Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) and 3-D technology developer Sensio Technologies Inc. were selected by Mexico’s Televisa to provide 3-D broadcasting technology for the country’s first live soccer...

[Satellite News 10-28-09] Middle East satellite operator SmartSat, a joint venture between Jordanian private shareholder company Smartlink and Kuwaiti investors, is likely to partner with a major FSS operator to...

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-09] Lebanese Internet service provider IDMI launched an iDirect-based satellite broadband service for corporate enterprises, financial institutions and government organizations in the Middle East, North Africa and parts...

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-09] Orbital Sciences Corp.’s third-quarter profits fell almost 18 percent, with net income at $9.4 million compared to $11.4 million in 2008, the company announced in its financial...

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-09] Thaicom, operator of the IPStar satellite broadband system, is looking to raise $209 million in funding through the issuance of 3- and 5-year senior debt notes, the...

[Satellite News 10-26-09] Middle East satellite operator SmartSat, a joint venture between Jordanian private shareholder company Smartlink and Kuwaiti investors, is likely to partner with a major FSS operator to...

[Satellite News 10-28-09] The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) are considering reducing the number of broadband stimulus funding rounds from three...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-09] Thales Alenia Space selected Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. to work jointly on the Iridium Next satellite constellation program, Ball Aerospace announced Oct. 26. Ball Aerospace’s responsibilities...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-09] The Kudelski Group filed additional presentation materials supporting its offer to acquire OpenTV Corp. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kudelski announced Oct. 26.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-09] Satellite TODAY and Satellite News will launch Oct. 28 a new, weekly Web video news channel on www.satellitetoday.tv.     Satellite TODAY News Editor Jeffrey Hill will host...