Connectivity

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] Serafina Holdings Ltd.’s acquisition of Intelsat Holdings Ltd. has been approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the FCC announced in a release Dec. 19....

[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...

 

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] Wegener Corp. has added an additional high-definition (HD) channel in the United States and Canada, the company announced Dec. 20.     An unnamed large U.S. cable...

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] Broadcast International Inc. has sold about $15 million in aggregate principal as well as common stock and common stock purchase warrants to unnamed accredited investors, the...

[12-26-07 – Satellite News] From changes of ownership to new operators, the fixed satellite services sector landscape continued to undergo significant changes throughout 2007. Intelsat and SES Global remain the...

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today} The RASCOM-QAF1 and Horizons-2 satellites have been launched into orbit, Arianespace confirmed Dec. 21. This was the sixth successful Arianespace mission of the year. Both satellites...

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] SkyTerra Communications Inc., Inmarsat plc, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. have reached a cooperative agreement for L-Band operations in North America,...

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] ITT Corp. has delivered a new demonstration payload for the GPS Block 2R satellite to Lockheed Martin‘s facilities, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 20.     The payload,...

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a deal with Mexico’s Grupo Elektra to provide a substantial broadband satellite network across the region, the company announced Dec. 21....