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Survey: Majority of Seafarers Lack Proper Internet Connectivity When at Sea
Satellite NewsBarely six percent of seafarers have sufficient internet connectivity for video calls when at sea, despite often being away from their families for months, based on a Nautilus survey of nearly 2,000 seafarers and shipping industry leaders.
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SHI, Inmarsat Team Up on Smart Ship Connectivity
Satellite NewsSamsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has joined forces with Inmarsat under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a relationship to leverage the ‘smart ship’ connectivity offered by Fleet Xpress at the vessel construction stage.
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A Look Back at Smallsats’ Challenges and Opportunities in Satellite Industry
Satellite NewsBig satellites are the workhorses of the satellite industry, but smaller spacecraft are performing more and more missions as a growing number of customers are finding that small satellites are rugged, affordable and can perform many jobs.
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Eutelsat and V-Nova Partner on Unique HD Studio-Quality Video Contribution Solution
Satellite NewsHigh-end satellite delivery of HD content offers broadcast community long-awaited alternative to fiber
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) and V-Nova Ltd. are unveiling at this year’s IBC a new satellite-delivered studio-quality…

Eutelsat’s SAT.TV App Now Available on Connected TVs
Satellite NewsPersonalized programmed selection now directly accessible through HbbTV connected TVs
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announced at the IBC show in Amsterdam that its Sat.tv app, the smart programmed guide available through…

Communication satellite GSAT-17 launched from French Guiana
Satellite NewsIndia's latest communication satellite GSAT-17 was successfully launched on 28 June 2017 by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.
Configured around I-3K extended bus, GSAT-17 with a lift-off mass…

Satellite Communications Market Growth
Satellite NewsNowadays we are living in a smart world where everything can be connected to the internet using a simple sensor. This is called the Internet of the Things (IoT). Physical electronic devices, cars, vessels, and planes can be converted to smart…

Clusters of Small Satellites Could Help Estimate Earth’s Reflected Energy
Satellite NewsBatches of shoebox-sized satellites could improve estimates of Earth's reflected energy
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A team of small, shoebox-sized satellites, flying in formation around Earth, could estimate the planet's reflected energy with twice the accuracy…

World’s First Demonstration of Space Quantum Communication Using a Microsatellite
Satellite NewsBig step toward building a truly-secure global communication network
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: Hideyuki Tokuda, Ph.D.) developed the world's smallest and lightest quantum-communication…

Satellite Technology for Maritime Security and Safety
Satellite NewsSatellite communication solutions that empower you
Satellite-based technologies and Copernicus (the European Earth Observation program) contribute to maritime security, safety, marine environmental protection. The present sophisticated technology…

Can Satellites be Used as an Early Warning System for a Landslide?
Satellite NewsResearchers have been tracking the massive landslide which struck Xinmo Village, Maoxian County, Sichuan Province in China. They are using satellite data to accurately map the movement of the earth before a landslide in a bid to develop a life-saving…

New Research on Northern Lights will Improve Satellite Navigation Accuracy
Satellite NewsResearchers at the University of Bath have gained new insights into the mechanisms of the Northern Lights, providing an opportunity to develop better satellite technology that can negate outages caused by this natural phenomenon.
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Maritime VSAT, Broadband Everywhere
Satellite NewsNowadays people need to be connected to the internet anytime and anywhere, even on the world's oceans and seas. Broadband is needed in vessels either for entertainment purposes or for business purposes. Internet connectivity is a vital…

Global Satellite Market 2017 Growth
Satellite NewsAccording to the latest research by OrbisResearch.com the Global Small Satellite market is expected to grow from $ 2.28 billion in 2016 to reach $ 7.66 billion by 2023 with a CAGR of 18.8%.
The satellite industry is an integral part…