Connectivity

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Orbital Sciences has delivered the Optus D3 satellite to Arianespace for its scheduled mid-August launch, Australian telecom Optus announced July 22.     Optus D3, the third D-series...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Boeing Co. saw its second-quarter profit grow 17 percent to $998 million, compared to $852 million in the same period in 2008, according to the company’s 2009...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] SkyBitz, a remote asset tracking and information management service provider, appointed Craig Montgomery senior vice president of marketing and business development, the company announced July 20.     ...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Lockheed Martin Space Systems quarterly net sales decreased by 7 percent to $2 billion from $2.2 billion in 2008, according to the company’s second-quarter financial results, released...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Tandberg Television signed a contract to supply high-definition (HD) encoders and decoders to GlobeCast Australia, Tandberg announced July 21.     GlobeCast Australia will use the encoders and...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Qwest Communications has entered into agreement with DirecTV to sell its satellite TV service to DirecTV customers for another five years     The companies said the service...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Avaya has entered into an asset and share sale agreement in efforts to purchase Nortel, an enterprise communication solution business, which involves manufacturing satellite network products, for...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Briese Schiffahrt, a German shipping operator, has installed Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) service, Inmarsat announced July 20.     Briese Schiffahrt is the first shipping company in Europe...

[Satellite News 07-21-09] Boeing’s re-entry into the satellite design market, with the introduction of its 702B medium-power satellite model, was implemented to offset the company’s loss from the termination of...

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] German broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 Media and SES Astra are set to launch three high-definition (HD) channels in Germany as part of SES’s HD+ service, SES announced July 20....