Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company, has announced a partnership with Viasat Aviation, an in-flight connectivity player behind Viasat Ads. This collaboration brings programmatic advertising to in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment, giving brands and ad buyers scaled access to engaged audiences in the sky. Viasat powers in-flight connectivity and digital entertainment services across passenger devices and […]

Viasat, has announced a strategic partnership with TiVo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi, to integrate the TiVo operating system (OS) as the connected TV (CTV) platform across Viasat-delivered services worldwide. The collaboration enables Viasat to deliver streaming services across its global satellite customer base through TiVo’s independent, content-centric CTV operating system. The announcement, made […]

UK comms regulator Ofcom is publishing a new set of proposals on updating spectrum rules to support satellite networks and services, noting that this builds on the significant additional spectrum access it has enabled in recent years. First, it is consulting on its proposed approach to the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) band – […]

Geostationary satellite operator Viasat of California, which also owns UK-based Inmarsat, says it is confident that it can play a role in connectivity with airlines and their passengers despite the fast-growing success of SpaceX within in-flight communications and broadband supply. Viasat is far from alone in geostationary satellite operators chasing airline connections. SES/Intelsat is also […]

California-based satellite operator Viasat, in an analyst briefing which followed its quarterly and full-year results, said that its expected Equatys joint-venture with Abu Dhabi’s Spae42 to be imminent. A formal announcement confirming the venture had been expected during May but was pending while the manufacturer of the satellite fleet was determined and the extent of […]

California-based satellite operator Viasat – which also owns Inmarsat – has released its Q4 and full year results. The company announced record new contract awards and backlog, along with modest growth in revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA, both of which were also at record levels. Highlight include: · Cash generation of nearly $600 million in free […]

India’s state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), which provides mobile voice and internet services throughout India, is looking to link with SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system. BSNL was established in October 2000 having grown out of the early publicly-owned telegrapgh, telegram and telephone system. Its fibre system (Bharat Fiber) was launched in 2019. Its landline system had […]

Abu Dhabi-based Space42, which already owns the Al-Yah/Yahsat and Thuraya satellites, says that Direct-to-Device (D2D) potential is massive, and a $50 billion (€43.4bn) market. It is planning a Joint Venture with California-based Viasat, called Equatys. The Equatys scheme calls for 2800 satellites in various orbits (at 500, 640 and 1023 kms orbital heights) will see […]

Viasat’s important third member of its F3 fleet is in orbit and ground technicians have acquired signals from the satellite. This very much ‘next generation’ craft completes Viasat’s new orbital fleet and once brought into use ViaSat-3 F3 will significantly expand capacity. The satellite is designed to deliver 1 Tb/s of capacity and will be […]

Bad weather over Florida delayed the SpaceX launch of a Viasat satellite on April 27th.The satellite, ViaSat-3 F3, will now launch on April 29th, weather permitting. The launch window of 85 minutes opens at 10.13am Florida-time. The satellite will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space […]