Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Gilat Satellite Systems’ SkyEdge 2 DVB-RCS VSAT has received SatLabs Group compliance, Gilat announced Jan. 14.     SatLabs gave the VSAT system a version 1.3 certification, which...

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] RigNet named Molly McGuirk director of product management, RigNet announced Jan. 14.     McGuirk will oversee RigNet’s product development efforts, with responsibilities to improve the productivity the...

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] ITV Studios, a division of U.K. broadcaster ITV, has signed a partnership deal with Chinese TV and satellite company Hunan Television to develop and license content for...

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Avanti Communications signed a 665,000 euro ($964,000), five-year contract with Italian broadband service provider EDDI S.R.L. for capacity on the Hylas 1 satellite, Avanti announced Jan. 14....

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Globalstar began installation of satellite telemetry control unit (TCU) upgrades in preparation for the summer launch of its second-generation, 48-satellite constellation, the company announced Jan. 14.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-10] TS2 Satellite Technologies is set to roll out new broadband services on Eutelsat EB4 and W6 satellites to the Afghan commercial and military market, TS2 announced Jan....

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-10] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted TerreStar Networks the authority to operate dual-mode mobile terminals that can be used to communicate either via TerreStar-1 or...

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-10] Data Technology Solutions (DTS), a global satellite service provider based in Louisiana, has launched DTS Global Connect, an integrated VSAT satellite broadband offering built on iDirect’s Evolution...

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-10] Broadcast Equipment India (BEI) has deployed Harmonic‘s Ellipse 1000 MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC contribution encoder to Sector-63 Noida, India’s first commercial high-definition and standard-definition teleport facility, Harmonic announced Jan....

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-10] The Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) has been granted a license by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate a commercial, horizontal launch spaceport at Cecil Field,...