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SES unveils rebrand

The newly merged SES has unveiled new branding. Central to this rebranding, says the satellite operator, is the purpose statement: “Space to Make a Difference”, which it says highlights the company’s mission and the transformative impact it aims to achieve in the industry. Accompanying the launch is the new corporate tagline: Solve. Empower. Soar. “Through […]

September 12, 2025

Gilat introduces AI automation in network management

Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced the AI transformation of its Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP). The new AI capabilities are available immediately. This integration introduces a new NMS-MCP, which acts as a gateway between the NMS and AI agents. The NMS-MCP supports […]

September 12, 2025

Major Japanese broadcasters quit satellite

A number of Japanese broadcasters are leaving the high-profile BS4K direct broadcasting platform. The satellite platform charges a premium fee over and above the normal TV licence fee. Only three channels remain, including public broadcaster NHK and shopping channels. The five major channels (described locally as part of the BS5 consortium) and named as Nippon […]

September 11, 2025By Chris Forrester

Babeleye extends partnership with Eutelsat

Babeleye, a specialist in content metadata solutions, has announced the extension of its strategic partnership with satellite operator Eutelsat. This renewed collaboration further solidifies Babeleye’s role as metadata provider for Sat.tv, Eutelsat’s FTA satellite television service across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The Sat.tv service, designed to offer a user-friendly satellite TV experience to […]

September 10, 2025

France: Capgemini, Thales, Thales Alenia Space lead 5G D2D project

Capgemini, a specialist in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global player in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed […]

September 10, 2025

All to fight for in India’s space race

According to the Indian government, the total number of broadband connections in the country at the end of 2024 stood at 944.96 million (cellular 903.78 million, wireline 41.19 million) and the market is growing. It is commonplace for millions of Indian consumers to own multiple handsets (one for work, for family, etc). But the market […]

September 9, 2025

DE-CIX charts next frontier of orbital interconnectivity

DE-CIX, the Internet Exchange (IX) operator, is expanding its vision of interconnection beyond terrestrial boundaries. Through its Space-IX initiative, DE-CIX is preparing for this future and already considering what the first orbital IX might look like. Just as the company connects over 4,000 networks across more than 60 IX locations on Earth, Space-IX aims to […]

September 9, 2025

Es’hailSat, neXat MENA collaboration

A partnership between Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and neXat, creators of the first satellite-specific open OSS/BSS platform, seeks to improve the way managed services are accessed and delivered across the Middle East and Africa. Es’hailSat will use the neXat platform to make it easier for its channel partners – such as […]

September 8, 2025

SWISSto12 closes Hanwha Phasor assets acquisition

SWISSto12, an aerospace company and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products, has announced the acquisition of intellectual property (IP) and key assets from Hanwha Phasor, following Hanwha Phasor’s liquidation, as first revealed in August.  SWISSto12 has acquired Ku band active electronically steered antenna (AESA) user terminal technology and assets […]

September 5, 2025

SkyPerfect JSAT plans major expansion

Japan’s satellite operator, Sky Perfect JSAT, is to triple its investment in its fleet and which will include diversification into optical and radar observation satellites in addition to its core DTH broadcast services. Isao Kubo, the company’s CFO says that the past 3 years had seen it invest some $489 million (€419.7m) in its fleet, […]

September 4, 2025By Chris Forrester