Satellite News

Telenor Satellite Services said it now offers high-speed 128 kbps maritime satellite communications service globally.

Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) and OmniGlobe Networks, Inc. (OGN) said they will work together to deliver a combined satellite-based/terrestrial broadband Internet service to rural and remote communities across Canada.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has approved the Internet Protocol over Satellite.v2 (IPoS.v2) air interface standard, which incorporates the DVB-S2 industry standard with ACM (Adaptive Coding and Modulation).

Hughes Network Systems announced the next phase of its contract with Enlaces Integra and Globalstar de Mexico to deliver an additional 10,860 broadband satellite terminals for the Mexican Ministry of Education’s Enciclomedia programme.

ViaSat Inc. will supply its LinkStar DVB-S2 satellite networking system to Unete Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Bolivia) to expand its enterprise broadband services in Ecuador and the surrounding region.