Satcoms

Norway’s Telenor Satellite and Cobham have signed an agreement for the supply of SAILOR Ka-band antenna systems to support growth of the new generation High Throughput Satellite (HTS) service, THOR 7. Bergen, Norway-based Cobham partner Pyxisat will provide delivery, installation and maintenance services to Telenor as part of the agreement. …

Israeli satellite communications company, hiSky Ltd. and Caterpillar’s Israeli dealer, Tractors & Equipment (ITE) Ltd., a part of Zoko Enterprises Group, will carry out a joint pilot programme to integrate hiSky’s satellite terminal (the Smartellite) with the machines and vehicle platforms of the manufacturers represented by the Zoko Enterprises group …

Thales, SES and HUGHES have announced a set of strategic agreements to enhance the delivery of FlytLIVETM – Thales’ connected inflight experience solution, offering the most advanced and efficient aeronautical connectivity solution available in the Americas. Under the agreements, SES contracts capacity on Hughes EchoStar XVII and EchoStar XIX high …

The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) named today the first annual Rising Five, the five New Space Companies in the satellite industry that have made the most substantial progress over the past year. Decided by an international editorial advisory board, the 2017 Rising Five are the Kymeta Corporation, OneWeb, …

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the availability of its revolutionary mobility solution for its multi-application SkyEdge II-c platform. The comprehensive mobility feature-set supports unprecedented spectral efficiency and availability while delivering throughput of up to 400Mbps. Gilat’s multi-application platform powered …

Leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya Telecommunications, today announced that its groundbreaking Thuraya XT-PRO DUAL has been selected as the winner of the “Top Land Mobility Satcom Innovation” category in the Mobile Satellite Users Association’s (MSUA) 2017 Mobility Innovation Awards. This is the second time for Thuraya to have …

Orbit Communications Systems will show its airborne AirTRx™ and maritime OceanTRx™ satcom terminals, in action, at Satellite 2017 in Washington DC, booth 2507, March 7-9. The company also intends to unveil its terrestrial TerraTRx™ satcom solution for NGSO satellites at the event. OceanTRx – The solution of choice for modern …

SatixFy, a leading provider of baseband modem and antenna chips, products and solutions, is showcasing an emulator for beam hopping systems for the very first time at Satellite 2017. The emulator supports customers with research, development and testing of various aspects of the beam hopping architecture and is based on …

Sasken Technologies Ltd., a leading product engineering and digital transformation solutions provider, is participating in the Satellite 2017 to be held from March 6th to 9th, 2017 at the Walter E, Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., USA. At the event, Sasken will showcase a handheld satellite terminal that was …

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