Connectivity

[Satellite News 2-4-08] Verizon has surpassed 1 million customer barrier for its Fios IPTV service in the United States ramping up the pressure on its satellite and cable competitors.    ...

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Israeli satellite communications company SatLink Communications launched its new multi channel per carrier platform on Eutelsat‘s W2 satellite, the company said Feb. 4.     Uplinks are...

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] NewTec has released a new antenna  pointing systems intended to eliminate installation costs associated with broadband over satellite systems, the company announced Feb. 4.     Dubbed...

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] The Rascom-QAF1 satellite has been moved into its final geostationary orbit at 2.85Ëš East, Thales Alenia Space announced Feb. 4.     The spacecraft carries 12 Ku-band...

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will file an Investment Canada Act registration relating to its planned acquisition of the space businesses of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), ATK...

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] Avanti Communications reported a 60 percent increase in revenues for the six-month period that closed at the end of December, the company announced Jan. 31.    ...

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] Craig Cooning has been named vice president and general manager of the Space and Intelligence Systems unit within Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems unit, the company announced...

[Satellite News – 2-1-08] Star One hopes to become more of a force in the Latin America region with the launch of a pair of new satellites, Gustavo Silbert, the...

The recent turmoil in credit markets has caused acquirers and their lenders in several high-profile pending merger and acquisition transactions to seek ways to withdraw from or renegotiate signed deals,...

For a while, the satellite industry’s battle to retain C-band spectrum seemed to be a losing proposition, as well-financed telecommunications players were lobbying hard to gain access to the bandwidth....