Etisalat has announced the doubling of the broadband speed across the board of the recently launched eLife Unlimited plans. The plans reportedly deliver more than five times the broadband speed...
Dr. Ahbabi of UAE Space Agency addresses the audience. Following the UAE Space Agency?s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Grand...
Evgeniy Pashkov, Regional Director, Satcom Direct EEMEA.Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has appointed Evgeniy Pashkov as regional director for EEMEA. In his new role,...
Intelsat S.A. provided global communications services for The Climate Reality Project?s live broadcast, ?24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves". Intelsat?s contribution services were used to uplink video...
HRH Crown Prince Hussein has announced the launch on December 3 of the first Jordanian cube satellite, JY1, from California into space.As reported by Jordan Times, the Crown Prince Foundation (CPF)...
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has confirmed the successful launch of VESTA, a 3U nanosatellite technology demonstration mission that will test a new two-way VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) payload...
Eutelsat has committed satellite resources and technical expertise towards emergency response efforts around the globeThe Space & Satellite Professionals International yesterday recognised the signatories to the Crisis Connectivity Charter, including...
NHK, Japan?s national broadcaster, has partnered with Eutelsat Communications to launch the world?s first 8K network; BS8K. The live broadcast took place on 2 December from the Vatican where images...
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate the new AWS Ground Station service with Lockheed Martin?s new Verge antenna network....
Konnect Africa, a Eutelsat initiative, dedicated to satellite broadband in Africa, has announced the launch of its Internet access offers throughout the Congolese territory.The ICT Development Index published annually by...
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has just announced the return of its popular Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programme, designed to offer students of science and engineering the opportunity...
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is designing a low-cost 35kg lunar communications satellite mission called DoT-4 for a 2021 launch. DoT-4 will provide the communications relay back to Earth using...
halifa Al Shamsi, Chief Corporate Strategy and Governance Officer, Etisalat Group.The Mobile 360 series conference, which runs from 26-27 November in Dubai, is a regional platform...
Satellite communications innovator and space gateway Goonhilly Earth Station has joined the consortium backing the SmartSat CRC (co-operative research centre), a proposed space research initiative which plans to drive the Australian...
Arabsat will participate in the Cairo International Telecommunication & Information Technology Conference & Exhibition ?Cairo ICT 2018?, that will be held from 25th to 28th Nov.2018, at Egypt International Exhibition...
Morocco will launch the Mohammed VI-B earth observation satellite from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana Tuesday, November 20, 2018.This civilian satellite, piloted from Morocco, is capable of taking...
Turkish broadcaster TRT World has partnered with Panasonic to extend its content reach to passengers on airlines around the world.Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a major player in inflight entertainment and...
From left to right: Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, UK Space Agency, Nicolas Chamussy, EVP, Head of Space Systems, Airbus, Sam Gyimah, MP, Minister of State for...
The new satellites will reinforce and enhance the high quality of broadcasting services provided to Eutelsat customers on HOTBIRD.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that the Es'hail-2 communications satellite built by the company launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA on November 16. The satellite...
Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi and Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohammed during the signing.The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) has signed a Declaration of Principles with Bahrain's National...
The launch of MySat-1 to ISS.UAE-based satellite operator, Yahsat; Khalifa University of Science and Technology, a research university dedicated to the advancement of learning through the...
RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET), a major player in customised communications services, has signed a memorandum of understanding with MENA-based satellite operator, Arabsat to provide the most comprehensive data protection across the...
Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a subsidiary of the Yahsat, has announced that the world?s first satellite smartphone, the Thuraya X5-Touch will be available for commercial distribution in less than a month.An...
LeoSat Enterprises, which is launching a new data network comprising a constellation of up to 108 low-earth-orbit communications satellites, has been awarded the authority by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission...
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is adding a new category under the Free View service called TV First featuring shows on the same day of their US release,...
The eighth edition of the 2018 ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards culminated with a gala dinner and awards ceremony on 13 November at Dubai?s Habtoor Grand Hotel where excellence in...
Three African telecom companies have selected the Hughes Jupiter system to power delivery of satellite broadband services for their customers. Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, Satcom Networks Africa Limited (SatCoNet) and a...
ND Satcom has announced the launch of SMART MOBILE² NETWORKS, a solution optimised for the military, governments, coastguards, first responders and enterprises.With more African countries adopting or proposing legislation to...
At AfricaCom 2018, Broadpeak, a major provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, will showcase its solution for OTT multiscreen...
At NIGCOMSAT's headquarters.Newtec has announced its technology will be used by Nigerian satellite operator NIGCOMSAT as it expands its enterprise, government and consumer Ka-band broadband services...
The UAE Space Agency and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (YahSat) announced their participation in the fifth edition of the Bahrain International Airshow. The show will be held under the...
Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour President & CEO of Arabsat.Arab Satellite Communications Organisation, Arabsat, will participate in the Africacom Conference & Exhibition to be held in Cape...
Forsway, a global specialist of solutions for combining satellite with existing terrestrial technologies to provide broadband to underserved regions, has announced its highlights for AfricaCom 2018, November 12th-15th, Cape Town...
For illustration purposes only.The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Satellite Company Shammas inaugurated the Saudi satellite BadrSat, the first Saudi satellite owned...
Broadband satellite networks and services provider, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), has launched HughesNet high-speed satellite Internet service in Peru. Operating over the Hughes 63 West High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) payload, HughesNet...
KhalifaSat, the first satellite designed, tested and manufactured in the UAE by Emirati engineers, was launched successfully from Japan in what is considered a significant milestone in the country?s space programme....
From left: Bader Al-Kharafi, Zain Group Vice-Chairman and CEO and Guo Ping, Huawei Deputy Chairman and Rotating CEO, during the signing.Zain Group has been selected by...
At the panel discussion.Managed network communication solutions, IEC Telecom, and Inmarsat addressed the critical role of connectivity in the maritime Industry at a panel discussion at...
Algerian oil & gas industry leader, Sonatrach has adopted a telematics solution from fleet and mobile asset management specialist, MiX Telematics.MiX?s channel partner in the region, Algeria Telecoms Satellite (ATS),...
A team including satellite communications innovator Goonhilly Earth Station and a consortium of universities and institutes led by the University of Leeds? School of Physics and Astronomy announced that they...
Kymeta, a mobile connectivity services provider, has conducted a series of field trials with United States federal agents to successfully demonstrate the benefits and feasibility of reliable, seamless communications along...
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) announced today that up to 200 MHz of mid-band (C-band downlink) spectrum could be cleared, dependent upon demand, under its updated proposal to the U.S. Federal...
UAE students successfully complete the integration phase for their first CubeSat called MYSAT-1.The UAE's Khalifa University students and faculty have participated in the successful integration of...
Azerbaijan-based entities, Azercosmos OJSC and the Innovation Center for Social Innovation Lab (Sil), have recently announced the launch of a NewSpace Business Accelerator programme, a challenge-based innovation programme for startups in space...
Around 3.2 million cellular IoT gateways were shipped globally during 2017, an increase of 22% from the previous year, according to new findings from Berg Insight, a major M2M/IoT market...
Fahad Al Hassawi, Deputy CEO, EITC Telco Services.du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has signed a distribution agreement with Prime Video to offer du...
African telecom services provider Q-KON will introduce new, multiple high-speed broadband services powered by the IntelsatOne Flex for Enterprise platform thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. Combining...
The three winners of the MBRSC Innovation Challenge.The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) honoured the three winners of GITEX Future Stars? ?Innovation Challenge?, which was...
4KUNIVERSE, a 24/7 4K HDR general entertainment TV channel, airing original TV series, movies, documentaries, sports and primetime programming, all in 4K HDR, has confirmed that it will be launching...
From left: Omar Pleite Guerra, General Manager, Mediapro Middle East with Safder Nazir, Regional Vice President from Huawei Middle East.Huawei and Barcelona-based multimedia communications company, Mediapro, have...
Gary Donnan.Gary Donnan will join Eutelsat Communications as Chief Innovation Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Rodolphe Belmer.In this role, Gary is tasked with defining Eutelsat's...
Intelsat, which operates the world?s first Globalised Network, has made a strategic investment in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN). The investment will help accelerate the deployment of mobile connectivity to unserved...
Illustration of plastic pollution.NewSpace company, Satellite Vu, will take part in GITEX Future Stars, the fastest growing start-up event in MENA and Southeast Asia.Satellite Vu, an...
Saeed Al Zarouni, Senior Vice President, Mobile Network, Etisalat.Etisalat is showcasing live download speed comparison between 4G and 5G live networks giving visitors a chance to...
A team from Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has conducted the final technical tests on KhalifaSat, which arrived at Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. KhalifaSat was prepared for mating...
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has announced a partnership with streaming giant Netflix to enable du and Virgin Mobile customers to enjoy Netflix across TV and mobile services.Commenting on the...
The European Space Agency hosted the sixth edition of a high-level forum with representatives from the European space institutional and industrial communities, where it outlined the stages of development in...
