Over the years, Emirates has significantly invested to equip its aircraft with connectivity. Demand for Wi-Fi on board has been steadily increasing and today over 800,000 passengers per month connect while inflight. The partnership with Thales and Inmarsat will give Emirates customers best in class connectivity on its Boeing 777X …
Read More »UK’s SSTL To Build UrtheCast’s UrtheDaily(TM) Constellation
A signed contract for the Earth Observation satellites for the UrtheDailyTM Constellation was announced today by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and UrtheCast of Canada. The UrtheDailyTM Constellation, planned for launch in 2020, will be capable of scientific-grade quality, multispectral imagery, high-resolution, targeted specifically at geoanalytics applications. The UrtheDailyTM spacecraft …
Read More »EUTELSAT 7/8° West’s Video Neighbourhood Sees Further Growth in Middle East and North Africa
Eutelsat Communications has presented the results of its industry-benchmark survey on TV trends across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the ASBU BroadcastPro Television Summit in Dubai. Satellite: the preferred digital video infrastructure across Middle East and North Africa Satellite TV reception in the MENA region has continued …
Read More »#SpaceWatchME Interviews: Michelle L.D. Hanlon of For All Moonkind
The Moon. It was humanity’s first true foray into space. To land on another celestial body – and it captured the imagination of planet Earth. Today, as plans are afoot to go back to our closest neighbour, there is concern that those very first landing sites, those first footprints, could …
Read More »#SpaceWatchME Forecast: The Conferences SATEXPO & GVF Satellite Hub Summit 2018
The long-standing collaboration of the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) continues for 2018 with a further enhanced partnership to bring a programme of strategic debate on key issues for the current satellite industry technology and service marketplace to CABSAT in Dubai. Here, Martin Jarrold, Chief …
Read More »Qatar’s Es’hailSat Talks Up Es’hail 2, Doha Teleport; In Discussions for Es’hail 3 and 4
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has exhibited at the 3rd Global SatShow conference and exhibition being held on November 9-10, 2017, at Halic in Istanbul, Turkey. This is the third year for the Global SatShow event, dedicated to the entire value chain in the satellite industry, as well as space …
Read More »La Poste Sénégal Selects Eutelsat to Connect 200 Post Offices
Eutelsat Communications, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, has announced a multi-year agreement with La Poste Sénégal, the country’s public postal service company, to interconnect 200 post offices nationwide. La Poste Sénégal has chosen high-power Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 7 WestA satellite to support the country’s largest Very …
Read More »Israel’s Gilat Reports Continued Growth in Profitability in Q3 2017
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has reported its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. Key Financial Highlights: Revenues for Q3 2017 were $69.9 million compared with $66.2 million in Q2 2017 and $78.6 million in Q3 2016. Profitability …
Read More »Israel’s Spacecom Announces AMOS-17 Successfully Passes Critical Design Review
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced today that its AMOS-17 communication satellite has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and entered full production. Specifically designed for the African continent and scheduled for launch in early 2019, AMOS-17 will operate from 17°E to expand and strengthen Spacecom’s coverage …
Read More »Qatar’s Es’hailSat To Deliver Inmarsat L-band Services
Es’hailSat has announced a new partnership with Inmarsat, which will see the Qatar-based communications satellite operator complement its existing portfolio of fixed Ku- and Ka-band services with Inmarsat’s award winning L-band service. The landmark partnership is the first of its kind in Qatar, which consolidates all L-band service requirements for …
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