Connectivity

[Via Satellite 11-19-13] Between partnering with Inmarsat, releasing its positive third quarter earnings report and prepping for a brand new constellation, to call Orbcomm busy would be an understatement. Next […]

[Via Satellite 11-19-13] Hunter Communications has been approved by Industry Canada to compete in the Canadian market. The company is selling satellite space segment on its hosted payload, first using the […]

[Via Satellite 11-19-13] MTN Communications has selected Spark Integration Technologies’ Distrix Software Defined Networking (SDN) platform as one of the enabling solutions for its Nexus product. MTN’s Nexus is a […]

[Via Satellite 11-19-13] SIS Live has selected Ateme’s Kyrion encoders and decoders to equip 18 new Ka-band vehicles with the latest compression technology for its clients, ITN and ITV. The […]

[Via Satellite 11-19-13] Eutelsat, in collaboration with Orange Group, is presenting a white paper published by Idate titled “Advanced TV Services for all, Available Now with Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV […]

[Via Satellite 11-19-13] Thuraya will be sponsoring the Global Voices’ online team with a Thuraya IP+ terminal, which provides citizen journalists with quick and reliable access to broadband data services […]

[Via Satellite 11-18-13] Avanti signed a multiyear contract with Internet Solutions, a division of Dimension Data, for more than 56Mb of managed capacity on its Hylas 2 satellite. Avanti’s fleet […]

[Via Satellite 11-18-13] Astrium is working with the International Charter on Space and Disasters, of which it is a member, to provide images of the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. A […]

[Via Satellite 11-18-13] Cyfrowy Polsat signed a new contract for additional capacity at Eutelsat‘s Hot Bird video neighborhood and a multi-year agreement to extend the lease of existing capacity. “The […]

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[Via Satellite 11-15-13] With more than 54 years in the satellite industry, David Hershberg, Globecomm’s CEO, has attended numerous satellite conferences and has seen more than one company come and […]

[Via Satellite 11-15-13] Kore has added broadband satellite network services from Inmarsat to its Kore Global Connect network portfolio. The new offering is designed to meet demand for rich data […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] NSR is releasing its next “Broadband Satellite Markets” report, which looks at the state of satellite broadband around the world. The report will give updates on what […]

[Via Satellite 11-14-13] Inmarsat has signed Tampa Microwave as a terminal partner for land satellite terminals for its forthcoming Global Xpress high-speed broadband service. Already in use by U.S. Special […]

[Via Satellite 11-14-13] Worldwide pay-TV subscriber base surpassed 886.5 million people at the end of the third quarter of 2013 – a 6 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase – generating  $62.6 […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] ITU has dispatched emergency satellite telecommunications equipment to areas severely affected by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore through the Visayas region of central Philippines on Friday with deadly […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Comcast Wholesale has renewed and expanded key agreements with SES for nearly 650 MHz of C-band capacity to deliver content management and delivery solutions to media companies […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Rai and Eutelsat Communications have signed an agreement enabling Italy’s public service broadcaster to deliver its new portfolio of HD channels across the country. Rai will broadcast […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Media Networks has reached an agreement with TV4ISP to provide pay-TV solutions for Internet Service Providers (ISP) in Brazil through the integration of Media Networks’ DTH and […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] Germany, with its buoyant economy, is a potential hotspot for satellite, particularly in terms of broadcast. Despite the inroads Sky Deutschland has made in recent years, the […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) is organizing the eighth meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), an organization supported […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] ScheduALL has effectively centralized the management of bookings across Encompass Digital Media in the United States. Encompass owns and operates teleport facilities throughout the United States, Latin […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] Norsat International promoted Ken Broom to general manager of its Sinclair division effective Nov. 22, 2013. Broom joined the company in May 2013 and is currently the […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13]  On Friday Typhoon Haiyan – one of the most powerful storms on record to make landfall – swept through six central islands in the Philippines. Following this […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] Building on the momentum from Amos 5, Spacecom has signed agreements with a consortium of banks and the Amos 6 satellite manufacturer for loans totaling just over […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] The first of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellites, Inmarsat 5 F1, has traveled from California to the launch site in Kazakhstan. The 6,100 kg spacecraft departed from Los […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), and the Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI) have launched a joint initiative to implement […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] Gilat Satcom and Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) have jointly been awarded a 36 month procurement contract by the Israeli Government covering all MSS services on both […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report gives the latest trends in the wireless industry, which will have a direct relevance to the satellite industry, given the need for cellular […]

  [Via Satellite 11-08-13] Changes are afoot in the satellite industry, and analysts at Euroconsult have detailed them in a new report titled “Satellites to be Built & Launched by […]