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Viasat Demos Communication Support for Navy Expeditionary Operations; Craig Miller Quoted

Viasat participated in a recent U.S. Navy exercise to demonstrate how company-built technology platforms could help warfighters communicate as they perform expeditionary base operations and littoral missions. The company said Thursday it demonstrated cloud-based tactical communications support for multiple echelons at the Naval Integration in Contested Environments Advanced Naval Technology Exercise. During the event, Viasat […] More

by Angeline Leishman May 28, 2021, 9:05 am
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Iridium Invests in Satellite-Based Positioning Services Provider DDK; Matt Desch Quoted

DDK Positioning has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Iridium Communications as the former looks to expand global navigation satellite system-enabled service offerings. The two companies have an existing partnership that offers a GNSS positioning accuracy of up to 5 centimeters and supports various industrial applications using Iridium’s satellite communications network, the satcom provider […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 25, 2021, 11:40 am
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DISA Updates Inmarsat Broadband Satcom Support RFI to Cover CMMC Requirements
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Microsoft Azure's Tom Keane Talks Ongoing Cloud, Data Security Partnerships

Tom Keane, corporate vice president for Azure global at Microsoft's Azure business, wrote in a blog post that the company is launching new DevSecOps offerings and partnering with the Department of Defense on cloud, artificial intelligence and analytics efforts.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 17, 2021, 5:07 am
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SpaceX Sends Additional Starlink Broadband Satellites to Orbit

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has launched a batch of 60 satellites that will serve as part of the company's Starlink broadband constellation in low-Earth orbit, SpaceNews reported Sunday. The mission, which serves as Falcon 9's eighth launch of the year, lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:01 a.m. Eastern time.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 15, 2021, 2:59 am
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General Atomics’ Nick Bucci: Adaptive Optics to Boost Satellites’ Transmission Bandwidth

Nick Bucci, vice president for program development at General Atomics, said that adaptive optics will enable Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System-enabled satellites to rapidly transmit more data to ground stations, Breaking Defense reported Monday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 9, 2021, 4:48 am
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Navy Wants New Underwater Surveillance Drone for Ocean Research, Fleet Support

The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposals for autonomous glider technologies that could support the service branch's oceanographic survey and anti-submarine warfare missions, Defense News reported Wednesday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers February 18, 2021, 4:07 am
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Iridium CEO Matt Desch Named to 2021 Wash100 for Satellite IoT and Maritime Communications Service Leadership

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, as an inductee into the 2021 edition of the Wash100, for stewarding the company through the launch of its broadband service upgrade, satellite cloud-based offering for internet of things and maritime emergency response system. This marks Desch's seventh consecutive Wash100 Award.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers February 10, 2021, 11:55 pm
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Viasat Demos ‘NetAgility’ Software-Defined Router for Army’s Cyber Quest 2020; Ken Peterman Quoted
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Analytical Space to Deliver LEO Satellite Imagery Services With Inmarsat, Addvalue Tech

Analytical Space Inc. will use network assets of Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation to deliver new imagery transport services from low Earth orbit satellites. ASI's Fast Pixel Network will use network systems of the two partner companies to transport satellite-based data across nodes to commercial and government entities, Inmarsat said Friday.

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by Nichols Martin February 1, 2021, 6:37 am
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Inmarsat Approves L3Harris Satellite Terminal for Global Xpress Broadband Service

An L3Harris Technologies-built very small aperture terminal has been certified for military and commercial use on Inmarsat's Global Xpress satellite broadband connectivity network. Inmarsat granted Category 1 and Category 4 approval for the DarkWing VSAT offering to help customers gain high-speed internet access, connect to virtual private networks and transmit videos, L3Harris said Monday.

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by Nichols Martin January 27, 2021, 6:46 am
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OneWeb Gets Additional Funding From Hughes, SoftBank; Pradman Kaul Quoted

OneWeb has now raised $1.4B in total funding after it received additional investments from Hughes Network Systems and SoftBank Group. The additional funding provides OneWeb with needed capital to come up with a constellation of 648 satellites in low-Earth orbit by the end of 2022 to deliver broadband connectivity and low-latency communication services to customers worldwide.

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by Jane Edwards January 19, 2021, 3:00 am