Bermuda and Hong Kong - ABS announced a strategic partnership with one of the largest telecommunications operators in SE Asia for the delivery of 500Mbps of IP backbone services on ABS-2 at 75°E. “ABS is proud to be awarded this contract with one of the largest telecom operators in Southeast Asia for expansion IP backbone capacity. At half a gigabit per second, it represents a significant milestone for ABS for the delivery of GEO-based connectivity services. We strive to guarantee both … [Read more...] about ABS announces a strategic partnership on ABS-2
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Eutelsat on the loss of Spacecom’s AMOS-6
Paris - Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) regrets the loss of Spacecom’s AMOS-6 satellite following the launch pad explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral. In collaboration with Facebook, Eutelsat had contracted a multi-year agreement to lease the satellite’s Ka-band payload covering Sub-Saharan Africa, with a view to launching broadband services from early 2017. Eutelsat remains committed to growing broadband in Africa and will explore other options to serve the … [Read more...] about Eutelsat on the loss of Spacecom’s AMOS-6
Inmarsat enhances airline broadband
Inmarsat has outlined its long-term aviation broadband roadmap to ensure that rising demand for fast, reliable and global passenger in-flight connectivity is met for the next five years and beyond. Inmarsat’s GX network, which entered commercial service in December 2015 and currently includes three powerful Ka-band satellites, will provide the international bandwidth capacity needed to meet existing and near-term demand from airlines. As part of the aviation broadband roadmap, it also … [Read more...] about Inmarsat enhances airline broadband
ABE certifies Newtec equipment
Latin American satellite operator Agencia Boliviana Espacial (ABE, Bolivian Space Agency) and Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, today announced the successful completion of a trial campaign – which transmitted more than 500Mbps over 120MHz on Ka-band. The Ka-band tests demonstrated three main use-case scenarios, showing the versatility of Newtec’s MDM6000 series, which as well as being capable of … [Read more...] about ABE certifies Newtec equipment
Actia Sodielec and Inmarsat sign MOA Ka-band satellite terminals for use by French military
Inmarsat and Actia Sodielec have signed a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to facilitate the type approval of tactical Ka-band satellite terminal systems for use by the French military on Inmarsat’s ground breaking, high-capacity Global Xpress (GX) service. Actia Sodielec is Airbus’s contracted satellite terminal provider under the COMCEPT programme, delivering Ka-band communications capability to the French Military for use on the Athena Fidus satellite. The signing of the MOA with … [Read more...] about Actia Sodielec and Inmarsat sign MOA Ka-band satellite terminals for use by French military
SES reports solid growth for 3Q12, YTD results
Satellite company SES has achieved total revenues of EUR1.36 billion for the first nine months of the year, up by 6.1% compared to the same period last year. On a constant FX basis, this figure was up by 1.6% despite the significant impact of the switch-off of analogue transmissions in Germany at the end of April. The first nine months of 2012 also witnessed the successful launch of three satellites, two of which—SES-4 and SES-5—have now been brought into service. SES’ 52nd … [Read more...] about SES reports solid growth for 3Q12, YTD results
