General news on the satellite and space industry from around the web
Artist rendition of satellite with Jupiter technology. Photo: Hughes [Via Satellite 3-17-2015] Grupo Pegaso, which promotes projects of global importance to Mexico, has selected Hughes Network Systems to supply its Jupiter System to help close the digital divide for communities in rural Mexico. Pegaso Banda Ancha, a Grupo Pegaso company that provides satellite connectivity in…
Panelists at Monday’s SATELLITE 2015 session, “Spacecraft Design of the Future: This is Not Your Grandfather’s Satellite.” Photo: Juliet Van Wagenen [Via Satellite 03-16-2015] The satellite of the future is closer than you think. According to Jean-Luc Froeliger, vice president of satellite operations and engineering at Intelsat, off-the-shelf, configurable satellites are only a 10-year jump…
Rockwell Collins’ antenna with electronically scanned array technology. Photo: Business Wire [Via Satellite 3-16-2015] Rockwell Collins has signed a memorandum of understanding with OneWeb to be the exclusive developer and provider of satellite communication (satcom) terminals for OneWeb’s global aviation high-speed broadband service. Rockwell Collins will also be an authorized Value Added Reseller (VAR) of…
Intelsat’s new McLean, Va. headquarters. Photo: Intelsat [Via Satellite 3-16-2015] Intelsat has signed an agreement to co-design and produce an ultra-thin, active phased array, Ku-band satellite antenna solution with Phasor, a developer of high throughput, modular, electronically steerable antennas. The Ku-band antennas will be developed exclusively for Intelsat and optimized for the Intelsat EpicNG High…
[Via Satellite 3-16-2015] Panasonic Corporation has announced its acquisition of ITC Global. Under the deal, ITC Global will become “ITC Global, A Panasonic Company” and will operate as an independent unit of Panasonic Avionics. ITC Global will continue to execute its current strategic plan under the leadership of Joe Spytek, ITC Global’s founder and CEO, who…
A VSAT solution from Hermes Datacomms. Photo: Hermes Datacomms [Via Satellite 3-16-2015] SpeedCast International has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Hermes Datacommunications International. The acquisition, expected to be completed by March 25, will provide communications and IT services to the energy sector. The combined entity will have enhanced capabilities to serve and…
O3b solar array deployed. Photo: O3b Networks [Via Satellite 03-16-2015] SES Government Solutions hosted their second O3b satellite demonstration for more than 50 U.S. government customers at the SES Washington Media Port in Bristow, Va. SES is the first distribution partner to offer O3b capability directly to the U.S. government. The system is currently available on their…
TCS’s new deployable X/Y Tracking Antenna System. Photo: TCS [Via Satellite 3-16-2015] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), announced the availability of its new deployable X/Y Tracking Antenna System. The deployable systems are specifically designed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites in support of Earth observation, remote sensing, and telemetry, tracking and control for…
Photo: Azercosmos [Via Satellite 03-13-2015] Intelsat and Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, have teamed to deliver a new telecommunications satellite at 45 degrees east. With both companies bringing resources to the mix for the design, manufacture and operational phases of development for the Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 satellite, the two operators — one a…
KVH Industries’ latest coverage map. Photo: KVH [Via Satellite 03-13-2015] KHV Industries has bolstered the amount of capacity available for maritime customers using its mini-VSAT Broadband network in three parts of the world. The fresh capacity goes to the Asia Pacific after a key beam was increased by 60 percent, the Pacific Northwest via a…