Shin Satelite Chairman Ready For Challenge
After an anxious wait for owner Shin Satellite, the IPStar spacecraft, which the company designated Thaicom 4, was launched earlier this month onboard an Ariane 5G rocket. Shin now will...
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J.D. Power: Satellite TV Penetration Increases 'Significantly'
The number of households subscribing to satellite TV has increased dramatically during the past year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates “2005 Residential Cable/Satellite TV Satisfaction Study,” released Aug....
Lockheed Martin Delivers Hardware For Missile Warning System
Lockheed Martin said Aug. 15 it delivered the spacecraft core structure, including an integrated propulsion subsystem, for the first Space-based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous satellite. The propulsion subsystem...
MSG-2 To Launch Before End Of Year
The European Space Agency said its next Meteosat satellite, MSG-2, will launch before the end of the year. MSG-2, in storage at the Arianespace launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana...
Interactive Boost For ITV
ITV will be able to update interactive content on one of its hit shows simultaneously on cable and satellite for the first time. ITV announced that it will use Tamblin‘s...
Seaspace Acquires Intellectual Property For Antenna Systems
Seaspace acquired the intellectual property for three antenna systems from LJT & Associates Inc., Seaspace announced. The acquisition of the finished designs for three existing antenna systems will allow Seaspace...
Globecomm Receives U.S. Government Contract
Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to provide satellite infrastructure to an unnamed U.S. government customer, the company announced. The $2.2 million order was the third for Globecomm under an...
Airtel Taps ViaSat For Broadband Satellite Services In India
In its second India-related announcement in as many days, ViaSat Inc. announced Aug. 17 it is supplying a Linkstar broadband network to Airtel Enterprise Services for shared-hub satellite communications services...
VST International Selects Spacenet To Provide Satellite Network Services
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Aug. 17 that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by VST International Inc. to provide broadband satellite connectivity for an advanced digital advertising network....
Tariam Launches Managed VSAT Solutions In Europe
U.K.-based satellite communications company Tariam said Aug. 17 it is launching its managed VSAT solutions service in Europe. The launch of the satellite broadband managed services offering will translate into...