Satcom1 shows off satellite communications capabilities for Chinese market

Denmark-based satellite communications service provider Satcom1 is currently putting on a show of its satcom capabilities in China, one of its fastest growing markets.

The large intermediate-gain and high-gain satellite antennas offered by Satcom1 enable high-speed communication between aircraft and satellites aboard government, military, and VVIP aircraft and large-cabin business jets

Satcom1 configures and supports satellite communications equipment, sets up airtime services and billing, and taps its very own in-flight services and software to offer value-added capabilities to its customers. The Company offers the capability to aggregate extreme/high-gain satellite channels on Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellite broadband systems. This delivers nearly double the peak speeds to VVIP customers and those who can afford the $35 per minute cost. A similar but cheaper service that bonds standard SwiftBroadband channels is also in the works for cost-conscious business jet operators.

Satcom1 and its business partner MCN can activate satellite communications services for Chinese aircraft thanks to a legal agreement with the Chinese government.

Singapore hosts first ever NSSLGlobal office in Asia Pacific

As part of its ongoing expansion and commitment to support important regional clients, satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal Ltd. will open its newest office in Singapore.

The global satcom service provider has been riding the wave of steadily-growing business in the Asian market during the last few years. NSSLGlobal has already secured important clients and inroads in Asia, leading the Company to create a local facility that will directly deliver sales and technical resources to its consumers.

The Singapore office will be the first one established by NSSLGlobal in the Far East. The island nation possesses excellent infrastructure and enables easy access to neighboring countries. These qualities make Singapore the perfect base for satellite communications companies like NSSLGlobal, which can provide account management services to the increasing numbers of customers in the Asia Pacific market within the local time zone. 

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Panasonic Avionics expands satellite services in Australia with new ASC capacity

Having completed its commercial agreement with Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) to lease an entire transponder's worth of additional capacity on the Eutelsat 172A satellite, Panasonic Avionics Corporation is merely awaiting imminent approval from the appropriate regulatory body before offering expanded satellite services to Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.

The South Pacific Beam of the Eutelsat 172A satellite will provide new capacity for Panasonic's satellite services. The ASC will handle uplinking and downlinking from its Adelaide satellite Teleport.

Panasonic's in-flight Global Communications Service includes eXConnect satellite broadband, eXPhone mobile phone, and eXTV satellite TV.

eXConnect supports a broad range of passenger and crew applications. Its two-way high broadband connectivity can achieve up to 50 Mbps, and enables web access, voice, data, and real-time monitoring and transmission of airline operational data.

eXPhone is offered alongside in-flight mobile phone technology from AeroMobile. Passengers can keep in contact with loved ones and stay on top of work during flights through calls, texts, emails, browsing and use of applications. They can easily access eXPhone mobile data through mobile, Smartphone, and BlackBerry, as well as GSM-enabled tablets and laptops

Finally, the eXTV television network offers in-flight television programming to aircraft plying the world's airspace. The high-quality satellite TV content comes live and uninterrupted, and offers both global channels and regional channels. 

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SkyTrac shows off satellite communications, flight following solutions for NATA

Starting this Monday, SkyTrac Systems will be exhibiting its flight-following and satellite communications solutions at booth #6 of the AGM and Trade Show of the Northern Air Transport Association (NATA.) The trade show will take place from April 8 to April 10, 2013.

The NATA association takes part in the decision-making process that covers transportation throughout Northern Canada. It has two goals: To create and maintain partnerships with interested parties in the industry and governments; and to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the air transportation system in the North.

Numerous companies in Northern Canadian leverage SkyTrac's flight-following and satcom solutions. The Company's industry-leading products enable reliable satellite communications and improved safety measures in the unforgiving sub-Arctic environment of the North.

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Intelsat secures two future launch missions with International Launch Services

Communications satellite services provider Intelsat S.A. has contracted International Launch Services (ILS) for two definite ILS Proton launch missions in the near future.

According to Thierry Guillemin, EVP and Chief Technology Officer of Intelsat, the Company considered 2012 to be a steady year. Intelsat enjoyed a quintet of successful communications satellite launches. It also completed the first global satellite broadband mobility platform in the world, which will provide increased bandwidth to its customers.

The new satellite launches with ILS will let Intelsat reach further into developing regions, allowing the Company to sate the demands of the ever-expanding market of consumers with highly-efficient and reliable connectivity.

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Hughes presents new Inmarsat BGAN satcom terminal for hazardous locations

Hughes Network Systems, LLC and Inmarsat recently presented the Hughes 9502 global-use terminal, the first BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) M2M (machine-to-machine) satellite communications terminal in the world to feature Hazardous Locations Accreditation.

The new Hughes BGAN terminal has successfully finished tests with accredited laboratory Met Laboratories, Inc., which cleared the Hughes 9502 for operation in hazardous locations that may have explosive gaseous atmospheres.

Hughes designed and produced its 9502 terminal for global use over the Inmarsat BGAN L-band satellite service. The new satellite communications terminal enables highly affordable and reliable end-to-end IP data connectivity for a wide variety of customers, including global energy customers who deploy SCADA networks in hazardous environments.

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