Satcom Direct Lets the Sun Shine in With New Solar Farm Installation
Melbourne, FL. / 10 January 2023 – Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has installed a 1,200-panel solar farm at its Melbourne, FL, world headquarters in its ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The new infrastructure is located adjacent to the SD Data Center and covers 65,000 sq ft, more than the full […]
Satcom Direct Installs Prototype SD Plane Simple® Ka-band Terminal
Melbourne, FL. /4 January 2023 – Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, has completed the installation of the first Plane Simple® Ka-band antenna on the company’s SD Gulfstream G550. The prototype terminal, consisting of only two line-replaceable units (LRUs) – the tail-mount antenna and SD Modem Unit – is testing the advanced technology […]
Stellar Blu Solutions Names Satcom Direct as Preferred Service Provider for Sidewinder Business Aviation Connectivity Services
Dubai, UAE/6 December 2022 – Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, has signed an agreement with Stellar Blu Solutions (Stellar Blu), a supplier of next-generation satellite communications technology. Stellar Blu has selected Satcom Direct as its preferred service provider for executive airliner customers using the Stellar Blu Sidewinder product line. The announcement was […]
Satcom Direct, OneWeb, and QEST ratify development of Electronic Phased Array antenna together
Geneva, Switzerland/23 May 2022 – Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, announces today at EBACE 2022, a new three-way partnership agreement with OneWeb, the global communications company powered from space, and QEST, Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH, a worldwide market leader in innovative aeronautical antennas. The collaboration is to progress development of an Electronic Phased […]
COMSAT and Satcom Direct Communications Form SD Government for Enhanced Customer Offerings, Support, and Service
Melbourne, FL. / 16 May 2022 – Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has ramped up its support for military and government customers by unifying COMSAT and SD Communications, under a new brand, SD Government. The rebrand brings its military and government services and support under one umbrella to deliver customers streamlined access to […]
Satcom Direct Expands Asia Pacific Presence with Singapore Office Opening and New Appointments
Singapore/26 April 2022 – Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, is strengthening its Asia Pacific network with the opening of a Singapore office. The new location represents the base for Brian Roos, the recently appointed Asia Pacific, Regional Director, and newly named Regional Sales Manager, Kaviraj (Kavi) Nadarajah. Reporting directly to Senior Vice […]
SD FlightDeck Freedom Named Default Datalink Provider for New Gulfstream Aircraft
Melbourne, FL. / 20 April 2022 – Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has announced that its FlightDeck Freedom® (FDF) flight deck communications platform has been selected as the default datalink system for in-production Gulfstream G500™, Gulfstream G600™, and Gulfstream G650ER™ aircraft with initial line-fits already completed. Operators of Gulfstream aircraft can now optimize […]
Satcom Direct Plane Simple™ Antenna System Takes Off as STCs Awarded and Customer Installations Begin
– First FAA Supplemental Type Certificates confirmed for multiple Gulfstream models – First EASA Supplemental Type Certificates approved for specified Bombardier Global aircraft – In-service-evaluations under way globally with the Intelsat FlexExec network – More Plane Simple units already shipped for in-service evaluation program Melbourne, FL. / 6 April 2022 – Satcom Direct, the business […]
Satcom Direct Launches Connectivity Services for Super- Mega-Yachts and Sports Fishing Vessels
Melbourne, FL. / 21 March 2022 – Satcom Direct, the connectivity solutions provider, is expanding its marine division, by launching a suite of new services for sports fishing vessels, super- and mega-yachts. In a first for multi-asset ownership Satcom Direct is harnessing the combined power of SD infrastructure, SD hardware and SD software solutions, to […]
Satcom Direct Plane Simple™ Antenna System Qualified on Intelsat FlexExec Network
Melbourne, FL. / 24 January 2022 – Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is celebrating the qualification of the Satcom Direct Plane Simple™ Antenna System on the Intelsat FlexExec network. Together, Intelsat’s high throughput satellite network, combined with the Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mounted antenna system, simplifies high-speed data access for more business aviation owners […]