]
Samsung TV Plus has updated its mobile app with a fresh new user experience. As part of the update, and exclusive to the UK, Samsung will be launching a vertical video experience within the app. Rolling out to customers across May and June, it will allow users to scroll through short videos of their favourite […]
Samsung says that it has developed a system that will allow smartphone users to send data via satellite, thus intensifying the race among technology companies to connect their devices to non-terrestrial networks. As with Apple, the data will be sent to low-Earth orbiting satellites in space and sent back to Earth-based teleport stations before reaching […]
OneWeb and Galaxy Broadband Communications, the Ontario-based satellite service company that provides telecommunications services to enterprise customers, have announced a $50 million (€45.8m) multi-year deal to deliver OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions across Canada including the northern territory of Nunavut. Powered by OneWeb’s LEO satellite communications network, Galaxy offers connectivity services designed specifically […]
EE, is helping to keep older adults connected by teaming up with Samsung and Easology on the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite tablet. Available exclusively with EE – the bundle makes technology easier to navigate with larger icons, clear text, simplified layouts and user-friendly settings. Thanks to the Easology software, day-to-day functions such as phone calls, […]
Intelsat’s Galaxy-35 and 36 will launch on December 13th subject to the usual weather considerations. The pair will be launched by an Arianespace rocket (Flight 259) from the Kourou, French Guiana spaceport. It will be the third launch this year by an Ariane 5 rocket. The two satellites will be joined on the launch by […]