Connectivity

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] PT. Digital Media Asia has launched a new prepaid Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service with AsiaSat. The service, called VIVA+, targets the Indonesian pay-TV market using multiple Ku-band […]

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] Hispasat completed the ICT 2020 project with a demonstration of triple-play services for voice, data and television, using a combination of fiber optic and high-bandwidth satellite transmission […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2014] DeLorme is expanding its inReach personal satellite communicator product line with a new product called inReach Explorer. The device performs the traditional inReach functions of messaging, tracking […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2014] Intelsat remains confident that Africa will become a powerhouse market for satellite services. The company currently has more than 20 in-orbit satellites focusing on the continent and […]

Randy Roberts, Thuraya’s VP of Innovation addressed a repeated concern among attendees at SATELLITE 2014: what role satellite can play when terrestrial services are present. “One of the things I’ve […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2014] Sky Perfect JSAT signed an agreement with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to procure two new satellites: JCSAT 15 and 16. The two satellites will be used for services […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2014] SES Broadband Services (SBBS) plans to expand its consumer Ka-band services to Germany and Italy over the company’s Astra 2E satellite. SBBS’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) started […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2014] GlobaFone added the Iridium GO! personal Wi-Fi hotspot device to its portfolio of satellite services. The GO! device can connect to multiple devices, as well as enable […]

O3b Networks went live with news of the company’s first revenue generating customer during SATELLITE 2014. In a video interview with Mark Holmes, editorial director of Via Satellite, O3b CEO […]

[Via Satellite 04-17-2014] ExactEarth and SRT have partnered to develop a new technology called ABSEA to enable global tracking for low-power Automatic Identification System (AIS) transceivers aboard small commercial and […]

[Via Satellite 04-17-2014] Broadcom released a six stream 802.11ac MIMO platform for home networks, in effect doubling the Wi-Fi speed compared to MU MIMO routers and gateways. The new platform […]

[Via Satellite 04-17-2014] A new documentary shot in Ultra-HD 4K by Rai Strategie and co-produced by Eutelsat had its first screening to media and industry personnel in Rome. The documentary […]

[Via Satellite 04-16-2014] DigitalGlobe and MDA will together offer a combined optical and synthetic aperture radar satellite data solution to their global defense and intelligence customers. The solution will allow […]

[Via Satellite 04-16-2014] Airbus has successfully completed the final integration and testing of Measat 3b. The satellite was transported to Kourou, French Guiana for a dual launch with the SSL-built […]

At SATELLITE 2014, Satellite Executive of the Year award winner Khalid Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat, called for the satellite industry to up the pace of progress. “It’s over 50 years […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2014] The average amount of data used by smartphones is closing in on 2 GB per month, according to a research report by Frost and Sullivan. As more […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2014] An anomaly has been detected in Hispasat’s Amazonas 4A satellite’s performance of its power subsystem. Hispasat and Orbital, the company responsible for constructing the satellite, are looking […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2014] Azercosmos, an Azerbaijani satellite operator, has signed an agreement with Iveriasat, a Georgian Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, for a long-term capacity lease and DTH platform launch on its […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2014] The New York Stock Exchange has approved Globalstar’s common shares for trading, which will begin on Monday, April 21, 2014. The company will be listed on the […]

[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 […]