Connectivity

[1-2-2008 – Satellite Today] Shin Satellite has sold 100,000 user terminals for its IPStar satellite broadband service at the end of 2007, the company announced Jan. 2.     The terminal...

[1-2-2008 – Satellite Today] Norsat Inernational Inc. appointed Eugene Syho CFO, the company announced Dec. 31.     Syho has 20 years of management experience at public and private companies. Prior...

The launch of a new, more powerful satellite is exciting, as it opens the door to a range of new services and capabilities. But many satellite customers are quite satisfied...

With cable and IPTV players putting more pressure on satellite pay-TV providers around the globe, the satellite operators are looking to move beyond their traditional business boundaries. Direct-to- home (DTH)...

The use of so-called “reverse mergers” in the United States has blossomed in recent years. What formerly was an “on-the-cheap” method of attaining public company status — employed by sometimes...

The satellite industry scored a victory at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07), as delegates rejected requests from terrestrial interests to gain more access to C-band spectrum. WiMax and international...

Digital TV solutions company Tandberg Television found itself as the center of attention in 2007 as a variety of suitors stepped up to the plate to try and acquire Tandberg....

The insatiable hunger for bandwidth is not limited to the ground, as demand for connectivity now extends well into the stratosphere. A variety of end users are clamoring for more...

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] China Direct Broadcast Satellite Co. (ChinaDBSat) officially started operations Dec. 25, the company announced Dec. 27.         China DBSat is a state-owned company that owns all...

[12-27-07 – Satellite News] The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market spent most of 2007 focusing on the future, as many companies continued to work on their next-generation satellites and business...