SES has announced that customers of African internet provider InterSAT can continue to rely on SES’s well-positioned satellite to connect their farms, remote offices, schools and hospitals with affordable internet access across Africa due to the latest capacity renewal agreement signed by InterSAT and SES. Under the agreement, SES’s NSS-12, located at 57 degrees East, […]
It was a busy weekend for Elon Musk’s SpaceX team. On May 13th, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:07pm Pacific time to add another 53 Starlink satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit communications constellation, bringing the total launched to more than 2,500. The successful launch took place from […]
The European Union, the UK and the US government have all formally blamed the Russian government for the February 24th hack and damage to Viasat satellite modems in Europe in the hours before the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian hack of Viasat’s modems resulted in an immediate and significant loss of communication in the earliest […]
Eutelsat Communications and The Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation (TTC) have signed a contract for capacity on Eutelsat 172B satellite to support the extension of corporate networks for government offices and key enterprises of the Tuvalu Islands. Under the terms of this multi-year agreement, TTC will be leveraging the unparalleled coverage of Eutelsat 172B to fulfil its […]
Globalstar, which already provides mobile satellite services, has registered its plans with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for a huge constellation of 3080 satellites. The plan is to orbit the planet in 100 orbital planes at heights between 485 kms to 700 kms. Globalstar’s existing fleet comprises 48 satellites at 1400 kms above the Earth […]
SES has struck a deal with Canada’s SSi to supply additional capacity to connect consumers, students, government entities and businesses across Northern Canada, including all 25 communities of Nunavut. The agreement sees access to expanded broadband capacity following a partnership signed between SSi Canada – the developer-operator of QINIQ broadband and SSi Mobile services in […]
India’s Tata Communications published its full-year and Q4 numbers saying that its Consolidated revenue totalled $2.24 billion for FY22 while Q4 FY22 topped $567 million. Most of the company’s business segments witnessed growth including core connectivity, digital platforms & services, and incubation services of data business. Specifically, Tata’s data business grew by 2.1 per cent […]
Research consultancy Euroconsult has released a report which looks at the maritime and cruise line sector. It finds that in 2020 satellite services for merchant shipping grew 4 per cent to $584 million (€540.7m), but Covid saw the market for cruise ship connectivity plummet. The cruise sector is, however, recovering. In the report titled Prospects […]
XtndNet a new ISP bringing high speed broadband to rural locations in the UK and beyond, will be introducing its newly launched benchmark hybrid satellite service for rural and under-connected properties at Connected North Conference & Expo in Manchester on April 25th – 26th. With a focus on connectivity as an essential component for ensuring […]
Back at the Satellite 2017 show, in front of thousands of delegates, Eutelsat’s then CEO Rodolphe Belmer signed a contract with Jeff Bezos for the very first order for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. Eutelsat and Blue Origin, in a statement at the time, said the rocket would be ready “by the end of the […]