Connectivity

Iridium Certus Transceiver Enters Live Testing

Iridium Communications approved the first 10 beta partners developing new products based on the Iridium Certus 9770 transceiver. Each partner has received operational beta units, which have been undergoing extensive testing designed to…

From The Wire

NASA Reveals Partnerships Advancing Moon, Mars Tech

NASA selected 10 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies. As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies,…

Connectivity

OneWeb, Airbus Open High-Volume Satellite Production Facility

OneWeb Satellites – a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus – opened a high-volume, high-speed satellite production facility in Merrit Island, Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center. The 105,500 square foot production facility, which has two production lines…

Connectivity

Honeywell Selects Gilat Aero Modem for JetWave System

Honeywell selected Gilat Satellite Networks‘ Taurus In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) modem for its JetWave satellite communication system. The integration of Gilat’s aero-modem aims to enable Honeywell to offer its JetWave solution within territories as well as…

Connectivity

SoftBank Develops Aircraft Delivering Telecommunications Connectivity

SoftBank is developing an aircraft that delivers telecommunications connectivity from the stratosphere. The company launched a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) business through HAPSMobile, a joint venture between SoftBank and U.S.-based company AeroVironment. With the…

Commercial

Gilat Achieves DO-160 Certification on Dual-band Aero Terminal

AirMedia Group revealed that Gilat Satellite Networks, a strategic partner of the company’s subsidiary, Air Esurfing (ARE), has achieved DO-160 certification for Gilat’s Ku-/Ka-dual-band aero terminal. AirMedia Chief Operating Officer (COO) Grant Zhou commented that ARE and…