The Mitsubishi Electric-built Es’hail-2 communications satellite launched successfully from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:46 p.m. EST on Nov. 15. The launch was conducted by SpaceX using a Falcon 9 rocket. Following completion of in-orbit tests, the satellite is scheduled to be delivered to Doha-based Qatar Satellite Company Es’hailSat in January 2019.…

Dejero has been awarded a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for "excellence in engineering creativity." Headquartered in Canada, Dejero blends wired and wireless internet connections from multiple network providers to deliver connectivity for cloud computing, online collaboration, and the secure exchange of video and data. The Emmy Award accolades Dejero for helping broadcasters contribute live content from…

SES revealed that the main telecommunication operator in Serbia has signed a multi-year and multi-transponder contract for service on its Astra satellite to launch Telekom Srbija’s new Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform, which will start broadcasting in all three countries simultaneously mid-December. Viewers in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro will soon have access to new content delivered by…

With the huge amount of attention given to High Throughput Satellites (HTS), Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations, and NewSpace, it is easy to forget that the bread and butter of the satellite industry remains video broadcast, with this accounting for just over half of satellite industry revenues at year end 2017, and over 1800 new…