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Mobile Satellite Users Association August 9, 2021
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MSUA FEATURED NEWS
MOBILE SATELLITE FEATURES & NEWS 
Elias Naffah CSP formulation manager at  Glenn Research Center to give keynote at MUSA Awards
Twitter post; August 31, 2021
 
Mission Microwave’s Tactical Transceivers Gain A Multi-Million$ Order From A DoD Contractor
 SatNews; August 31, 2021
 
Thuraya Selects GMV For Control + Flight Dynamics Systems For Thuraya-4 NGSSatellite  SatNews; September 2, 2021
 
Tucker Morrison, CEO of Blue Sky Network, on panel to discuss geolocation and navigation systems for a connected industry and government functions Satellite Con 2021
Bluesky Network Tweet; August 31, 2021
 
Connect in more places with the Halo Pro Wi-Fi Extender from RedPort
Pivotel Tweet; August 31, 2021
 
Streaming Video Alliance West Coast STREAMup Addresses Issues Surrounding Encoding
Business Wire; August 31, 2021
 
Kythera Government Solutions
Kythera.com; August 30, 2021
 
International Expert Speakers join SMi's 23rd Annual Global MilSatCom Conference and Exhibition
EIN Presswire; August 31, 2021
 
Isotropic Networks Unparalleled Quality of Service (QoS)
Isotropic Networks; September 2, 2021

Meet Santander Teleport at Satellite 2021; To arrange a meeting: sales@santanderteleport.com
Santander Teleport; September 3, 2021
 
Speedcast makes new connections in the DRC with Mining Company Katanga contract
International Mining, Daniel Gleeson; August 31, 2021
 
The SeaTel Antenna Systems Advantage
Mil-Sat Global Communications; September 1, 2021
 
ST Engineering Makes Senior Position Hire
Talk Satellite; August 31, 2021
 
Marten Transport rewards drivers and employees oney for referrals!
MartenTransport Twitter post; August 31, 2021
 
Comsat DirectDial ℠ service: call from anywhere in the world to any satellite terminal- at a cost effective price!
Comsat.com; August 28, 2021
 
Intelsat Certifies ThinKom Phased-Array Antenna for FlexMove Network
August 31, 2021 - Via Satellite, Jeffrey Hill
 
AST and Osprey Technical Consulting Ltd supplies winning vessel of the Rolex Fastnet Race with Iridium Certus
theastgroup.com; August 26, 2021
 
Orbit Reveals New Brand
PRNewswire;September 2, 2021
 
COMSAT Land/Mobile Solutions
Comsat.com; August 30, 2021
 
Globalsat Smart City IoT/M2M Application
Globalsat.com; August 30, 2021
 
Conflicting Reports Create Confusion over Apple iPhone Satellite Connectivity with Globalstar
Via Satellite Rachel Jewett; August 31, 2021
 
Kymeta Launches u8 MIL Hybrid Terminal, Revolutionizes Military Communications with Ruggedized and Flexible Solution
Business Wire; September 1, 2021
 
ORBCOMM Achieves Cradlepoint 5G For Enterprise Branch Specialization
GlobeNewswire;  August 26, 2021
 
Marlink Enterprise VSAT Communications
LinkedIn post; August 26, 2021
 
Top analyst says 5G iPhone 13 series will offer a new connectivity option: Satellites
Phone Arena, Alan Friedman; August 29, 2021
 
Space Infrastructure Service Market 2021-2027 By Top Key Players: Space Infrastructure Services LLC, Solstar, ESOC, Cognitive Space, Bigelow Aerospace
Daily Research Writer; August 26, 2021
 
Alcan’s Simple Installation, Low Maintenance Antennas
Alcan Systems; August 31, 2021
 
Inmarsat Approves Paradigm Terminal for GX Service
Via Satellite, Mark Holmes; August 27, 2021
 
Omnispace nominated for an MSUA award
Omnispace Tweet; August 24, 2021 
 
PathFinder Digital Awarded Multiple Follow-on Contracts for GBS Program
PR Newswire; August 13, 2021
 
Kencast Edgespan® Professional 2k Decoder
Kencast.com; September 2, 2021
 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. awarded US$6.3 million in contracts for high-power Ka-band TWTAs
Satellite Evolution Group; August 24, 2021
 
Far greater humanitarian crisis” looms in Afghanistan – UNHCR
Thomson Reuters; August 30, 2021
 
Horizon Maritime Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management
Horizon Maritime; September 3, 2021
 
Knight Sky Awarded EM&C 2.0 Contract
PRWeb; September 2, 2021
 
Prepaid SIM Cards from Roadpost
Roadpost.com; September 1, 2021
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Watch the MSUA 2021 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards Ceremony LIVE from SATELLITE 2021 via LinkedIn Live or YouTube Live Stream. Watch as the top satellite mobile innovations for 2021 are recognized.

Plus, see the live keynote address delivered by Elias Naffah with NASA's Glenn Research Center.
 
 
 
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WELCOME NEW MSUA MEMBERS!
Welcome to the Mobile Satellite Users Association Mission Microwave!

 
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MSUA Announces 2022 Early Bird Memberships
 

Visit https://www.msua.org/join

Early Bird Offers end October 1, 2021
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MSUA's Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards

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Highlighting solutions demonstrating:
  • Benefiting enterprise, business, or government users
  • Mobile applications/use cases
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance impact (ESG)
  • Innovations that progress commercialization of space/satellite
  • Support accelerating the pace of growth and application of satellite solutions to new users
GENERAL AWARDS INFORMATION:
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Be sure to get all the rewards of MSUA membership including a broad range of discounts and special members-only offers.
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2022 EARLY BIRD NEW & RENEWING MEMBERS
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MSUA is excited to celebrate our 30th year of representing the interests of satellite mobile users and solution providers with special membership offers!


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MOBILE SATELLITE PODCASTS & WEBINARS
UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS 
Planet On-Demand Webinars
 
Digital & Agriculture: Towards A Coming of Age
In this session, Mario Portela, Partner at Circularis Partners and Board Member of Solinftec, and Rob Leclerc, Founding Partner at Agfunder, joins Ashley Fieglein Johnson, Planet’s Chief Financial Officer, to discuss how Planet and Solinftec are partnering to deliver data to drive efficiency across the agriculture industry.
 
Sea Through the Noise: Planet and Windward
A crude oil tanker visits China for the first time in 7 years. Where did it come from would be a good question, but here’s a better question: where did the cargo​ onboard come from?

Presenter: Matan Peled, Windward’s Co-Founder
Moderator: Martin Polak, Planet’s Director of Government Sales EMEA
 
Using Satellite Imagery to Guide Natural Disaster Recovery
As climate change accelerates, and natural disasters become more frequent and severe, there is a growing need for governments, companies, and nonprofits to have a clear understanding of what is happening on the ground. 
 
ST Engineering On Demand Webinars
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Available On Demand  1 hour, 3 minutes
September 30, 9:30AM UTC / 11:30AM CET – Register!
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | How Maritime Stakeholders Thrive in the Blue Economy | Register Now!

7th International Conference on Wireless, Telecommunication & IoT
Webinar: Connect and Communicate the Trends of Technology
September 13-14, 2021
Satellite Communication mainly used in the field of communication systems which can provides universal availability. Main advantage of Satellite Communications is large amount of data can be transmitted to the distances and it can be covered quiet easily. A satellite that transfers and opens up radio broadcast communications signals by means of a transponder; it makes a communication station between a source transmitter and a recipient at various areas on Earth. Satellite usage has turned out to be across the board and universal through the nation for such differing applications like Television, DTH Broadcasting, DSNG and VSAT to misuse the extraordinary capacities as far as choice and strength.
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Podcast: Highlights From The Space Symposium
August 26, 2021- Aviation Week and Space Technology, Jen DiMascio Irene Klotz Guy Norris;
20:31 run time
 

OCTOBER 5 – 7 | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

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MSUA's The Pulse - Trends for the Future of Maritime Operations
In this episode of MSUA's The Pulse, Pacôme Révillon, CEO, Euroconsult leads a discussion on "Trends for the Future of Maritime Operations" with guests Lonita Judge, VP Safety and Compliance at Horizon Maritime and Ronald Spithout, President, Maritime at Inmarsat.

This episode will cover:
- Virtual and remote audits
- Virtual inspections
- Autonomy
- Managing vessels remotely
- Ship operations
- Crew welfare, training, and safety
- Client connectivity considerations

Oct 14, 2021 10:00 AM East



Learn how you can contribute to
The Pulse! 

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NEW EPISODES THIS WEEK!
 

 
Nathan de Ruiter, Managing Director, Euroconsult Canada, joins MSUA's Game Changers LIVE to share his view of the future of satellite mobile connectivity and much more in this interactive live session.
Watch now on LinkedIn or YouTube:
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World Satellite Business Week
NEW DATES!

December 13-16, 2021
MSUA members receive 25% off WSBW Online and 10% off WSBW Live. See the MSUA Members Portal on the MSUA website under MORE.

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MSUA Latest Webcasts
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Vertical Markets & Supply Chain
AERONAUTICAL
Panasonic Avionics achieves peak speeds of 200 Mbps from 30,000 feet
Telecompaper; August 30, 2021
 
Inmarsat open to partnerships for Orchestra terrestrial 5G layer
Runway Girl Network, Mary Kirby; September 1, 2021
Greater Bay Airlines selects Burrana RISE for in-seat power
PAXEX.AERO, Seth Miller; September 2, 2021
 
Boingo brings connectivity and contactless experiences to airports
Light Reading; September 2, 2021

IOT/M2M
IoT Startup Hiber Appoints New CEO Roel Jansen
Via Satellite, Rachel Jewett; September 1, 2021
 
Everactive: Battery-Free IoT Sensors for Industrial IoT
Nanalyze; August 30, 2021
 
Orbsat Expands Focus on E-Commerce with Latest Additions to the Management Team
Digital Journal; August 25, 2021
 
NSR’s M2M + IoT Via Satellite Report Now Published
SatNews; August 31, 2021
 
Advantech's iBMC reduces system downtime for remote IoT edge management with WISE-DeviceOn
Satellite Evolution Group; September 1, 2021
 
GI Partners Completes Acquisition of Orbcomm
Via Satellite, Rachel Jewett; September 1, 2021

LAND
Entergy Tackles Vegetation Management with an Advanced Satellite-Powered System
T&D World; August 30, 2021
 
Dimitra, A Leading AgTech Provider, Is Incubated By ZenX
CryptoCoin News; August 26, 2021
 
Brazil's Vale launches self-driving trucks at its largest iron mine Carajas
Reuters, Marta Nogueira; September 3, 2021
MARITIME 
Deal agreed to open maritime LEO connectivi
Riviera Maritime Media, Martyn Wingrove; September 2, 2021
 
RINA acquires Logimatic and expands digital offerings
The Digital Ship; September 2, 2021
 
SpaceX's newest drone ship returns to port after its 1st rocket landing at sea
Space.com; September 2, 2021

SATELLITES
SES Unveils O3b Satellites Capable of Delivering Multi-Gigabit Connectivity
This Day Live; August 26, 2021
 
Arabsat Selects AXESS Teleport For C-Band Connectivity Via The ARABSAT-5A Satellite
 SatNews; August 30, 2021
 
OneWeb secures $1 billion insurance deal for remaining constellation
SpaceNews,  Jason Rainbow – September 2, 2021

ANTENNA MANUFACTURERS
Two Separate Satellite Groups Call for Open Standards for Ground Networks
Via Satellite,  Rachel Jewett;  September 1, 2021
 
Lockheed Martin Unveils Hybrid Antenna For 5G, Radar And Remote Sensing Applications
Via Satellite, Rachel Jewett; August 30, 2021
 
Celestia UK names new CEO to build reputation as premier provider of high throughput antennas
Satellite Evolution Group; August 31, 2021

GOVERNMENT
BAE Systems Unveils Their New, Ultra-Small, GPS Receiver With M-Code Military GPS Signals
SatNews; August 29, 2021
 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $3.7 Million in Orders from the U.S. Army for Mobile Satellite Equipment
Talk Satellite; August 30, 2021
 
GAO: DOD Should Explore Options to Meet User Needs for Narrowband Capabilities
SpaceRef ; September 2, 2021
 
Omnispace and Vulcan Wireless’ Demonstration Of Portable Military Radios Communicating via Commercial Satellite
SatNews; September 2, 2021
ADJACENT INDUSTRY NEWS
BROADBAND
New Tech is Trying to Bridge The Digital Divide
The Next Hint, Jitender Sharma; August 31, 2021
 
Amazon gets FCC approval to test antennas for satellite broadband service
Puget Sound Business Journal; September 2, 2021
 
Neptune launches Internet service in Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner; September 2, 2021

5G
Is Satellite the Future of Rural 5G Backhaul?
SDX Central, Tobias Mann; August 31, 2021
 
Racing Across Canada to Find the Fastest 5G
PC Magazine, Sascha Segan; September 3, 2021

Malaysia's 5G proposed spectrum band may not be sufficient, say experts
The Edge Markets; September 2, 2021

Frontier Fiber Optic And 5G Internet Service
Edhat Santa Barbara; September 2, 2021
 
5G  
Verizon turns up private 5G edge compute with Microsoft Azure
FierceWireless,  Bevin Fletcher; August 31, 2021

 

OTHER
U.S. grounds Virgin Galactic flights pending mishap probe
Reuters, David Shepardson; September 3, 2021
 
These drones could speed up search and rescue after disasters like Ida
FastCompany; September 2, 2021
 
Astra rocket does a real smooth slide before failing to reach orbit
The Verge, Alex Cranz; September 3, 2021
NEW! SATELLITE SOLUTIONS USERS PROGRAM

MSUA members in good standing have the member benefit of inviting one satellite user organization to MSUA for a 1-year introductory membership in 2021!

Satellite solutions users:  Be sure to contact your MSUA member contacts for an invitation today. 
 

As a current MSUA member in good standing, one of your member benefits is to invite one organization that is a user of satellite solutions to join the MSUA for a complimentary 1-year membership. The requirements are:​

  1. The organization you invite must be a current user of satellite solutions. (not a solution provider)

  2. Your organization must be a current MSUA member in good standing to make an invitation. 
     



 
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