Connectivity

[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] Yahlive has signed a one-transponder capacity deal with Adriatic Tours, owner of Alpha One RTV Network, and reached a collaborative agreement to broadcast channels to the Balkan […]

[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] Bollywood film and television network B4U has increased the number of channels broadcasting on AsiaSat 7 with the addition of B4U Movies Asia Pacific. B4U currently broadcasts […]

[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems to use the company’s Jupiter System HT Aero Modem to power GEE’s next-generation aeronautical […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] German entrepreneur Matthias Spott is developing a European network of small communications satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) using a revamped constellation project from the 1990s. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] EMC has increased its leadership team, adding Tom Severson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Bill Madden as Senior Vice President (SVP) of product development, and John Finney, […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] Inmarsat and Intellian have reached a deal with Eukor Car Carriers, one of the world’s largest shipping companies specializing in the transportation of cars and other rolling cargo, […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] AsiaSat has launched 4K-SAT, the operator’s first Ultra-HD television channel, at 122 degrees east on AsiaSat 4. This new Ultra-HD channel will be available Free-to-Air (FTA) across […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] U.K.-based telecommunications network operator Talia is waiting before making any new purchases of satellite capacity due to instability in pricing. Alan Afrasiab, CEO of Talia, told Via […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] Cobham Satcom, in response to heavy rains in South Carolina in the U.S., has redirected the demonstration SUV for the company’s first Explorer 8100 VSAT system in […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2015] ND SatCom has partnered with Ruag Defence to incorporate its new Skywan 5G VSAT modem in a portable manpack terminal into the Ruag Aranea Communication Solution. This […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Orange Business Services is seeing a shift in the maritime sector toward greater use of satellite services. The company has experienced exponential growth over the last 18 […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2015] Iridium has completed its first voice and data ground test call over the next-generation Iridium Certus broadband network, currently under development. The test demonstrated the service using the […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] Ericsson, with customer MTN, has reached its first Managed Rural Coverage deal to bring mobile coverage as a service to parts of central and northern Benin where […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-2015] OneWeb has appointed Matthew M. O’Connell, the former president and CEO of GeoEye, as it’s CEO. O’Connell will be responsible for steering and scaling OneWeb from where […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-2015] Elara Comunicaciones, a leading telecommunications provider in Mexico, has increased its supply of capacity from Eutelsat Americas. Based on a new agreement, Elara will have access to […]

[Via Satellite 10-13-2015] TV5Monde, a leading global French-language broadcaster, is watching developments in Ultra-HD but has no plans to implement such broadcasts until it meets its goals with High Definition […]

[Via Satellite 10-13-2015] German satellite broadband company Eusanet and Eutelsat have joined forces to deliver a new broadband solution that combines satellite Internet with Wi-Fi networks. The new solution enables […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-2015] Marlink customer Polarcus, a Dubai-based geophysical services company has extended its global VSAT contract for an additional three years. The renewed agreement includes ongoing provision of voice […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-2015] RigNet’s Telecom systems Integration (TSI) business has received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver communications systems and infrastructure for a high-voltage transmission platform in an offshore wind […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-2015] Orion Express, one of the top satellite communications providers in Russia, has transferred all the Standard Definition (SD) channels for Russian broadcaster Viasat to its media platform […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] Fibersat, an emerging satellite operator dedicated to serving markets in Africa, is preparing for the launch of its high throughput hosted payload Fibersat 1 in 2018. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] SES has signed a multi-year contract with Softwire Digital Solutions, to implement countrywide e-learning solutions in Nigeria. This country’s government selected Softwire Digital Solutions, a provider of […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] Maersk Tankers will install Inmarsat’s Fleet Media maritime entertainment service on 30 of its vessels, as part of a 12-month pilot program. The 30 vessels were selected […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-2015] AsiaSat and Rohde & Schwarz have partnered to advance next-generation Ultra-HD TV technologies by implementing a Free to Air (FTA) Ultra-HD channel on AsiaSat 4. Broadcasters and […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-2015] Eutelsat Communications’ new satellite, Eutelsat 8 West B, is online and actively broadcasting TV channels to more than 52 million homes in the Middle East and North […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-2015] Turkish satellite and cable operator Turksat has launched six channels from SPI International. The new channel lineup consists of the movie channels FilmBox and FilmBox Arthouse, the […]

[Via Satellite 10-06-2015] Orbcomm is looking to expand its presence in maritime cold chain monitoring through the acquisition of Wam Technologies, an affiliate of Mark-It Services, in Skillman, NJ. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-06-2015] Grupo Etercom, a value-added solution integrator in Mexico, has selected International Datacasting Corporation’s (IDC) Titan video contribution solution to refresh its Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) networks. The company […]

[Via Satellite 10-06-2015] Harris CapRock has transitioned 36 oil and gas customers to its Advanced Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) solution, providing on-demand bandwidth service to nearly 100 sites around […]

[Via Satellite 10-05-2015] There’s a shift taking place in the In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) provider marketplace, one that you could see at this year’s Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo […]