MOBILE SATELLITE FEATURES
SES, Pivotel to Build New Ground Station in Australia
Via Satellite, Annamarie Nyirady; December 14, 2020
SES vs Intelsat C-band claim gets specific
Advanced Television, Chris Forrester; December 7, 2020
Orbcomm introduces new satellite as an accessory for asset tracking and monitoring devices
Satellite Evolution Group; December 8, 2020
Streamlined Orbcomm is gearing up for IoT and M2M expansion
Connectivity Business; December 17, 2020
Speedcast launches next-generation IoT platform
Satellite Evolution Group; December 9, 2020
Intelsat’s bosses to share up to $22m in bonuses
Advanced Television, Chris Forrester; December 10, 2020
Inmarsat raises start-ups to Certified Application Provider status to fast-track decarbonisation innovation in maritime market
Talk Satellite; December 17, 2020
Inmarsat’s Most Powerful Satellite to Date Enters Service
gCaptain, Mike Schuler; December 10, 2020
Inmarsat certifies application provider start-ups to fast-track decarbonisation in maritime market
Satellite Evolution Group; December 18, 2020
Pop-Up UTM successfully demonstrated by Altitude Angel, Inmarsat and A-techSYN
sUAS News; December 16, 2020
Intellian to deliver OneWeb user terminals for 2021
SatellitePro ME.com; December 14, 2020
Satellite Operator Round-Up for the Week of Dec. 7
Via Satellite, Mark Holmes; December 11, 2020
Satellite Firm AST Is Going Public in Blank-Check Deal
Bloomberg, Crystal Tse; December 15, 2020
Africa to benefit as AST, Vodafone launch plans for space-based metwork
African News Agency; December 18, 2020
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Vertical Markets & Supply Chain
AERONAUTICAL
Need for more capacity drives Viasat acquisition of European JV
Runway Girl Network, Mary Kirby; December 7, 2020
Could 5G Pose A Risk To Planes Around Airports?
Simple Flying, Andrew Curran, December 7, 2020
Viasat's 'No Speed Limit' Ka-band In-Flight Connectivity Service Plans Now Available on Gulfstream G280 Aircraft
PRNewswire; December 10, 2020
Gogo’s John Wade on IFC models set to dominate industry
Runway Girl Network, Mary Kirby ; December 13, 2020
High Frequency (HF), Very High Frequency (VHF), and Transponder usage in Aircraft
Aviation Nepal, Samyog Kc; December 16, 2020
SkyFive looks to bring air-to-ground connectivity to New Zealand
Runway Girl Network, Mary Kirby ; December 17, 2020
Air-to-ground networking coming in New Zealand
PAXEX.AERO, Seth Miller; December 16, 2020
Air Canada adds WiFi payment via Aeroplan points
PAXEX.AERO, Seth Miller; December 15, 2020
Titan’s A321LR Debuts Airbus’ New Wireless IFE System
Simple Flying, Joanna Bailey; December 17, 2020
IOT/M2M
EchoStar Mobile Partners with Jersey Telecom to Bring Ubiquitous, Hybrid Network Capability to Europe
Talk Satellite; December 4, 2020;
BSNL, in partnership with Skylo, to introduce satellite-based narrowband-IoT network in India
Talk Satellite ; December 10, 2020
KVH Partners with ioCurrents for KVH Watch Maritime IoT Solution
Talk Satellite ; December 17, 2020
LAND
Geospatial Analytics® Democratizes Analytics for Front Line Workers Transforming the Real Estate Services Industry
PRNewswire; December 7, 2020
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $3.5 Million Contract for High-Power Amplifiers for Medical Application
Business Wire; December 14, 2020
Newmont deploying Esri ArcGIS cloud-based mapping software across its global drone surveying operations
International Mining, Paul Moore; December 17, 2020
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MARITIME
IEC Telecom and Thuraya revealed Orion Edge Virtual to digitalise all vessel types
Satellite Evolution Group; December 16, 2020
Gilat equips hundreds of boats, vessels and cruise ships with satellite communication
Satnews; December 14, 2020
KVH Partners with TMS Maritime Solutions for KVH Watch Maritime IoT Solution
GlobeNewswire; December 14, 2020
RSCC to provide satellite communications for icebreaker fleet
Telecompaper; December 9, 2020
KVH Expands Maritime Network Coverage for Hudson Bay & North Atlantic
The Maritime Executive; December 14, 2020
SATELLITES
Hughes Network wins OneWeb contract
Advanced Television; December 18, 2020
Africa - Humanitarian Satellite Connectivity During Crisis
EINPresswire.com; December 8, 2020
Comspoc embraces startup mentality after AGI spinoff
SpaceNews, Debra Werner; December 16, 2020
Europe Wants Its Own Alternative to Musk’s Starlink Network
Bloomberg.com, Helene Fouquet and Natalia Drozdiak; December 16, 2020
ANTENNA MANUFACTURERS
CNES Selects Anywaves For Reflectarray Antenna For Smallsats Demo
Satnews; December 17, 2020
NXTCOMM appoints management team members David Kozlowski, Rob Davies and Jordan Klein
Satellite Evolution Group; December 10, 2020
Thales Alenia Space Delivers Euclid High Gain Antenna For Satellite Integration
Satnews; December10, 2020
Amazon Unveils Project Kuiper Antenna Design
Via Satellite, Rachel Jewett; December 16, 2020
GOVERNMENT
Gilat Receives Multi-Million-Dollar Order for a US Department of Defense Tactical Communications Program
Talk Satellite; December 08, 2020
Comtech Receives $2.1 Million of Additional Funding to Support the U.S. Army’s Blue Force Tracking System
Talk Satellite December 7, 2020
Milrem Robotics is expanding to carry out new development projects
Army Recognition; December 8, 2020
L3Harris Captures $57 Million U.S. Army Award
Satnews; December 10, 2020
Airbus demonstrates Ka-band Satcom-On-The-Move (SOTM) terminal to the German Armed Forces
Talk Satellite; December 17, 2020
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