Last week’s successful launch into orbit of the second broadband satellite of Australia’s national broadband network, Sky Muster II, is expected to provide fast broadband services for rural and remote areas in the country. An estimated 400,000 Australian…
Low-earth-orbit satellite network operator startup LeoSat Enterprises has signed up its first customer – a globally operating financial trading company. LeoSat is building a constellation of up to 108 low-earth-orbit communications satellites that aim to…
Vietnamese military-run operator VNPT has launched mobile satellite services via subsidiary VinaPhone. The operator has signed an agreement with Thuraya to expand its coverage to 100% of Vietnam’s territory – as well as two thirds of the world – by utilizing…
Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has arranged to use two Intelsat satellites to improve wireless broadband connectivity for the nation and expand broadband access for businesses. The multi-year, multi-transponder agreement will allow the…
The Philippines’ first microsatellite, Diwata-1, was launched into space last week from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Camp Canaveral, Florida. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo said that Diwata-1’s…