Connectivity

Igor Zabolotny, deputy director general for business development for the Russian Satellite Communication Co. (RSCC), has been added to the Eutelsat board of directors, RSCC announced Nov. 7.

The Wildblue-1 satellite has been delivered to the Arianespace spaceport in French Guiana in advanced of its scheduled launch in early December, a move that Wildblue Communications Inc. hopes will...

While providing services for operators across all platforms, interactive TV software company Ensequence hopes to strengthen its role in the satellite pay-TV industry by helping operators deploy the latest advanced...

DirecTV Group Inc. reported Nov. 8 that its third quarter revenues increased 13 percent to $3.7 billion in the 2006 third quarter, while net income more than tripled to $370...

The Badr-4 satellite was launched from Kazakhstan Nov. 8 aboard a Russian Proton rocket, International Launch Services (ILS) announced Built by Astrium and owned by the Arab Satellite Communications Organization...

Space Systems/Loral announced Nov. 9 that it has delivered the Wildblue-1 satellite to Arianespace in preparation for its scheduled launch in early December. Wildblue-1, built for Wildblue Communications Inc., is...

Sirius Satellite Radio posted revenue of $167.1 million in the 2006 third quarter, up 150 percent from the same period a year ago, the company announced Nov. 8. Sirius credited...

ATK will become the lead contractor for Rocketplane Kistler’s K-1 launch vehicle, the companies announced Nov. 8. ATK will provide vehicle development, assembly, integration and test of the launch system...

Arianespace and Terrestar Networks Inc., a mobile communications operator and subsidiary of Motient Corp., signed Nov. 8 a launch-on-demand contract for Terrestar 1, touted as the largest-ever commercial communications satellite...

DirecTV Group Inc. reported Nov. 8 that its third-quarter revenues increased 13 percent to $3.67 billion, and its operating profit before depreciation and amortization more than doubled, to $894 million,...