Connectivity

[Via Satellite 09-01-2015] M7 Group has extended its agreement with Scripps Networks U.K. & EMEA [Europe, Middle East and Africa], for the European launch of Fine Living HD via the […]

[Via Satellite 09-01-2015] Long-term Measat customer Fashion One Television has officially launched an Ultra-HD channel through the operator’s Measat 3a satellite. According to the companies, the channel is the first […]

[Via Satellite 08-31-2015] TV Cultura, a part of The Padre Anchieta Foundation, has signed a new contract with Intelsat to enhance its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) offering in Brazil and […]

[Via Satellite 08-31-2015] Satcom1 has appointed Jackie Nikolajsen as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Nikolajsen brings 20 years of technical, operational and senior management experience from the business […]

[Via Satellite 08-28-2015] AirCom Pacific, a new In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) provider dedicated to the Asia Pacific, plans to launch its service in the first quarter of 2016. The […]

[Via Satellite 08-28-2015] Thaicom has appointed Paiboon Panuwattanawong to take up the roles of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and authorized director of Thaicom starting Oct. 1. Current CEO Suphajee Suthumpun […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-2015] SpeedCast has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for the delivery of satellite communications and network services by InterOil Corporation, a leading independent oil and gas […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-2015] Arabsat is now offering Radiodiffusion-Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe from its BADR 4 satellite, the company announced Aug. 27. The operator […]

[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] If Moore’s law continues to be an indicator of the pace of technology, then the flurry of activity seen throughout the satellite industry might be the new […]

[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] Signalhorn has agreed to modernize the satellite communications equipment for the Welzheim Observatory in Germany. The site, intentionally distanced from major population centers, collects light from celestial […]

[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] SpeedCast delivered a statutory profit of $2.2 million for the first half of 2015, improving from a loss of $5.5 million during the comparative period in 2014. […]

[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Top Brazilian television network TV Globo has selected Newtec’s M6100 broadcast satellite modulator to upgrade its Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) fleet. The company is transitioning its news feeds […]

[Via Satellite 08-24-2015] British satellite operator Avanti, having finished the financing for its latest satellite, now plans to redouble its focus on sales and marketing for satellite services throughout Europe, […]

[Via Satellite 08-24-2015] Australian satellite operator Optus Satellite has launched a new service for Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) businesses to ensure unhindered communications during terrestrial outages. Dubbed Optus Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 08-24-2015] SpeedCast International has won a significant satellite services agreement with an energy sector customer to provide communications in more than 20 countries. The multi-year, multi-million dollar contract […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-2015] Direct to Home (DTH) broadcasting appears to be outpacing terrestrial broadcasts in Latin America, according to Juan Salleras, EVP and general manager at Encompass Digital Media Latin […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) a communications company specializing in rural, last-mile satellite broadband, has acquired Sat2Way, a satellite broadband provider in France for €825,000 ($925,000) in cash. […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] DirecTV, now part of AT&T, is offering a new Set Top Box (STB), the 4K Genie Mini, to expand the number of customers who can access 4K […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] Mexican telecommunications company Elara Comunicaciones has recently struck a partnership with private equity firm Northgate Capital that will enable the company’s “aggressive” growth plans over the next […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] AsiaSat has reached an agreement with In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFE&C) service provider Aircom Pacific for using AsiaSat’s transponder capacity and uplinking services. Under the agreement, Aircom […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] NewCom International, a global satellite communications provider dedicated to advancing education, health care and economic growth in remote regions throughout the world, has teamed with Kidnected World, […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] German media production company in satellite-based live broadcasting, rt1.tv production GmbH, has invested in Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system for […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2015] O3B Networks is planning on ordering more satellites and releasing new antennas to bolster its Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) network in the near future. Steve Collar, […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2015] Samsung may be joining the wave of companies betting on Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide global Internet connectivity. Farooq Khan, president of Samsung Research America, has […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2015] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has signed a one-year contract with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) to provide O3b Networks’ services and ground equipment […]

[Via Satellite 08-18-2015] Avanti Communications Group announced the completion of financing for its Hylas 4 satellite. The company has successfully placed $125 million in Senior Secured Notes due 2019 under […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2015] Globalstar is refuting claims from cybersecurity company Synack that its simplex network is extremely vulnerable to hackers. In a July 30 article on Wired, Colby Moore, manager of […]

[Via Satellite 08-17-2015] Meosat has announced its O3b Networks satellite communications system is live and operational in Southern Iraq. O3b established a multi-year agreement with the company in April this […]

[Via Satellite 08-13-2015] Inmarsat has received funding for telecommunications projects in Nigeria and Kenya through the U.K. Space Agency’s $50 million, two-year International Partnership Space Program. The company is a […]

[Via Satellite 08-13-2015] Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has agreed on a multi-year communications contract with SpeedCast International for its new dual-beam Ku-band satellite service. SpeedCast will provide broadband and voice […]