Connectivity

[Via Satellite 04-15-2015] Gogo has signed a Technical Services Agreement (TSA) with Boeing to assess the company’s technology solutions on Boeing commercial aircraft. The TSA could mark the start of […]

[Via Satellite 04-14-2014] MultiChoice, an African Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, will expand its capacity on Intelsat’s 904 satellite to better reach its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) offering in Sub-Saharan Africa. The […]

[Via Satellite 04-14-2014] KVH Industries has agreed to partner with IMG Media to deliver video content of this summer’s FIFA World Cup games to maritime customers. The coverage will be […]

[Via Satellite 04-14-2014] Reuters’ satellite newsgathering teams (SNG) are using Avanti’s Hylas 2 Ka-band satellite to provide coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa. The coverage will be […]

[Via Satellite 04-14-2014] Gogo will roll-out Wi-Fi on Air Canada’s North American fleet this May. In this agreement, Gogo satellites will also undergo type-testing in the future for enablement of […]

[Via Satellite 04-14-2014] NTT Plala, a major Japanese IPTV service provider, has chosen the ViXS XCode 6400 System on Chip (SoC) to power the company’s new Ultra-HD set-top box (STB). […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines wants to establish a new connectivity infrastructure with the end goal of providing 100 percent Wi-Fi access from any point on a ship. The […]

[Via Satellite 04-11-2014] KVH has hired Candice Pascal as vice president of content acquisition, who will lead the company in managing commercial maritime distribution rights for its entertainment content. Pascal […]

[Via Satellite 04-11-2014] Seeafrika plans to deploy RGB’s TransAct Encoder/Transcoder along with RGB’s TransAct Packager in the delivery of its Over-the-Top (OTT) video services in Europe. Seeafrika intends to deliver […]

[Via Satellite 04-11-2014] Envivio introduced a new G5 family of Intel-based server appliances. The new G5 series supports Ultra-HD resolution and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), increases compression density, and […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has decided to permanently broadcast a new Free-to-Air (FTA) channel in Ultra-HD, or 4K, across both North and Central America. The decision is […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] AsiaSat signed a contract with Arqiva for C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 5 satellite to broadcast sporting events to the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat 5 is Asia’s prime […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] SES has signed multiple Occasional Use (OU) capacity deals with broadcasters to deliver coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The games will take place […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] SatLink Communications has launched a new second generation Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite (DVB-S2) platform on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite. The new platform will support Sky Italia, […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] Cisco showcased plans to virtualize and cloud-enable video processing during a public demonstration of 4K live streaming. The company also intends to enhance its Videoscape TV platform […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] ThinKom’s ThinSAT 300 antenna was successfully proven in Satellite News Gathering (SNG) and broadcasting applications using HDAVS’s EPK Emergency News Reporting SNG Vehicle. The vehicle was able […]

[Via Satellite 04-10-2014] MediaCorp has partnered with Envivio to deploy Envivio Muse encoders for its Toggle service to deliver Over-The-Top (OTT) television to viewers in Singapore. Envivio and Village Island […]

[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] After partnering with Panasonic to produce the first television set capable of Satellite Over IP (SAT>IP), SES believes there is more room to grow. SAT>IP is a […]

[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] O3b Networks signed a multi-year agreement with Norfolk Telecom to provide O3b Trunk services to Norfolk Island customers, a small island off the eastern coast of Australia. […]

[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] Levels Beyond and Globecomm Systems announced a strategic alliance to offer a new solution for customers in media, government and enterprise markets. The companies have plans to […]

[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] In-flight connectivity provider Gogo has unveiled its new technology development: 2Ku. Designed to complement the company’s Air To Ground (ATG) solution, 2Ku uses two Ku-band antennas provided […]

[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] Canal + Overseas renewed and expanded its existing agreement with Intelsat to enhance its high definition, Direct-to-Home (DTH) programming in the Caribbean. Canal + Overseas has decided […]

[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] Intelsat and partners BT, Ericsson, Sony and Newtec are displaying a new 4K Ultra-HD television, which is transmitting end-to-end over satellite to the 2014 NAB Show in […]

[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] Gogo’s business aviation group, Aircell, launched Gogo Biz in-flight Internet and voice services to aircraft in Canada. The service was introduced to market in 2009 and is […]

[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] ViXS has partnered with SES in an end-to-end satellite broadcast of Ultra-HD content, demonstrated during the seventh SES Industry Days in Luxembourg. SES displayed this Ultra-HD content […]

[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] The Alaska Flight Services branch of the United States Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has certified Maine-based Delorme’s inReach satellite communicator for its Enhanced Special Reporting Service (eSRS). […]

[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] Intelsat has signed a multi-year agreement with RRsat under which RRsat will use Intelsat capacity to expand and enhance the company’s access to the North American Direct-to-Home […]

[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] ViaSat’s Ka-band aeronautical terminal has passed 125 total units shipped. This low-profile terminal enables in-flight Internet access and is the first to sustain a continuous link to […]

[Via Satellite 04-04-0214] Iridium’s subsidiary Aireon has received much more attention for its global aircraft surveillance program in light of the recent disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370. Once over […]

[Via Satellite 04-04-2014] The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for Ku-band capacity on the Eutelsat 21B satellite covering the Middle East, North […]