News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Inmarsat S-band services. Image: Inmarsat [Via Satellite 3-17-2015] Thales has selected Harris Corporation to provide a new advanced space antenna reflector that is half the weight of competing antennas, is impervious to vibration during launch, and reduces shadows that can block solar arrays on satellites. Harris will deliver two fixed mesh reflectors that will be…
Maritime media. Photo: MTN Communications [Via Satellite 3-17-2015] MTN Communications announced the launch of its High-Definition (HD) live television service at sea, MTN Worldwide TV HD (MTN-TV HD). This service launch starts with IMG’s Sport 24 Channel in HD. The first-ever 24/7 sports channel designed for the maritime market, it is the most watched sports…
David Bruner VP of global communications at Panasonic Avionics. Photo: Panasonic Avionics [Via Satellite 3-17-2015] Panasonic Avionics has secured satellite capacity on the Hunter Communications Canada Ku-band beam hosted on Eutelsat Americas’ Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. By procuring nearly one-third of the available capacity, Panasonic will provide Internet access, airline data services and live…
Intelsat Galaxy 3C coverage. Photo: Intelsat [Via Satellite 3-17-2015] Intelsat and The Space Connection, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telesat Canada, announced a new, multi-year capacity agreement. Under the deal, The Space Connection expanded its capacity commitment on Intelsat’s Galaxy 17 satellite located at 91 degrees west and renewed services on Intelsat’s Galaxy 3C satellite…
Artist rendition of satellite with Jupiter technology. Photo: Hughes [Via Satellite 3-17-2015] Grupo Pegaso, which promotes projects of global importance to Mexico, has selected Hughes Network Systems to supply its Jupiter System to help close the digital divide for communities in rural Mexico. Pegaso Banda Ancha, a Grupo Pegaso company that provides satellite connectivity in…
Panelists at Monday’s SATELLITE 2015 session, “Spacecraft Design of the Future: This is Not Your Grandfather’s Satellite.” Photo: Juliet Van Wagenen [Via Satellite 03-16-2015] The satellite of the future is closer than you think. According to Jean-Luc Froeliger, vice president of satellite operations and engineering at Intelsat, off-the-shelf, configurable satellites are only a 10-year jump…
Rockwell Collins’ antenna with electronically scanned array technology. Photo: Business Wire [Via Satellite 3-16-2015] Rockwell Collins has signed a memorandum of understanding with OneWeb to be the exclusive developer and provider of satellite communication (satcom) terminals for OneWeb’s global aviation high-speed broadband service. Rockwell Collins will also be an authorized Value Added Reseller (VAR) of…
Intelsat’s new McLean, Va. headquarters. Photo: Intelsat [Via Satellite 3-16-2015] Intelsat has signed an agreement to co-design and produce an ultra-thin, active phased array, Ku-band satellite antenna solution with Phasor, a developer of high throughput, modular, electronically steerable antennas. The Ku-band antennas will be developed exclusively for Intelsat and optimized for the Intelsat EpicNG High…
[Via Satellite 3-16-2015] Panasonic Corporation has announced its acquisition of ITC Global. Under the deal, ITC Global will become “ITC Global, A Panasonic Company” and will operate as an independent unit of Panasonic Avionics. ITC Global will continue to execute its current strategic plan under the leadership of Joe Spytek, ITC Global’s founder and CEO, who…
A VSAT solution from Hermes Datacomms. Photo: Hermes Datacomms [Via Satellite 3-16-2015] SpeedCast International has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Hermes Datacommunications International. The acquisition, expected to be completed by March 25, will provide communications and IT services to the energy sector. The combined entity will have enhanced capabilities to serve and…