General news on the satellite and space industry from around the web
A Chinook helicopter. Photo: Airwolfhound (Flickr) [Via Satellite 10-14-2014] Hughes has progressed on the development and implementation of a new waveform specialized for rotary wing Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) satellite communications (satcom). First introduced last year, the company is working with several prime contractors for helicopter mainframes on a satcom system where the antenna sits under the…
SES eLearning project. Photo: KUganda [Via Satellite 10-14-2014] SES has revealed its Live Interactive Classroom application for use in an eLearning project called KUganda. The platform will connect the Catholic University Eichstätt – Ingolstadt in Germany to the Permanent Center for Education in Kampala, Uganda using SES Broadband Services’ solution. The Live Interactive Platform brings…
GPS 2F satellite in El Segundo, Calif. with employees Patrice DuPass and Rebecca Taylor. Photo: Boeing [Via Satellite 10-14-2014] The seventh Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F satellite has completed in orbit checkout and control has been transferred to the United States Air Force, according to Boeing. Both the Air Force and Boeing conducted the initial…
EMAS Group’s Lewek Aquarius platform supply vessel. Photo: EMAS Group [Via Satellite 10-14-2014] EMAS AMC, the subsea construction services division of the EMAS Group, has selected SpeedCast International to provide satellite communications for a fleet of 12 vessels. Both EMAS and client vessels will use broadband connectivity for management applications, voice, data and crew communications.…
Africasat 1a C-band footprint. Photo: Measat. [Via Satellite 10-14-2014] United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based iSat Africa has selected Measat’s Africasat 1a satellite to provide C-band coverage over Africa and Europe. The satellite enables iSat Africa to bolster its VSAT and broadcast solutions through the use of a single beam. “We selected Africasat 1a due to the…
A graphic explaining Raytheon’s Lanshield Anti-Jamming capability. Photo: Raytheon [Via Satellite 10-14-2014] Raytheon has released its most enhanced anti-jamming capability for Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. Named Landshield, the new system simultaneously provides anti-jam capability for the L1 and L2 GPS frequencies. Landshield includes an integrated antenna array based on a proven Application Specific Integrated…
An Onlime Group facility. Photo: Onlime. [Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Onlime, a business communications provider located in Germany, has made several notable capacity purchases this year in preparation for a big push into Africa. The company, which was created from the merger of CET Teleport and Limeline Group earlier this year, is using a combination of…
A soldier using an Exelis radio. Photo: Exelis [Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Exelis has received a task order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for a limited quantity of SideHat Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) applique radios based on an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award received in April this year. The Army hopes to obtain the…
SES Middle East Office. Photo: SES [Via Satellite 10-13-2014] SES has established a regional office dedicated to the Middle East region in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first employees at the new site are comprised of engineering, sales and business development professionals, with support internationally from other offices. This year SES also opened the…
Yau Chyong Lim, CCO of Measat. Photo: Measat [Via Satellite 10-13-2014] Yau Chyong Lim, formerly vice president of business development and strategic planning at Measat has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Lim started working with Measat in 1996. As CCO, he is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing division, and network engineering…