Satellite News

Thales has been tasked by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) with extending the full-IP network that supports convergence between French armed forces’ theatre networks to the entire Syracuse military SATCOM ground segment.

Astrium and its partner Actia Sodielec, specialists in military telecommunications, have been awarded the Comcept contract by the French defence procurement agency (DGA). The contract will run for 17 years.

Astrium Services and Intelsat S.A. have signed a multi-year renewal agreement for C-band capacity to be used by Astrium Services’ maritime customers in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

SES announced that JSC VimpelCom (TM Beeline), one of Russia’s leading mobile operators, has signed a three-year capacity deal for additional capacity on SES’ NSS-9 satellite to deliver high-quality data services in the Russian Far East.

ViaSat Inc. has signed four new contracts that increase the total Ku-band capacity of its global mobility network by more than 60%.

Boeing said it recently achieved two important milestones on the U.S. Air Force Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) programme, which will provide protected wideband satellite communications among ground and airborne terminals for the command and control of U.S. nuclear forces.

Eutelsat Communications announced the launch of a new aeronautical mobile service called Eutelsat Air Access designed to accelerate the deployment by commercial airlines operating in Europe of in-flight connectivity for passengers.

Intelsat S.A. announced that Spain-based Global IP, a provider of satellite communications for maritime, energy and corporate customers, has signed multi-year agreements allowing it to provide broadband service to its maritime customers in the Indian Ocean region.