Connectivity

[Via Satellite 12-20-13] Thailand’s IPMTV has decided to lease additional capacity and extend its current capacity contract beyond 10 years on SES’ recently launched SES 8 satellite. The broadcaster will […]

[Via Satellite 12-20-13] Aireon has entered into binding agreements with three new investors and major Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs): ENAV (Italy), the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), and Naviair (Denmark) […]

[Via Satellite 12-19-13] SES, SpeedCast and AsiaSat have donated satellite and service capacity to enable NetHope, a consortium of 41 non-governmental organizations around the globe, to re-establish communication links to […]

[Via Satellite 12-19-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded a project valued at $30 million as part of the Integracion Amazonica Loreto initiative. Gilat expects this contract award to be […]

[Via Satellite 12-19-13] Aeromexico and Gogo have agreed on the principal terms and conditions relating to providing in-flight Internet and wireless in-flight entertainment service through Gogo Vision on at least […]

[Via Satellite 12-19-13] Phoenix TV has signed a contract for one C-band transponder on AsiaSat’s AsiaSat 3S satellite to deliver up to 3 High Definition (HD) and 3 Standard Definition […]

[Via Satellite 12-18-13] ViaSat’s Exede Evolution satellite Internet service has launched throughout all counties in the states of Missouri and Iowa. This brings the total number of states with availability […]

[Via Satellite 12-18-13] Orbcomm has signed a multi-year agreement with Hub Group to deploy Orbcomm’s GT 2300 intermodal container tracking and monitoring platform. Hub Group will begin deployment of the […]

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Kymeta has competed a major demonstration test of its flat-panel antenna. The company was able to complete a bi-directional Skype call via Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite, displaying […]

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Inmarsat has chosen to acquire the business and substantially all of the assets of Globe Wireless, a provider of value-added maritime communications services headquartered in Palm Bay, […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Comtech Telecommunications managed to maintain investor confidence with the release of its first quarter fiscal year 2014 results. The company reported a decrease in revenues but an […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and AsiaSat signed a construction agreement for AsiaSat 9, the replacement satellite for AsiaSat 4. The new satellite will be used for television broadcast, […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-13] In-flight connectivity options have increased with the launch of JetBlue’s Fly-Fi in-flight Wi-Fi service. Fly-Fi is designed to deliver high-quality Internet capable of serving 50 to 70 […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] Northrop Grumman, using its Firebird aircraft, successfully demonstrated its satellite communications (satcom) system, which is capable of sending sensor data to a satellite and back to a […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] Telespazio is hoping satellite broadband can make a big impact in Italy, as well as other countries in Europe. The Italian company recently announced a link-up with […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] The sixth Boeing Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia – the program’s first partner outside the United States – has been delivered […]

[Via Satellite 12-12-13] ISOL, a satellite service provider in Lebanon, has selected Ateme’s Kyrion CM5000 for its Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) operations. ISOL, stationed in Beirut, operates its own […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] NSR’s new report Land Mobile and Handheld Satellite Markets points out that traditional growth in this part of the satellite communications market accounted for 97 percent of […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] BW Maritime has chosen KVH Industries as the satellite communications solution for its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) fleet. BW’s vessels will use […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] The Athena-Fidus broadband telecommunications satellite, a joint French-Italian program, arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Dec. 9. Arianespace will carry out the […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] The U.S. government has awarded ViaSat a development contract for Block Upgrade 2 (BU2) hardware and software upgrades to its Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] Avanti Communications Group and Meso Group have completed the first phase of a major project to connect libraries in South Africa. Following a competitive tender, Meso Group won the bid to […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Tricolor TV is a DTH success story in Russia. With more than 13 million subscribers, it has become one of the leading pay-TV operators in the world. […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Honeywell Aerospace and Inmarsat‘s GX Aviation program are one step closer to providing travelers with wireless connectivity at 30,000 feet by the year 2015 after the successful […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Mezzo Live HD Asia will soon be available in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, after a deal between Globecast, Measat Satellite Systems, and Mezzo to […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Comtech Xicom Technology, a California-based subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, received an order worth approximately $7 million from a U.S. based system integrator for Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-13] Spacecom has kept all five of its satellites working at close to full capacity with business from DTH operators, TV channels, and North American agencies for most […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-13] ILS successfully launched the first of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellites, Inmarsat 5, which has already sent signals from orbit. The spacecraft was launched on a Proton Breeze […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-13] Space Systems/Loral’s (SSL) ABS 2 satellite, designed and built for ABS, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, for launch onboard an Ariane 5 […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-13] Qualy TV, an Albavisión Group company, has introduced its new pay-TV service in Costa Rica supported by Media Networks’ DTH satellite platform. Qualy TV’s initial proposal in […]