Airbus, ESA and Eutelsat have presented the new ground breaking multibeam active antenna payload at Airbus in Madrid. Airbus' ELectronically Steerable Antenna+ (ELSA+) is a first for commercial satellite communications in Europe.
Read More »Gilat Wavestream Selected By Global Eagle For $5M Inflight Connectivity Deal
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced on 14 November 2019 that its subsidiary Wavestream received an order from Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. for approximately U.S.$5 million for its industry-leading Ku-band 25W High-Power Transceiver (HPT) in support of In-flight connectivity (IFC). The Wavestream HPT are line fit for Boeing 737 aircraft.
Read More »UAE’s Mubadala Spotlights Future Opportunities In Emirati Space And ICT Industries
Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based global investor, hosted a university masterclass, which included leading UAE aerospace and space organisations in partnership with Dubai Airshow.
Read More »France’s CNES Discusses UAE Space Cooperation At Dubai Airshow 2019
Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall was at the opening ceremony of the Dubai Airshow 2019, attended by His Royal Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai.
Read More »Malaysia’s MEASAT Selects Arianespace For MEASAT-3D SATCOM Launch
Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, has announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3D.
Read More »Qatar’s Es’hailSat Looking To Enter Over-The-Top Media Services Market
The Qatar Satellite Company, Es'hailSat, broadcaster of over 180 TV channels across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is mulling expansion into the growing over-the-top (OTT) media services market, an Es'hailSat executive said in a recent interview with Qatari newspaper The Peninsula.
Read More »Eutelsat Announces First Signing Of Eutelsat CIRRUS Solution On The African Continent With Orao Telecom Congo
On the inaugural day of AfricaCom 2019, Eutelsat Communications announced a multiyear contract signature with Orao Telecom Congofor video capacity aboard one of its satellites located at 7° East, a privileged position for Africa.
Read More »Talia’s Quika HTS Platform Recognized By World Bank As Innovative Model For Satellite Broadband In Africa
Talia Limited, a leading communications solutions provider serving the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas, have announced that their Quika High Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform has been recognised as an innovative business model and technology by the World Bank Group, as detailed in the latest Connecting Africa Through Broadband report.
Read More »ITU Members Agree To New Milestones For Non-Geostationary Satellite Deployment
Delegates representing ITU Member States have agreed at the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to adopt an innovative new milestone-based approach for the deployment of non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) systems in specific radio-frequency bands and services.
Read More »UAE’s MBRSC And UN Office For Outer Space Affairs Sign Cooperation Agreement At Dubai Airshow
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to promote international cooperation in the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space.
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