Tag: Communications

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2024
Eutelsat Group (Euronext Paris, London: ETL), a key player in the satellite communications industry, has announced a significant development in its partnership with Paratus South Africa, a leading specialist in connectivity solutions. This collaboration marks an important step in enhancing Paratus South Africa's connectivity offerings through the integration of Eutelsat OneWeb's services.

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together, they complete NASA's first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system. NASA's LCRD (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration) and the new space station demonstration, ILLUMA-T (Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Term

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $235 million contract by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) polar satellites 1 and 2. This contract brings the total value awarded...

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the United Kingdom has announced a partnership with OneWeb to collaborate on Position, Timing, and Navigation (PNT) capabilities for the company's second-generation satellite constellation. NPL, which is the national measurement standards laboratory of...

Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), a subsidiary of Yahsat, has secured a significant new contract with the UAE government worth over $5 billion. The deal, announced on September 22nd, grants YGS an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) to provide satellite capacity and...

Fairwinds Technologies has been awarded a $30 million contract by Comtech for its Troposcatter family of systems (FOS) to support U.S. Army tactical communications. The announcement was made by Comtech on July 13.Fairwinds, a tech systems integrator, secured the...

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has recently announced its solicitation for 100 satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The SDA is seeking industry proposals for 100 "Alpha" satellites that will be part of the Tranche 2 Transport...

Aalyria, a Google spinoff focused on connectivity, has secured a new contract from the Office of Naval Research and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to develop over-the-horizon connectivity for the Navy's sea, air, and land assets. The initial contract award...

Tom Stroup, President of the Satellite Industry Association (SIA), testified before Congress on Wednesday, calling for funding and grants to support satellite broadband and IoT projects focused on serving rural areas. Speaking to the House Committee on Agriculture, Stroup...

Luxembourg's Parliament has approved a €195m ($213m) funding programme for the country to acquire services from SES's O3b mPOWER for 10 years. The Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Global Services (MGS) programme will give Luxembourg and NATO partners access to...