Connectivity

A Simi Valley, California, company believes commercial airplanes could become the communications satellites that the telecommunications industry has been craving. Backed by leadership that has achieved aviation industry firsts in […]

Intelsat announced that Romantis has secured services on Intelsat 33e to enhance its Occasional Use (OU) services to broadcasters in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. Intelsat […]

Wisconsin-based VideoPropulsion Interactive Television and New Delhi-based MultiVirt India are now demonstrating a new, very low cost headend system for Local Cable Television Operators (LCOs) in India. The two companies […]

The initial testing for the satellite connectivity portion of the European Aviation Network (EAN) is complete. According to Inmarsat, testing for the first Satellite Access Station (SAS) that will be […]

Russian Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite TV provider Tricolor TV and Eutelsat Networks have launched a two-way internet access service, with broadband consumer Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) from Gilat Satellite Networks. […]

Thaicom is facing an uphill struggle in 2017 in its satellite business as it looks to rebound from a difficult 2016 where it saw falls in overall profits and revenues. […]

Thuraya Telecommunications Company announced it has opened an office in the United States. Located between Washington, D.C. and Tysons Corner, Virginia, the new office offers close proximity to investors, key […]

Eutelsat Communications and Taqnia Space (TSC), owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, have signed an agreement to enable email, social networking and live streaming at 36,000 […]

Gogo has appointed Patrick Carroll as regional president in Asia Pacific (APAC). Carroll will manage Gogo’s airline accounts, certification and operations in the APAC region from Shanghai and will report […]

The Israel Premier Football League (IPFL) has selected MX1’s end-to-end MX1 360 service for live editing of sports content. MX1 360 provides the IPFL with a cloud-based media asset management solution, with fast […]

There is no doubt that BSkyB’s announcement to launch a “dish-free” pay-TV service in the U.K. in 2018 created a little bit of a stir. But, according to SES’ Chief […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has appointed Barrie Woolston as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Sabrina Cubbon to a new role of vice president of business development and […]

Intelsat has announced that Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG High Throughput Satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on January, 29 2017. Manufactured by […]

NorthTelecom has announced the appointment of John Brophy as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Brophy comes to NorthTelecom from a strong background in finance and accounting, which will be of […]

Manoto TV, a popular Persian-language channel, has completed its switch in SD and HD versions to the Eutelsat 7B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. The channel is now available exclusively […]

Kwesé TV, a new satellite network in Africa has officially launched. The Kwesé Network’s pay-TV satellite service started broadcasting on Monday, beaming its full suite of programming to households in […]

SES and Satcom Global, provider of global satellite communications services to the maritime and land sectors, have signed a strategic partnership. The agreement provides Satcom Global with access to SES’ […]

Intelsat and Quantis Global, a broadband service provider in Europe and Northern Africa, have signed an agreement to enhance and expand the Quantis network using services provided by Intelsat EpicNG […]

BSkyB (Sky), a U.K. pay-TV operator as well as a major acquirer of satellite capacity, made a major announcement last week to bring a “satellite-free” OTT service to U.K. customers […]

NorthTelecom has entered into an agreement with a Philippine-based Public Telecommunications Entity (PTE) to supply satellite ground hardware, space segment capacity, and internet bandwidth for the Philippine rural market, especially […]

Giglio Group has signed an agreement with RTL 102.5 Network to launch two new channels in High Definition (HD) via satellite through Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellites at 13 degrees east: […]

[Via Satellite 01-26-2017] The Defense Forensic Science Center (DFSC) has awarded UltiSat a commercial satellite communications (ComSatCom) subscription services task order. Through the contract, Ultisat will provide Ku bandwidth capacity […]

[Via Satellite 01-26-2017] The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) has announced its 2017 board of directors and new corporate and small business members. MSUA is a nonprofit association dedicated to […]

[Via Satellite 01-26-2017] Globalstar’s President and Chief Operating Officer David Kagan will be leaving the company in March to accept an opportunity with SpeedCast. After his departure, Kagan will assume […]

[Via Satellite 01-26-2017] China Central Television (CCTV) has signed a long-term distribution contract with Eutelsat Communications to broadcast three of its flagship channels in High Definition (HD) across Europe, the […]

[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch their new versatile small geostationary platform (SmallGEO) on its maiden flight in the early hours of Jan. 28 on a […]

[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] Mega-Choice Digital Network, an associate company of Crystal TV, Ghana’s first private television network, has launched its new Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV service in Ghana. The network inked […]

[Via Satellite 01-25-2017] Two telecommunications satellites for Arianespace’s first Ariane 5 liftoff of 2017 are undergoing checkout at the Spaceport in preparation for a mid-February flight from French Guiana to […]

[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] Airbus Defense and Space has completed construction of Eutelsat 172B, the first high-power all-electric telecommunications satellite built in Europe, according to Airbus, at the company’s satellite assembly […]

[Via Satellite 01-24-2017] An all-electric ABS satellite entered commercial service on Jan. 21, providing enhanced satellite services including Direct-To-Home (DTH) television services on Jan. 21 to customers in Africa, the […]