http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:34 EDT LGS Innovations, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, has announced the appointment of Rich Martin to chief information officer.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40993.html Tue, 9 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] If NovelSat CEO Itzik Wulkan is correct in his assessment, the demand for international satellite bandwidth services will have increased 2,000 percent in a 10-year timespan between 2002 and 2020, as video bandwidth demand enjoys a 100 percent increase just about every year. At the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40886.html Thu, 21 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] A growing number of seafarers see on-board Wi-Fi connectivity as essential in order to use their own smartphones, tablets and laptops aboard ships, with social media, especially Facebook, highlighted as one of the most popular web destinations for crews, according to a crew... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40685.html Thu, 21 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-11-13] The surge of satellite-powered high-throughput mobile connectivity in recent years has brought with it a renewed interest in the aeronautical sector and the potential demand for satellite in-flight service. The first rumblings came with a slew of new technological offerings from... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40595.html Mon, 11 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] ViaSat has signed four new contracts to increase the total Ku-band capacity of its global mobility network by more than 60 percent. The additional bandwidth will be used for government and general aviation... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40528.html Tue, 29 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-10-13] Thai satellite operator Thaicom has accelerated its plans to launch the Thaicom 8 satellite, also known as Ipstar 2, to meet demand, the company confirmed Jan. 10.    The 440-transponder, $200 million broadband... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40413.html Thu, 10 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] There is perhaps no one more excited about the potential of wireless broadband connectivity in the United States than Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen. On Tuesday, the satellite pay-TV provider put in an unsolicited offer to acquire wireless network operator Clearwire for $3.30... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40396.html Wed, 9 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] The New England Telehealth Consortium (NETC) has awarded Hughes Network Systems with a four-year contract to provide high-speed satellite services for mobile telehealth clinics throughout rural communities in Northern New England.    The agreement, announced Jan. 9... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40398.html Wed, 9 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Station711, the Mobile Satellite Services division of RRsat Global Communications Network, has integrated its Crewtalk complete onboard voice gateway solution with the Inmarsat FleetBroadband Multi-voice service.    The integration enables access of up to nine... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40357.html Thu, 3 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST The market is small, but capacity is expanding. As costs fall, operators will expand their broadband satellite service into the B2C market. But are there limits? Demand for broadband in Russia is hot. In a recent study of global broadband growth by research firm Point Topic, Russia was at the top of the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/data/40144.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST