Kacific signs contract worth $10m with Newtec for VSAT platform
Singapore-based satellite operator Kacific has announced the signing of a contract worth US$10m with satcomm manufacturer Newtec, for the Newtec Dialog VSAT multiservice platform.
Under the contract, Newtec will provide Kacific with Newtec Dialog...
CASC & Dassault sign strategic cooperation agreement
On January 9, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and Dassault Systèmes signed a strategic cooperation agreement, coinciding with the first state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China....
Singapore signs SG$8.4 million contract with McMurdo for Search and Rescue ground system
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a contract worth SG$8.4 million with McMurdo, a subsidiary of Resilient Positioning, Navigation and...
Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu-1 launch postponed to March 2018
Bangladesh’s first telecommunications satellite Bangabandhu-1, will likely be launched in March 2018 by SpaceX’s Falcon 9, from Cape Canaveral. This is 3 months later than planned, the original launch date being...
Japan’s Space BD announces partnerships with ISIS, Nanoracks
Space BD, a Japan-based space business development startup, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Dutch company Innovative Solutions In Space (ISIS), to be the distributor of ISIS'...
Five of China’s Aerospace Linghe electric heavy vehicles to officially enter the Chinese market
As Tesla rolls out its new Tesla 3, and as India pushes for ISRO’s lithium batteries to be made commercially-available, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Aerospace Linghe has officially received a permit...
ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix signs MoU with Indian NewSpace company SatSure
Indian NewSpace company SatSure Analytics, which uses satellite data analytics to help farmers, has recently announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm...
Chinese company Hytera Communications acquires Norsat International for US$68 million
Yesterday, Hytera Communications, a provider of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) communications solutions founded in Shenzhen, China, announced that it has acquired Canadian satellite communications company Norsat International.
Norsat was acquired for approximately...
KT SAT conducts world’s 1st satellite 5G connection
South Korean geostationary satellite operator KT SAT, a subsidiary of the KT Group, has successfully conducted the world's first 5G data transmission with a satellite connection.
The test was carried...
Mitsubishi Electric & 3 European companies establish JV providing GNSS for driverless cars
Yesterday, Japanese company Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has established a joint venture with German companies Bosch and Geo++ and Swiss company u-blox.
The joint venture will see the creation of Sapcorda...