Month: March 2014

[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] M7 Group, a European company that provides pay-TV services, has selected Eutelsat’s 9 degrees east neighborhood to support the launch of AustriaSat Magyarország by its subsidiary, M70 […]

[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] Harris Corporation has created a high-frequency (HF) tactical radio network that has the ability to link U.S. military bases with clear communications and improved capabilities. During a […]

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] SES has expanded its reach to more than 291 million TV homes around the world, with 151 million located in Europe. According to SES’ “2014 Satellite Monitor” […]

Via Satellite’s Editorial Director Mark Holmes interviews Stéphane Israël, CEO, Arianespace at their headquarters in France.

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Gogo has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency to install its Ku-band satellite equipment on Airbus A330 aircraft. This is Gogo’s […]

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Exelis has completed and fully tested six transmitter assemblies, which are integral payload components for the first in a series of the next generation of GPS 3 […]

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Measat Satellite Systems’ Measat 3/3a platform has become the first Asian C-band satellite platform to exceed 50 high definition (HD) channels. Since the Measat 3 launch in […]

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced three new surface-mount Triplexer filters for multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) Cable Customer Premises Equipment. This platform of filters has been developed […]

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Harris Corporation has completed initial interoperability testing of the Falcon 3 AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform. MUOS is the next-generation […]

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] Under the leadership of CEO Charlie Vogt, Harris Broadcast has split into two separate companies: Imagine Communications and Gates Air. Vogt will remain the CEO of both […]

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), in partnership with Thales Alenia Space, successfully launched two new Russian communications and broadcasting satellites, Express AT1 and AT2, on March […]

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] NewSat Limited has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions with a contract to provide the satellite command and control system for the Jabiru 1 satellite. As Australia’s […]

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a contract with Satrec Initiative for global promotion and distribution of Dubai Sat 2’s products and […]

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] Eutelsat Communications has released results of its new survey on TV reception modes and trends across the Middle East and North Africa. The survey found that satellite […]

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] Gogo’s business group Aircell has unveiled its ST 4300, a new in-flight communications system for business aircraft. The ST 4300 combines voice, narrowband data and cockpit data […]

[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Analysts at the Arab Advisors Group research company expect  pay-TV services in the Middle East to grow at a steady pace from 2014 to 2017. In a […]

[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Orange Business Services has joined an initiative sponsored by the European Union to assist in the development of new business intelligence and IT standards set to improve […]

[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has applied power to the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS 1) spacecraft bus for the first time. This achievement is considered a […]

[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Exelis has reached a license agreement with Blackberry concerning patent infringement claims related to Exelis assisted Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The agreement resolves issues regarding the […]

[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] SES has signed a capacity deal with Alruya, a Libya-based VSAT operator and system integrator, to deliver connectivity to oil and gas fields in the country. Alruya […]

[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions has introduced a high-power, full E-Band power amplifier that will deliver typical Psat of 25.5 dBm for the 71 to 76 GHz and 81 […]

Greg Quiggle, Vice President of Product Management at iDirect, talks to Via Satellite’s Editorial Director, Mark Holmes, at the SATELLITE 2014, in Washington DC.

David Gelerman, CEO of Advantech Wireless, talks to Via Satellite’s Editorial Director, Mark Holmes, at the SATELLITE 2014, in Washington DC.

Andrey Kirillovich, Director of Integration Services and Projects at RSCC, talks to Via Satellite’s Junior Editor, Caleb Henry, at the SATELLITE 2014, in Washington DC.

Russel Shaller, President of Teledyne Microwave Solutions, talks to Via Satellite’s Junior Editor, Caleb Henry, at the SATELLITE 2014, in Washington DC.

[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Executives on the SATELLITE 2014 panel “Wireless Backhaul via Satellite: Making 3G/4G Available for Everyone” said that cellular backhaul solutions are simply not affordable for much of […]

[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS), a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has introduced a 100 percent space launch vehicle “refund or reflight” program to protect customers in […]

[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] ECAPS, an SS Group company, has been awarded a contract by Skybox Imaging to supply 12 complete high performance green propulsion (HPGP) system modules for the SkySat […]

[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Gogo, a company that provides in-flight connectivity and wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) along […]

[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Cobham Satcom, an Inmarsat Global Xpress partner, has announced two new maritime terminals and three new land mobile terminals for Inmarsat’s new satellite network. The new Sailor […]