In this interview series, SpaceWatch Middle East is taking a closer look at outstanding SatCom solutions and innovations. In this exclusive interview, SpaceWatch Middle East’s Helen Jameson speaks to Evert Bopp, Founder & CEO  of Disaster Tech Lab. Have you ever thought about how communications change the lives of people …

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd has announced three contract wins in the North African oil industry. These new customers have chosen to deploy iVMS (Integrated Vehicle Monitoring System) from Tunisian Globalstar partner, Virtual Mobile Data (VMD). iVMS switches seamlessly between Globalstar’s simplex satellite network and the land-based GSM/GPRS network to …

Telecoms Sans Frontieres has deployed Internet via VSAT for the humanitarian community in the town of Qayyarah, Iraq, despite the fumes of burning oil fields surrounding Mosul and violent combats just a few miles away. Qayyarah is situated some 40 miles away from the city of Mosul, where combats continue …

A child born in America or Europe can expect to live in a household making the equivalent of at least US$31,000 a year. For a child born in Mexico or Peru, the figure is less than US$6,000.  In Africa south of the Sahara, the average income per person equaled only …

Europe is about to make key decisions that will affect its place in space for the coming years. Through its flagship projects, both current and future, it will strive to ensure that it remains a strong and influential player. Vera Pinto Gomes, Policy Analyst at the EU Satellite Navigation Programme, gives her …

The inaugural Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils opens on Sunday 12 November in Dubai, bringing together more than 700 experts from around the world to generate ideas and solutions to prepare the world for the challenges and opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. With experts comprising leading figures from …

The DubaiSat-2 satellite has captured a high definition image of the Dubai Water Canal and various facilities that surround it such as residences, hotels and recreational centres. The image illustrated the completion of the construction of the area, along with the canal filled with water. Owned and operated by the …

Newtec’s Dialog® platform, including a Wi-Fi hotspot solution, has been selected by Avanti Communications as the High Throughput Satellite (HTS) ground segment technology platform for its Every Child Online (ECO) project. The ECO project – which is a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Avanti – will …

The European Space Agency and Airbus Safran Launchers, industrial prime contractor of the Ariane 6 launcher, have signed the amendment to their initial agreement, signed on of 12 August 2015, committing the entire €2.4 billion planned for the development, production and operation of the two versions of the Ariane 6 …

In our digital age, democracy is at risk. Military cyber attackers infiltrate democratic processes and institutions, while totalitarian states stabilise through mass surveillance and censorship. International mass surveillance undermines civil and human rights and erodes trust in digitisation. Knowledge and opinion on the Internet are increasingly fabricated and abused to manipulate …