Connectivity

[Via Satellite 04-25-2016] AT&T has partnered with Globecomm to launch a new service that combines satellite and cellular connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). Through the agreement, AT&T’s IoT […]

[Via Satellite 04-25-2016] Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group (SSW) has agreed to a $2.9 million unsecured loan note with Business Growth Fund (BGF). The loan note carries a fixed coupon of […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2016] Despite challenges with current economic conditions, Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service provider ViewSat is adding roughly half a dozen new channels a month from broadcasters in Africa. The […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2016] SES is deploying Satmed, a satellite-based e-health platform, at the Cure Hospital for Children in Niger, to enhance healthcare in rural and remote regions in Niger. Satmed […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] Leaders in the Over-the-Top (OTT) video market agreed at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., that though nonlinear media has exploded in popularity, making a profitable […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] RigNet Australia has entered a wholesale partnership with Optus Satellite to leverage satellite capacity and infrastructure to serve the oil and gas industry in the Australasia region. […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] The organizers of this year’s Titan Desert extreme mountain biking race have chosen to deploy Spot Gen3 satellite trackers to enhance the safety of the 400 race […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] Eutelsat has selected a SkyEdge 2-c hub with X-Architecture and SkyEdge 2-c small user terminals from Gilat to deliver broadband services in Western Russia. Russian Satellite Communications […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] SpeedCast International and Beijing Marine Communications and Navigation (MCN), a subsidiary of the China Transport Telecommunications & Information Centre (CTTIC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-1016] HBO has selected Arris International’s DSR-7400 series transcoder satellite receiver to support the optimization of its current MPEG 2 and 4 distribution platforms as well as prepare […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] OSN, the Middle East Direct-to-Home (DTH) television provider, believes it will keep a strong position in the pay-TV market despite the entrance of Netflix and similar services. […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] The Ultra-HD Forum, a global organization defining industry best practices for technologies to enable Ultra-HD, has released its first phase of industry guidelines on end-to-end workflows for […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] SES and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) announced further significant Ku-band capacity agreements to bring more In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) bandwidth to regions where air traffic is growing at […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] Ultra-HD continues to grow in popularity, and some of the first full commercial satellite channels have launched over the past few months. According to Statista, 4K television […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] Emergency telecoms first responder Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) has deployed to Ecuador to provide emergency support following the recent April 16 earthquake. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, as registered […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] Tribune Broadcasting, a TV station operator reaching more than 50 million households in the United States, has selected DTV Innovations’ high-definition video encoder with internal modulator to […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Tricolor TV is one of the main satellite TV players in Russia and has been one of the first DTH operators to launch Ultra-HD services into the […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] ALi Corporation, a Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, and DishTV, Asia’s largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, have entered a strategic partnership to enhance existing DTH operations and target […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] SES announced the first phase of Content Delivery Network (CDN) development at Rutgers University’s School of Engineering to demonstrate and measure the effectiveness of SES’s CDN overlay […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Inmarsat is performing its first transcontinental live demonstration of Global Xpress (GX) broadcast capabilities during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The demonstration features a live […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Intelsat announced that Encompass Digital Media, a technology services company delivering end-to-end video solutions to broadcast and media companies, has renewed and expanded its contract using Intelsat’s […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] The satcom division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has received a contract valued at more than $1 million from a major European integrator and systems provider […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Spacecom, operator of the Amos satellite fleet, and Encompass Digital Media, announced a new joint European TV distribution platform. The joint service will be distributed throughout the […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] The FAA has provided Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for ViaSat to install its Ka-band satellite antenna and radome on Airbus A320 aircraft. The certification, coupled with […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc., and Isle of Man-based Manx Telecom, have partnered to develop EMN, a new multiple technology communications system […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Ateme announced that FranSat, Eutelsat’s satellite TV bouquet in France, broadcast the Vienna Opera ballet “Le Corsaire” live in Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) on April 2, in partnership with Arte […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] BBC World News, a leading global news TV channel, has renewed and expanded its contract with Intelsat to use multiple video neighborhoods and the IntelsatOne terrestrial network […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN), partner of Inmarsat and Cobham Satcom has won the largest Inmarsat Fleet Xpress installation project to date, with Nanjing Tanker Corporation (NTC) […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Spanish telecommunications satellite operator Hispasat, in collaboration with Cellnex Telecom, has expanded the number of Atresmedia television channels it currently distributes across the Americas through its Hispasat […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Commercial aircraft connectivity markets are forecasted to reach retail revenues of $4.6 billion by 2025, according to Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) recent report, “Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 4th […]