Satellite/Comms

March 11, 2019

IEC Telecom will serve all main maritime market segments and customers, and will offer VSAT+ across Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East and Africa (MEA).

Turkmen Hemrasi to promote satellite services at CABSAT

March 11, 2019

The Turkmenistan-based company returns to CABSAT for a second time after a break in 2018 to find new partners and business in this region as it sees the MENA market...

Hussein Oteifa on the top trends in satellite for 2019

Growing emphasis on smart cities, digitisation and automation is driving demand for last-mile satellite connectivity in the Middle East. Hussein Oteifa looks at the top trends in 2019 that will...

Gazprom Space Systems promotes Yamal

The GSS fleet comprises four satellites positioned between 49E and 183E, as well as advanced ground telecommunications infrastructure

ConnecTechAsia 2019: Asia’s Mega Technology Event

Bringing together BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia and NXTAsia across 2 venues, ConnecTechAsia showcases state-of-the-art communication, enterprise, broadcast technologies and innovations. Coupled with a supercharged agenda with renowned speakers at ConnecTechAsia Summit, and...

Arabsat to discuss upcoming satellite launch at CABSAT

The Arabsat 6-A satellite will be launched next month from Cape Canaveral Base, Florida USA. Its capabilities and services will be showcased at CABSAT.

Singtel promises security with CyphreLink

CyphreLink is a site-to-site network encryption solution securing network connections between two or more sites. Military grade, hardware-based encryption appliances are deployed at each protected site.

Rohde & Schwarz offers solid-state satellite amplifiers

March 9, 2019

Rohde & Schwarz will bring for the first time to the Middle East its R&S PKU100 Ku-band satellite uplink amplifier, which will be available in four different models.

Cobham SATCOM to provide key L-band ground infrastructure for Inmarsat’s I-6 constellation

March 9, 2019

Cobham SATCOM?s next generation radio access network (RAN) leverages scalable technologies to deliver a more flexible, digital system, enabling Inmarsat customers to keep pace with market requirements.

Paolo Pusterla, MD of Europe and ME, ABS

ABS operates six satellites providing comprehensive coverage to 93% of the world?s population across five continents. We ask Paolo Pusterla, MD of Europe and the Middle East, about ABS' focus...

Integrasys launches link budget tool

Beam Budget allows end users to perform link budget calculations, which are a vital way of accounting for gains and losses on any given satellite link.

Fuelling connectivity in the oilfields

With the oil & gas industry operating in remote environments where telecommunication infrastructures are often unreliable, Nabil Soussia suggests alternatives that promise reliable and cost-effective connectivity.

YahClick to demo solutions at CABSAT with partners ITG and Tech4Life

YahClick will spotlight e-learning and e-health solutions for unserved and underserved communities across Africa, the Middle East, and central and southwest Asia at the show.

Safeguarding Spectrum

In a SatellitePro ME exclusive, Yousuf Al-Balushi, VP for Spectrum Management Affairs at Oman?s TRA, and Jerome Duboe of Kratos take us through the milestones that led to the launch...

Satellite evolution will be critical to managing the future of the planet: Stéphane Chenard

Stéphane Chenard. The satcom industry has been on an innovative streak for a few years with promises that it now has to deliver. Cheap, flat antennas...

Smart Farming: Satellite data for a sustainable future

Earth observation satellites play a significant role in satellite farming and are among the biggest enablers of the protection, security and sustainability of our planet, says Omkar Nikam.

Es?hail-2 ready for commercial service

Es?hailSat successfully completed in-orbit tests and has begun commercial operations of Es?hail-2 located at 26°E orbital hotspot.

Riaz Lamak speaks on satcom industry

March 6, 2019

Riaz Lamak. In the MENA region, we see a major shortage of highly skilled technical manpower resources, whether for Earth station operations (24x7) or simple field...

RT & Yahlive introduce RT France HD to Middle East

March 6, 2019

RT France HD will serve French-speaking viewers in the MENA region on Yahlive?s key neighbourhoods

Andrew Bond

Andrew Bond, Sales & Marketing Director of ETL Systems, talks about upcoming trends in the market and what 2019 holds for the company.

CABSAT 2019 at the hub of satcoms industry dialogue

From exploring connectivity in maritime and aeronautical markets, to hosting discussions around regulation and spectrum, interference, sustainable space and the power of the cloud, to understanding new trends in the...

iWayAfrica to tap into growing demand for VSAT services in Africa

iWayAfrica is investing in new markets, especially West and Central Africa, through new distributor channel partners for VSAT growth.

SES to demo how it can mPOWER millions globally

O3b mPOWER is an advanced communications system comprising next-generation MEO satellites, innovative ground infrastructure and software intelligence that promises more opportunity to people worldwide.

UAE Space Agency to show prowess at Saudi International Airshow

The Agency will participate as part of the UAE?s official pavilion in the event organised by the Saudi Aviation Club from March 12 to 14.

UAE space prodigy appointed Scientific Research Fellow at NYUAD

March 4, 2019

Alia Almansoori will pursue a two-year Scientific Research Fellowship at the University.

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SES-12 ready to service Asia-Pacific and the Middle East

March 3, 2019

SES-12 has six wide beams and 72 high throughput user spot beams, and also has a Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) to increase payload flexibility to provide much more customisable bandwidth...

Emirati astronauts prep for UAE?s first historic trip to International Space Station

February 27, 2019

One of the two Emirati astronauts will fly to ISS for an eight-day Russian space mission aboard a Soyuz-MS 15 spacecraft and will travel back aboard a Soyuz-MS 12. The...

Forsway Xtend suite to connect MEASA

February 27, 2019

Forsway provides hybrid connectivity for rapid, cost-efficient delivery of satellite broadband to the under-served areas of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

Thales continues massive recruitment drive

Since 2016, Thales has hired 5,000 to 6,000 people a year. And in 2019, the company?s recruitment drive continues apace, with 5,500 new jobs created worldwide, including 2,500 in France.

Saudi Telecom Company signs 5G MoU with Huawei

As part of its strategy to lead technology advancement and digitise Saudi Arabia, STC has signed a 5G ecosystem agreement with Huawei.

Smallsat launches to increase but rest of the chain not ready: NSR

According to NSR, while new companies are entering the market to help unblock the promised value and reduce certain constraints like in the case of propulsion systems, the overall supply...

Thuraya and ITC Global partner to deliver VSAT maritime service

This partnership allows Thuraya access to Panasonic?s global mobility network, through subsidiary ITC Global, which enables the Ku-band element of the Thuraya VSAT+ maritime service.

Thales Alenia Space signs contracts with NASA for two missions

Thales Alenia Space will provide key communication equipment from its facilities in Spain and Belgium for NASA?s missions that will seek answers addressing the Earth?s changing climate and unveil some...

Es?hailSat ties with BridgeSat to bring low-cost satcoms to Middle East

February 22, 2019

This tie-up will see the partners offer a faster, less expensive and more secure alternative to traditional RF solutions for LEO and GEO applications.

Muscat International Airport installs world?s first fully working drone detection system

February 22, 2019

The AARTOS Drone Detection System from Aaronia, worth 10 million Euros, detects drones and other devices using radio frequency with a range of up to 50 km depending on the...

LAUNCHING NOW! EgyptSat-A ready for liftoff

February 21, 2019

The US $100 million satellite is set for liftoff aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket in just a few minutes (1647 GMT) from the Baikonur launch base in Kazakhstan.

Santander Teleport collaborates with RBC Signals to support satellite drift

February 19, 2019

Santander Teleport and RBC Signals have joined forces to provide ground segment services to reposition a geostationary satellite to a new orbital location.

LeoStella inaugurates smallsat production facility

February 17, 2019

Thales Alenia Space and Spaceflight Industries joint venture plans to disrupt the smallsat industry by producing cost-effective satellites at scale

Afghanistan Broadcasting System signs up with Eutelsat Communications

February 15, 2019

ABS will use EUTELSAT 53A?s Ku-band resources over Central Asia to provide nationwide coverage for the launch of its new DTH platform, Oqaab HD+.

Yahsat and Thuraya to reveal military satellite communications capability at IDEX 2019

February 14, 2019

The new military offerings build upon Yahsat?s and Thuraya?s experience in operating satellite communication services for over 30 years. The nine technologies being showcased include future-focused prototypes covering land, sea...

Talel Kamel to lead Collins Aerospace in the Middle East and Africa

February 12, 2019

Kamel's remit is to create Collins Aerospace?s enterprise strategy for the Middle East and Africa with a focus on delivering new growth. He previously was Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey...

Eutelsat Communications signs multi-year contracts with Ethiopian broadcasters

February 12, 2019

EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite?s dedicated coverage of Ethiopia, will offer both media groups to capture nationwide coverage for their free-to-air DTH platforms, representing a total of 30 channels.

MBRSC to host International Astronautical Congress 2020 in Dubai

February 11, 2019

HE Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani (r), Director General of MBRSC, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of IAF, sign the deal.Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and...

Arab space leaders to convene at Global Space Congress

February 11, 2019

His Excellency Dr Eng Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency.The Global Space Congress 2019, hosted by the UAE Space Agency, will bring...

VITEC to showcase military solutions at IDEX 2019

February 10, 2019

Nicolas Pons, VP Business Development Middle East at VITEC.Video streaming solutions provider, VITEC will participate at IDEX 2019, to be held at the Abu Dhabi National...

Aireon takes full control of final ADS-B payloads

February 9, 2019

Aireon has formally received control of the final six Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads from Iridium Communications. Hosted on the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation, Aireon?s space-based ADS-B system will...

Iridium announces completion of $3bn satellite constellation upgrade, launches transceiver set

Matt Desch is CEO of Iridium.Iridium Communications Inc. has announced the completion of its $3 billion satellite constellation upgrade campaign known as Iridium NEXT. Alongside the...

O3b satellites prepped for March launch

Four new O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites have arrived safely at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for launch by a Soyuz rocket from Arianespace...

Airbus and JSAT sign cooperation agreement for the third SpaceDataHighway node

Space Data Highway.Airbus and Japanese telecommunications satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT have signed a cooperation agreement for the design preparation of the EDRS-D node. This third...

Arabsat’s Greek subsidiary launches Hellas Sat 4

Hellas Sat 4 launch.Arabsat?s Greek subsidiary Hellas Sat has successfully launched Hellas Sat 4. The satellite was launched by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the...

Newtec partners with Paradigm to offer quicker deployment to satellite networks

February 6, 2019

Satellite communications manufacturer Newtec has partnered with satellite communications solution provider Paradigm. This partnership makes Paradigm the first company to host its Newtec Dialog SMB3310 high-throughput modem board.The two-way, high-throughput...

Global space economy estimated to be worth USD 350 billion

February 6, 2019

H.E. Dr Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency.The opportunities for growth in the international space economy will form a key focus area...

Shetland Space Centre and Goonhilly Earth Station to co-develop new space capabilities

February 6, 2019

Shetland Space Centre (SSC) and Goonhilly Earth Station have joined forces to develop rocket launch and tracking business capabilities for the burgeoning new space launch sector. The two companies have signed...

SES announces new appointments

February 5, 2019

SES is streamlining customer support and services by forming a global services delivery team under the leadership of John Baughn, who has been appointed Chief Services Officer (CSO), a newly...

Flat Panel Satellite Antenna sales to reach $11 billion by 2028

February 5, 2019

Northern Sky Research?s (NSR) latest report on Flat Panel Satellite Antennas, forecasts cumulative Flat Panel Antenna (FPA) equipment sales to reach approx. $11 billion by 2028. NSR?s findings show that...

Update: Saudi Arabia to launch 16th satellite into space today

February 5, 2019

Saudi Arabia is set to launch the Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 (SGS-1), its 16th satellite into space this evening. The launch will strengthen the telecommunications capacity, internet connectivity and secure...

UAE Space Agency contributes to international Space Climate Observatory development

February 4, 2019

A delegation from the UAE Space Agency has taken part in a series of meetings and workshops at the French Space Agency (CNES) as a part of the development of...

MBRSC invites talents to design logo for International Astronautical Congress

February 2, 2019

Salem Al Marri.The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is inviting talented creators from all over the world to help craft a unique logo for the...

Globecast and Turksat partner with TRT for Arabic service