SES Networks signs deal with Pakistani and Pacific islands’ telcos

Pakistan's Wateen Telecom will deliver voice and data signals in remote mountainous areas in the north and inaccessible southern regions of the country via SES Networks's connectivity, according to a press release...

Malaysian govt & defense agencies to use Hughes JUPITER system

Hughes Network Systems today announced that it has been selected by Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd to deploy the JUPITER System and bring enterprise-grade, managed network services to Malaysian government and defense...

mu Space issues proposal request to build a satellite covering Asia-Pacific

mu Space Corp, a Thailand-based company with plans to operate its own geostationary telecommunication satellites, has approved the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a manufacturer to build the...

ST Engineering Electronics signs deal with Orbit Communication Systems

ST Engineering Electronics has been selected by Orbit, provider of precision tracking-based communications solutions and airborne communications management systems, to supply its Agilis Multi-Band Block Up Converters (BUCs) to strengthen Orbit’s maritime...

mu Space corp obtains satellite spectrum capacity rights to serve 6 ASEAN countries

Satellite and space company mu Space will soon be offering satellite services to governments, telcos and businesses within and outside Thailand through the future development of a satellite operating at the...

A detailed look at Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid exploration mission

The Hayabusa missions, both designed, launched and operated by JAXA, are known as sample-return missions, in which a spacecraft will rendezvous with an astronomical body, then collect samples before returning those...

Thailand selects Airbus for Theos-2 satellite, total budget $238 million

The Thai government has announced it has selected Airbus to manufacture Theos-2, an earth observation satellite that will replace Theos (also known as Thaichote), the country’s first earth observation satellite launched...

Satellite innovation in APAC

We are at an interesting juncture for the satellite industry on a global scale. The market is evolving with more demand than ever before for satellite connectivity. Indeed, at a recent...

ISRO to transfer 100+ technologies, including lithium-ion battery, to industry

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the nation’s space agency, has just released a list of over a hundred technologies to be transferred to the private sector. Among the items is ISRO’s...

Sky and Space Global, International Air Traffic Automation Systems sign MoU

This is Australia-based nanosatellite telecommunications developer Sky and Space Global's (SAS's) first agreement within the commercial aviation services sector, according to an SAS press release. It serves as a framework agreement...