Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-09] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) signed a $187 million satellite technology contract with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute to provide technology solutions for the Russian...

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-09] The Intelsat 14 (IS-14) satellite was launched onboard an Atlas 5 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance, Intelsat announced Nov. 23.     The IS-14 spacecraft carries a...

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-09] NDS has been contracted by MYtv to power a new hybrid pay-TV service in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for launch across Eastern Europe in late...

[Satellite News 11-25-09] Eutelsat’s decision to team up with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to co-locate the Eurobird 4 satellite at 75 degrees East with ABS-1 and ABS-1A puts Eutelsat a...

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] Pace Networks won a contract from Quadriga Worldwide to provide its MultiDweller satellite pay-TV solution to Quadriga’s hotel industry business partners, the company announced Nov. 19.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] Tahiti Nui Satellite (TNS) has selected Thomson to supply satellite MPEG-4 HD set-top box technology to support the launch of TNS’ high-definition broadcast service in the 2009...

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] A Chinese government  inquiry concluded that a burn-through of its Long March rocket engine’s upper-stage gas generator was the primary cause of its failure to place Indonesia’s...

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] DirecTV Group chairman John Malone has not ruled out selling the company to AT&T or Verizon Communications and believes the two phone companies have strong ties to...

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] AsiaSat has won a contract from East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited to supply satellite capacity on AsiaSat 3S for live television coverage of the Hong Kong...

[Satellite TODAY 11-20-09] The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), according to Senate reports released Nov. 19.     STELA, the committee’s version...