Connectivity

By Peter J. Brown Robust, appealing and affordable Ka-band solutions are attracting new customers thanks to a growing menu of services. Applications ranging from enterprise and government high- speed data...

By Jason Bates When the first commercial imagery satellites were proposed, owners and investors had visions of billions of commercial dollars dancing through their heads. But the commercial market forecasts...

By Owen D. Kurtin Last month’s column took a closer look at ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology and provides a natural lead-in to discuss the extraordinary spectrum-based valuations reportedly being...

The launch of Digitalglobe’s next-generation Worldview 1 commercial imagery satellite has slipped by an estimated six months to mid 2007 but is not expected to create a gap in coverage,...

Tivo Inc. looks to be riding high following it win of a patent claim against satellite TV provider Echostar, but the direct-to-home operator is not conceding defeat just yet. A...

Intelsat Ltd. lost $325.3 million in 2005, compared to $38.7 million in 2004, due to higher operating expenses, Intelsat reported April 18. The satellite operator reported revenue growth of 12...

Intelsat has high hopes for its new satellite-based, open-architecture content delivery and management service, which the company unveiled April 12. Intelsat is targeting telcos who wish to enter the Internet...

Thales‘plan to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space undoubtedly is one of the most significant deals of the year in the European satellite arena. One...

XMSR XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Inc. completed a refinancing transaction intended to replace higher interest rate debt with new lower interest rate debt, XM announced...

High-definition (HD) TV has more than proven itself technologically, and according to industry analyst reports, HDTV will be in 52 million households by 2009, up from the current 4 million...