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Is Facebook really playing with space lasers? Well, maybe …
There’s a pretty good chance Facebook is quite possibly working on satellites that will use lasers to beam internet connectivity from space: report Read more…
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Pay-TV players are bamboozled by your so-called 5G
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of chairing a 5G seminar on the sidelines of the AVIA Video Summit in Hong Kong. (Gentle reminder: AVIA is the pay-TV/satellite industry organization formerly known as CASBAA.) Read more…
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Amazon launches cloud-based satellite data transfer service
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Amazon.com said on Tuesday it was starting a new antenna service for uploading and downloading data from satellites, in a bid to lure space industry and other customers to the cloud. Read more…
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SpaceX gets FCC clearance for broadband satellite network
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX, fresh off the successful launch this month of the world’s most powerful rocket, won an endorsement on Wednesday from the Federal Communications Commission to build a broadband network using Read more…
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Lockheed Martin and NEC to take AI into outer space
NEC has announced that Lockheed Martin will use its AI-powered analytics engine, SIAT (System Invariant Analysis Technology), in space for various apps. SIAT uses data collected from sensors to learn the behavior of systems, including Read more…
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Speedcast reveals shiny new upgraded global network
Speedcast announced that it has finalized upgrades to its global network in coverage and ground infrastructure via investments in Ku-band and merging of network assets from previous acquisitions. Speedcast says its new Ku-band network provides Read more…
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Iridium gets control over data usage with Openet policy solution
Openet announced that Iridium Communications has implemented its Policy Manager solution to impose real-time controls on data consumption and time usage across its 66 cross-linked LEOsats. Iridium, which provides voice and data services to global Read more…
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Addvalue and Inmarsat to launch data relay service for LEOsats
Singapore-based company Addvalue Technologies has formalized a global agreement with Inmarsat to jointly offer what is arguably the world’s first commercial communications service to improve command-and-control communications for LEOsats. The new Inter-Satellite Data Relay Service (IDRS) Read more…
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Eutelsat – not your normal communications company
Eutelsat is no normal communications company. It deploys and manages forty satellites that provide service to broadcasters, telcos and aviation companies. The next launch will position a satellite over the Asia-Pacific region to provide communications Read more…