Year: 2014

In one of his first major speeches, new SES CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh emphasized the satellite’s industry “right to play” in the overall communications industry, as well as its ability...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Eutelsat Communications, in partnership with ST Teleport, is set to introduce its 4K TV channel on the Eutelsat 70B satellite reaching Southeast Asia and Australia. Ateme and...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Satcom Direct Communications (SDC), the government and military service division of Satcom Direct, was named an Inmarsat Value Added Reseller (VAR) for the company’s Global Xpress mobile...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Broadcom assisted in a live Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) satellite broadcast of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in collaboration with Globosat and Elemental Technologies, to select subscribers and...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Globecomm was awarded an order for Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) Certified Auto Explorer Lightweight Transport (LT) terminals, at 1.2-meter X-band and 1.0-Meter Ka-band configurations. The order included...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Comtech Telecommunications’ Santa Clara, Calif.-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, received a $5.3 million order from an existing customer for 500-Watt Ka-band high-power amplifiers for the High Throughput...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] The launch of Measat’s Measat 3b satellite carrying NewSat’s Jabiru 2 payload has been rescheduled for September 2014 due to a delay from the co-passenger spacecraft, Optus...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Crystal Solutions launched its Carrier ID Detection System, which allows users to quickly distinguish a satellite carrier. At the core, the system uses Crystal Carrier ID System...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Spacecom has set a goal of covering 80 percent of the world’s population with its Amos satellites by the end of this decade. The company is riding...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Intelsat finalized a multi-year agreement with SpeedCast, a satellite communications and maritime services provider, for access to the operator’s global C- and Ku-band broadband mobility network. Intelsat...