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Artist’s rendition of the ABS 8 satellite. Photo: Boeing [Via Satellite 06-15-2015] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has awarded a contract to Boeing for a third all-electric 702 Small Platform (SP) satellite. The ABS 8 satellite is scheduled for delivery in 2017, and will be the highest power payload to date on a Boeing 702SP, sporting…
PhoneSat 2.5, a CubeSat built at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Constructed using commercially available smartphones, PhoneSat 2.5 measures about four inches on each side.Photo: NASA Ames [Via Satellite 06-15-2015] NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for its recently created commercial Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) for small satellites and…
KVH Network Operations Center. Photo: KVH [Via Satellite 06-15-2015] Inmarsat and KVH Industries have signed a reciprocal distribution agreement with immediate effect to become non-exclusive distributors of certain services. Under the agreement, KVH becomes a non-exclusive, global distributor of Inmarsat’s Fleet One and FleetBroadband services. Fleet One is a voice and data service configured for…
Artist’s rendition of the Anik F2 satellite. Photo: Telesat [Via Satellite 06-12-2015] Despite the downturn in the global energy market, demand for greater throughput is continuing to drive the need for remote connectivity. This trend influenced Canada’s Galaxy Broadband Communications, a satellite communications company focused on resource, government, and enterprise markets in North America, to…
Radomes like this one in Colorado are the primary link for systems like GPS OCX and the satellites they operate. Photo: Raytheon [Via Satellite 06-12-2015] Raytheon recently demonstrated the Global Positioning System’s Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) to the Department of Defense (DOD) and other stakeholders through a series of realistic operational demonstrations.…
SES Playout Center. Photo: SES [Via Satellite 06-12-2015] SES Platform Services, a subsidiary of SES, released a service called FLUIDMedia at Anga Com 2015 which allows companies that produce or distribute video content to streamline conversion and deliver it to Internet or Video-on-Demand (VOD) platforms. The new SES service gives users the ability to control…
Hughes’ Spaceway 3 Ka-band satellite system helps establish connectivity during an emergency situation such as a hurricane. Photo: Hughe [Via Satellite 06-12-2015] Hughes Network Systems has announced the availability of Hughes Emergency Services, a suite of satellite network solutions for emergency preparedness, restoral and post-event response. Hughes Emergency Services delivers high-speed downloads from 5 Mbps…
[Via Satellite 06-12-2015] Unitron Group of Belgium has purchased MaxLinear’s MxL801 dual-polarity Ku-band satellite down-conversion RF Integrated Circuit (IC), and the MxL862 32-channel, Full-Spectrum Capture (FSC) channel-stacking system on chip (SoC) for a new direct-broadcast satellite Digital Outdoor Unit (D-ODU). The MxL801 Ku-band RF IC is a fully integrated monolithic Ku-band down-converter implemented in pure…
Executives from GEE, Advantech Wireless, Panasonic Avionics, Rockwell Collins and Thales Live TV at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit. Photo: Vince Lim [Via Satellite 06-11-2015] As airlines grapple with ways to draw the most value from passenger connectivity, a fully free service is likely to stay out of reach for some time. In-Flight Connectivity (IFC)…
The Hispasat 1E satellite. Photo: Hispasat [Via Satellite 06-11-2015] Hispasat and Spanish telecom startup Syntelix have teamed up to create a maritime service known as uSAIL. The broadband service, built using a Hispasat-owned Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) iDirect Evolution platform, has a cloud ecosystem and is designed to meet the seasonal nature and specific…