he Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) and the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) signed today an Agreement on Cooperation in Using Frequency Assignments in the Geostationary Orbit and Other Satellite Orbits for the Implementation of the Project on the Joint Use of Satellite Capacity.
Momentus Inc. a commercial space company offering in-space infrastructure services, today announced that John C. Rood, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, will join the Company as Chief Executive Officer effective August 1.
Intelsat announced today that Gogo Commercial Aviation, a business it acquired in December 2020, is dropping the Gogo name and is now called Intelsat.
With its acquisition of Gogo’s Commercial Aviation division, Intelsat became the world’s leading provider of inflight broadband connectivity to the commercial aviation industry. The vertical integration is uniquely positioning Intelsat to deliver a reliable, high-performance inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) experience for commercial airlines and their passengers.
Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), the satellite services provider and owner-operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced it had signed a two-year extension deal with D.B.S. Satellite Services, operator of Yes DTH in Israel. The deal, worth USD 14 Million, will continue the DTH’s operations from the AMOS-7 and AMOS-3 satellites at Spacecom’s 4°W orbital hotspot. With this agreement, Yes’ order backlog increases to USD 100 Million.
New research from Parks Associates estimates that between 2014 and 2020, the US pay-TV industry lost over 18 million subscribers, while the broadband market has accelerated, with 40% of US broadband households receiving a standalone service. In 2020, over seven million households dropped their pay-TV services.
Advantech Wireless Technologies announced today that it has delivered its 8.5kW Ultra-High Power Modular Summit II Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA) System to a major Satcom System Integrator.
Xenesis, Inc. announced the appointment of Campbell Macfarlane to its’ Advisory Board. Campbell is the former President of OneWeb Enterprise Business and currently holds a position as Senior Vice President of Global Business Development & Strategic Bids at Orange Business Services.
Satellite communication will play a significant role in 5G and beyond as a complementary solution for ubiquitous coverage, broadcast/multicast provision, aeronautical & maritime communications, emergency/disaster recovery, and remote rural area coverage.
The latest webinar in the GVF-SEG series posed a very important question – Antenna Innovations: Keeping Up with the Rest of the Industry? It is based on a very important premise – that the transformation of the commercial exploitation of space and rapid progression from “Space 2.0” to “Space 3.0” (exemplified in such innovations as re-usable and 3-D printed launchers, assembly line satellite manufacturing, terabit-per-second satellite networks) can only be fully realized if comparable innovations occur with antennas.
The June 2021 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on New Space Services is now available. Featuring:
