Satellite News

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) signed a NOK618 million (US$71.5 million) contract with Space Norway for the delivery of ground station services to provide satellite-based broadband in the Artic.

Eutelsat Communications has secured a multi-year contract with Global Technologies for C-band capacity on its Eutelsat 10A satellite to provide connectivity and communications for the West Africa Power Pool Project (WAPP).

ThinKom Solutions has announced the completion of the first live test of a commercially available phased-array antenna with Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

The UK Space Agency is joining forces with mobile communications giant O2 to develop next generation technology needed for driverless cars.

exactEarth Ltd. and MarineTraffic, a provider of ship tracking and maritime intelligence, announce that they have entered into a three-year channel partner agreement.

Building on its existing presence in Australia, Viasat Inc. announced its plans to launch a Real-Time Earth (RTE) facility in Alice Springs, Australia.

Harris Corporation will build and demonstrate a prototype ground antenna system under a U.S. Air Force Defense Innovation Unit programme designed to improve communications with the agency’s growing number of satellites.

Viasat Inc. and Visiontec, a Brazilian-based satellite products distribution company, have partnered to bring high-speed satellite Internet to Brazil.