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NHL unveils prime time games for fans in Europe

The National Hockey League (NHL) has unveiled the 2025-26 schedule of games that will be available live in prime time to hockey fans in Europe. The League and its international media partners will deliver 43 NHL Saturday presented by Fastenal and NHL Sunday presented by Fastenal broadcasts to fans in more than 30 countries and […]

October 10, 2025

ViaSat-3 F2 nears launch

ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (VS-3 F2) – the second of three VS-3 Ultra-high capacity satellites – is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It will lift off aboard an Atlas V 551 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance (ULA) in the second half of October. Once […]

September 30, 2025By Chris Forrester

Space42, Viasat launch Equatys D2D venture

Emirates-based Space42 and California-based Viasat have created Equatys, described as a joint-held entity, to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment. Equatys will serve to unite satellite and terrestrial networks leveraging a 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Release compliant platform accessible to standard smartphones […]

September 17, 2025By Chris Forrester

WSBW panel: ‘Video DTH in decline’

The Novaspace World Space Business Week kicked off in Paris but the news for video DTH confirms that the sector is in decline. Telesat’s CEO Dan Goldberg told delegates that people are watching more and more video, but it’s streaming and TikTok. “Unfortunately, they’re not watching so much satellite TV. It has been steady decline, […]

September 16, 2025By Chris Forrester

Satellite D2D the hot topic at WSBW event

The Novaspace World Space Business Week event in Paris heard an expert panel talk about their Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite plans. Scott Wisniewski, President of AST SpaceMobile, told delegates that the stage his D2D business was now at was to move to revenue generation using its partnerships with the likes of Vodafone, Verizon and AT&T. AST […]

September 16, 2025By Chris Forrester

Viasat unlocks capacity boost for business aviation IFC

Viasat has announced that its JetXP business aviation in-flight broadband service is now delivering five times more capacity across the Eastern US, with a phased nationwide expansion in the coming months. All Viasat’s business aviation customers using the Honeywell JetWave or Gogo Plane Simple Ka-band terminals are benefitting from the capacity boost for a greater […]

September 3, 2025

Viasat’s 3-F2 satellite gets ready to ship

California-based satellite operator Viasat says that its latest satellite, its much-delayed Viasat-3 F2 craft, is ready to ship to its launch site by the end of September, for launch by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V-551 rocket. This suggests the satellite will likely launch in late-October or early-November. Viasat added that progress on its […]

August 20, 2025By Chris Forrester

Viasat powers IFC for All Nippon Airways

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, is introducing free, high-speed in-flight internet service capable of video streaming for all international classes on its B767-300ER (202-seat configuration, JA625A) aircraft. Powered by the latest system from Viasat, the advanced service ensures passengers enjoy smooth, fast connectivity from boarding to disembarkation, providing a ground-like internet experience in […]

August 6, 2025

Es’hailSat, Viasat Energy Services expand regional satellite connectivity

Es’hailSat, Qatar Satellite Company, has announced that Viasat Energy Services, a business unit of Viasat, has added satellite capacity on Es’hail-1 satellite located at the 25.5⁰ East hotspot and will use this capacity to provide VSAT services across Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Viasat Energy Services empowers industrial companies to unlock the full […]

August 5, 2025

Viasat suffers rejection by ITU

California-based satellite operator Viasat wanted to extend a deadline to Ka-band frequencies it holds at 28 degrees West. The frequencies, held by Viasat, were obtained via the Norwegian regulator. However, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has declined Norway’s extension request submitted on behalf of Viasat. The original plan was to place Viasat’s GX7 satellite into […]

July 31, 2025