LightSquared Raises Additional $265 Million
LightSquared has raised an additional $265 million in funding for building its wholesale-only, nationwide LTE + broadband satellite network. The ...
Tag: Satellite
Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 Successfully Launched
The new Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite was successfully launched into orbit on an ILS Proton from the Baikonur ...
NBNCo Signs $200m deal with Optus for Interim Satellite
Australia's NBN Co. awarded a five-year contract valued at up to $200 million to Optus to supply managed services for ...
Globecomm Acquires ComSource for Test Facility
Globecomm Systems, a provider of satellite-based managed network services, has acquired ComSource, which provides independent testing services for telecom gear. ...
DISH Acquires Blockbuster
DISH Network, which serves 14.1 million satellite TV customers, was the winning bidder in the bankruptcy court auction for substantially ...
JetBlue to Deploy ViaSat-1 Ka-band Internet
JetBlue Airways has agreed to deploy the first Ka-band commercial aviation broadband network using the ViaSat-1 satellite. The agreement, which ...
United Continental to Expand In-flight Wi-Fi Service
Continental Airlines has executed a letter of intent with inflight entertainment provider LiveTV to offer inflight Wi-Fi via Ka-band beginning ...
Aircell Outlines Upgrades to its Gogo Inflight Connectivity
Aircell, which offers the Gogo Inflight Internet service, will enhance its existing Air-to-Ground (ATG) technology via a next generation version ...
Deutsche Telekom will Offer SES ASTRA's Satellite TV
SES ASTRA and Deutsche Telekom announced a partnership in Germany to combine ASTRA's broad satellite free-TV offer with Deutsche Telekom's ...
LightSquared Raises $586 Million for its LTE+Satellite Rollout
LightSquared, which is building a wholesale-only integrated wireless broadband and satellite network across the U.S., closed on $586 million of ...
EchoStar to Acquire Hughes for Broadband Satellite Capabilities
EchoStar agreed to acquire Hughes for approximately $2 billion including Hughes' debt. Hughes' shareholders will receive $60.70 per share without ...
FCC Grants LightSquared's Satellite + LTE Flexibility Request
The FCC issued a conditional waiver of the Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) Integrated Service Rule to LightSquared. This waiver will ...
Satellite Broadband Ireland to Offer Tooway via KA-SAT
Satellite Broadband Ireland (SBI) will sell broadband services delivered by Eutelsat's KA-SAT under a 3-year contract. Eutelsat's Tooway satellite broadband ...
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