SIA President Hails “Resilience” of Satellite Industry
5.24.2012 | Satellite Today Insider | Staff Writer
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA)’s latest State of the Satellite Industry Report has once again shown that the satellite industry held strong in 2011. The report was prepared for the SIA by Futron Corp. and... read more 

Avanti Takes Next Step in Africa
5.23.2012 | Satellite Today Insider | Staff Writer
Avanti Communications is looking to bring the power of its Ka-band satellites to users in Africa. The operator announced May 22 that it has launched an International IP trunking proposition that “will transform... read more 

Intelsat Stock will be “Very Interesting” to Investors — Analyst
5.22.2012 | Satellite Today Insider | Mark Holmes
Intelsat Global (Intelsat) is looking to rise to $1.8 billion through an IPO. The operator filed the forms with the SEC in the United States last Friday. The potential IPO looks as though it will finally happen. Sarah Simon... read more 

ViaSat Spends Big to Double Exede Subscriber Base
5.21.2012 | Satellite Today Insider | Jeffrey Hill
ViaSat’s fourth-quarter earnings dropped from profit to loss due to increased operating costs associated with the launch of its Ka-band-powered Exede broadband service, according to its latest financial results issued... read more 

Globalstar Enters Amicable Negotiations with Thales after Losing Arbitration
5.18.2012 | Satellite Today Insider | Jeffrey Hill
Thales Alenia Space has received a favorable ruling in a commercial arbitration that was filed by MSS satellite company Globalstar in 2009.    Globalstar confirmed May 17 that the arbitrators ruled that Thales has... read more 

Eutelsat Inks Two New Ka-band, Capacity Deals to Ease Market Anxiety
5.17.2012 | Satellite Today Insider | Jeffrey Hill
Eutelsat Communications has moved quickly to dispel concerns about its adjusted 2012 full-year projections by scoring two contracts with regional companies. The FSS operator confirmed May 16 that it has entered into two... read more 

NSR Predicts Challenging Five-Year Period for Manufacturing, Launch Markets
5.16.2012 | Satellite Today Insider | Jeffrey Hill
The satellite manufacturing and launch markets will face decreasing demand and increasing competition for the first half of the decade, according to a research report published May 15 by analysis firm NSR.    While... read more 

JAXA Dual-Satellite Launch Brings Japan into Commercial Service Realm
5.23.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully debuted its commercial launch service for a foreign customer, sending Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Arirang-3 satellite and... read more 

Video Clarity Executives: Evolving Satellite Markets Need Evolved Signal Monitoring
5.18.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
Content originators operating in the modern broadcast market face deep challenges in creating, producing and transporting the highest quality video and audio signals as compressed streams. Broadcast technology manufacturer Video... read more 

Gilat’s Elinav Explains How Ka-band ‘Crossed the Chasm’ from Risk to Mainstream
5.17.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
The Ka-band evolution is not only underway in the space segment, but also on the ground, as manufacturers and developers race to produce technology that fully leverages the high-performance bandwidth. Israeli satellite and hybrid... read more 

Analysts Note Thaicom’s Lack of Momentum on New Ipstar Deals
5.17.2012 | Satellite News | Mark Holmes
Thaicom has seen its third consecutive quarter of net profits, with earnings of 42 million Baht ($1.34 million) and revenues of 1.95 billion Baht ($62 million) in its first fiscal period of 2012. Thaicom also confirmed that its core... read more 

FCC Decision on MVPD Status for OTT Providers Worries Broadcast Industry
5.16.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
An ongoing dispute between over-the-top (OTT) video programming company Sky Angel and Discovery Communications could make a significant impact on the development of new OTT content distribution systems for content as the Federal... read more 

FAA Accelerates Efforts to Integrate Satellite in Air Traffic Control Procedures
5.14.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated an effort to accelerate the development of satellite-based air traffic control systems in the United States by issuing a $2.77 prime contract to ITT Corp. and a subcontract to... read more 

Dish Network’s Ergen Rouses Speculation on Purchase of LightSquared Debt
5.11.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen has reportedly bought up $350 million worth of debt from 4G LTE network operator LightSquared after raising $1.9 billion in cash through bond sales during the last week, several analysts told... read more