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Timor-Leste to Develop First Migration Profile with IOM Support
Satellite News The Government of Timor-Leste, supported by the IOM Development Fund (IDF) will begin the development of a Migration Profile which will facilitate the identification of key migration issues and opportunities.
The first Inter-Ministerial Technical…

Major Satellite Operators Differ Over 5G
Satellite News Intelsat CEO Steve Spengler (right) defended his company's advocacy of a plan to transfer some C-band satellite spectrum to terrestrial operators for 5G use, arguing it was better for the company to be in control of any deal.
Chief executives…

Eutelsat Debuts Cirrus: A Hybrid Satellite OTT Solution
Satellite NewsEutelsat has unveiled a hybrid satellite-OTT delivery solution called Cirrus, which is designed to let broadcasters offer a seamless content experience across multiple screens.
Eutelsat said Cirrus will provide a content delivery solution…

NSSLGlobal Adds Iridium Certus to its Maritime Portfolio
Satellite NewsAward-winning global satcoms provider NSSLGlobal has signed a Service Provider agreement with Iridium Communications Inc. that will see NSSLGlobal offer the new Iridium Certus L-Band service as part of its portfolio of maritime satcom offerings…

Aireon To Offer Free Space-Based Aircraft Tracking Service
Satellite NewsA company establishing a global commercial aircraft-tracking service says it will offer a piece of that capability, free-of-charge, to all airlines equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) terminals.
The company, Aireon…

AT&T Exec on the Company’s IOT Connected Transportation Strategy
Satellite NewsAT&T is stepping up its efforts in the connected transportation area after recently signing a deal with Honeyell, which will see Honeywell deploy AT&T Internet of Things (IOT) technology to Honeywell’s connected freight and connected…

Kacific to Connect Healthcare System in Timor-Leste
Satellite NewsRemote and rural health clinics across Timor-Leste will soon be connected to high speed satellite internet, providing the Healthcare System access to newly launched AdenBox, an online portal to manage medicines and medical equipment, as well…

Skyship: KT’s New 5G Emergency Rescue Platform
Satellite NewsSouth Korea's largest telecommunications company, has unveiled a next-generation platform for disaster and safety management, in its latest effort to pioneer new businesses with its fifth-generation (5G) and information and communications technologies…

First SES 8K Broadcast Powered by Rohde & Schwarz Amplifier
Satellite NewsSES relies on Rohde & Schwarz satellite uplink amplifier for first 8K TV transmission
SES for the first time broadcast an 8K television signal via its satellite system during the SES Industry Days in Luxembourg this May. In this demo…

More Satellites, Spectrum, Orbital Slots for SES O3b Constellation
Satellite NewsSES says its constellation of medium Earth orbit O3b satellites now has the ability to expand from an equatorial system to a global system thanks to new approvals from U.S. telecom regulators. U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved…

Comtech, Kepler to Drive Rapidly Deployable LEO Comms
Satellite NewsComtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary within Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s Commercial Solutions segment, and Kepler Communications, a pioneering nano-satellite telecommunications company, announced today collaboration to advance rapidly deployable,…

iDirect iQ 200 Remote Lives Up to Expectations in IsoTropic Test
Satellite NewsA live, over-the-air test of DVB-S2/S2X conducted by IsoTropic Networks, a global solutions provider of satellite Internet services, found that early tests of the new iDirect iQ 200 Series were able to outperform competitive products reaching…

SES Showcases its First Broadcast of 8K Television
Satellite NewsWith four times as many pixels as 4K UHD, the 8K demonstration will be transmitted via an Astra satellite and showcased at the SES Industry Days conference
Always at the forefront of television developments, SES will be broadcasting an 8K…

Ohio State University’s First Smallsat Launched
Satellite NewsOhio State University has sent its first satellite into space — the CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interference Technology Validation mission — CubeRRT — seeks to improve the transmission of radio communication between Earth and the…

Live Demos on Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO Satellite Now Underway
Satellite NewsTelesat has reported that the orbit raising and payload testing on the company's Phase 1 LEO satellite have been completed and the spacecraft is now ready to support live demonstrations of its capabilities.
Testing of Telesat’s Phase…