Satellite News

Intelsat S.A. announced that Sentech, a broadcasting signal distributor in Africa, has extended its contract for multiple years.

Broadcast connectivity supplier SIS LIVE has signed a distribution agreement with Eutelsat Broadband (Paris:ETL) to use and resell its NewsSpotter newsgathering service.

Telekom Austria Group and ANTIK Telekom, the largest regional telco in Slovakia, have selected the Eutelsat 16A satellite of Eutelsat Communications for their new Direct-to-Home platform for the Slovak and Czech market.

BridgeSat, Inc. announced an agreement with Draper Laboratory to support the development of the ground stations that are an integral part of BridgeSat’s optical connectivity system.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced that its aerospace product line known as AVSAT has reached several important milestones and is actively pursuing opportunities in the rapidly evolving aviation technology market.

Avanti Communications has signed a multi-year contract with Global RadioData Communications Ltd (GRC), to deliver secure, resilient Ka-band satellite connectivity to a variety of government, defence and emergency service customers.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has partnered with ViaSat and Optus to offer the Australian Defence Force (ADF) a solution for its utilisation of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system.

Globalstar Inc., and its partner, ADS-B Technologies, LLC announced that NASA Langley has selected ALAS space-based ADS-B technology for its two-way communications requirements relative to ongoing R&D work at the Langley Research Center.