Gogo Business Aviation|Satcom Direct has signed a second three-year preferred supplier agreement with Luxaviation Group, continuing the relationship first forged between the business aviation operator and Satcom Direct (SD) in 2021. The new deal includes access to Gogo Galileo phased array antennas and its North American Air-to-Ground connectivity network, following the recent transaction combining the […]
Gogo has announced the completion of its acquisition of Satcom Direct (SD), creating a multi-orbit, multi-band, in-flight connectivity provider serving the the global business aviation (BA) and military/government mobility markets. The deal was first announced in September. Gogo paid $375 million (€357.4m) in cash and issued five million shares of Gogo stock to SD ownership at […]
Gogo and Satcom Direct have announced a agreement under which Gogo will acquire Satcom Direct to create the an in-flight connectivity provider that it says will be “able to satisfy the performance and cost needs of every segment of the global business aviation (BA) and military/government mobility markets”. Under the terms of the agreement, Satcom […]
Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stellar Blu Solutions, which will become a core component of Gilat’s IFC growth strategy. Stellar Blu Solutions is a US-based avionics solution provider of next-generation SATCOM terminal solutions. Gilat expects its annual revenues from the acquired […]
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE satellite solutions provider, has partnered with SATCOM Technologies to explore new satellite communications opportunities in Zimbabwe. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in Yahsat’s ongoing expansion across the African continent, enabling key economic sectors, government departments, and organizations to harness the power of satellite connectivity. Yahsat’s strategic […]
Satellite operators running large teleport operations and satellite broadcasters seeking the ultimate technology to power their businesses now have a range of options to choose from thanks to a new generation of GaN SSPAs in DBS introduced to the market by Celestia TTi. A specialist in delivering high performance SSPAs and BUCs with over 25 […]
Avanti Communications has become the first Ka-band network to have been accredited on the Global Infrastructure & Security Solutions (GISS) ManPack Cobalt terminal. After successful testing on October 23rd, Avanti is now able to offer more flexible and cost-effective communications-on-the-pause (COTP) solutions for government, military and enterprise customers across EMEA. The GISS ManPack Cobalt terminal, developed […]
Satellite Communications (SatCom) has entered a period of renewed interest with innovative technological advances, mainly driven by ballooning investment dollars in the high-growth space tech segment and the demand for global connectivity. The SatCom ecosystem has two segments: ground equipment and space. Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research foresees sustained ground segment growth from the […]
A new project coordinated by Integrasys, Space4Green, started on November 23rd with a kick-off meeting in Seville, where the team had the opportunity to present their software solution. They exposed the objectives and the overall idea of the project, which has been carefully curated with other nine European businesses, composed not only of technological partners […]
Viasat’s UK division has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a multi-layered Satellite Communication (SATCOM) study focused on evaluating the use cases, market segments and technical aspects of these future systems, which will be comprised of networks that span multiple orbital types including Geostationary Equatorial Orbit (GEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), […]