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Launch of Inmarsat-5 F4 Satellite Successful
On Monday, May 15th, 2017 Inmarsat successfully launched its fourth Boeing built Ka-band satellite from the Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Inmarsat-5 F4 is part of the Global Xpress initiative to connect aircraft, ships at sea, and mobile users on land through an umbrellaRead More…
Inmarsat’s New Global Broadband Network Hits 330 Mbps During Live Satellite Tests
Global satellite provider Inmarsat says it has recorded a throughput speed in access of 300 megabits per second during live satellite tests of its new Global Xpress (GX) platform, the first high-speed broadband network with global coverage. The first round of over-the-air tests, held in January 2017, were conducted in conjunction with VT iDirect,Read More…
AgFunder Announces Gotham Analytics Launching Capital Raise
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB)September 21, 2016 Gotham Analytics, a New Jersey-based provider of end-to-end power and communications solutions to businesses operating in off-grid locations, is launching a $2 million equity fundraising campaign on AgFunder, the leading agriculture-focused online investment platform. Founded in 2009, Gotham Analytics serves enterprise customers in severalRead More…
Cobham SATCOM Introduces EXPLORER 8100, the World’s First Stabilized Drive-Away VSAT Antenna
6-29-2015 Cobham Land Mobile News Today is an exciting day as Cobham launches the latest innovative antenna system in Cobham SATCOM’s highly regarded EXPLORER portfolio for land ‘Comms-On-The-Pause’ users. Developed completely in-house, the new one meter EXPLORER 8100 Auto-Acquire Drive-Away antenna is designed to offer unparalleled performance, ensuring high qualityRead More…
Hughes JUPITER System is Award Winning High Throughput Satellite System of Choice
With an expanding presence in major international markets and industry recognition for technical excellence, the JUPITER™ System from Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES) has emerged as the leading choice to power broadband services by high-throughput satellite (HTS) operators around the world. The company will be featuring the JUPITER System at theRead More…
Cobham Thrane Explorer 710 Firmware Upgrade 1.05
The Cobham EXPLORER 710 Land Portable firmware release version 1.05 is released and available for download below. Please pay particular attention to the details describing the upgrade procedure. This upgrade can result in several errors. Details on how to handle the errors can be found near the end of theRead More…
Iridium Time Change “Re-Epoch”
In case you haven’t seen this already I would like to remind you about the upcoming Time Counter reset on the Iridium Network. This so called “Re-Epoch” will take place on March 3, 2015 and impact Short-Burst data applications in the field. Iridium distributed two announcement on a couple ofRead More…
Inmarsat I-5F2 may be the First Launch
Itar-Tass MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. Russia plans 11 launches of the Proton-M carrier rockets from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2015, a source inthe rocket and space industry told TASS on Thursday. “The launch of the Inmarsat-5F2 communications satellite is to be the first — on January 30,” heRead More…
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