Connectivity

[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Harris Broadcast, supplier of content management and network infrastructure for broadcasters, satellite, Multiple-System Operators (MSOs), Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), mobile television and over-the-top providers, will preview its […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Last week, Arabsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar-based satellite company, announced a strategic partnership that would promote closer cooperation between the two companies and strengthen the reach and […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has received 10 initial proposals from 19 organizations for the Physical Layer of the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast television standard. According […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] On Call Communications has selected XipLink, a provider of standards-based wireless optimization software and hardware, to provide acceleration and optimization for their QuickSPOT automated news gathering system. […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Dish and NCC Media have entered a partnership that expands upon the cable industry’s collaborative I+ initiative, which links cable, satellite and telco companies’ ad inventory. The […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] SageNet will pay approximately $16 million to acquire one of its larger competitors, Spacenet, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks. With the sale, Gilat expects to strengthen […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] KVH Industries announced that Mark Guthrie has joined the company as vice president of global mobile broadband sales to manage the continuing development of the mini-VSAT broadband […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Globalstar, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has met all of the conditions precedent necessary for the effectiveness of the amended and restated COFACE […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Cobham Broadcast has appointed Sam Medler as technical services manager for broadcast. Medler, who will be based at the company’s head office in Whiteley, Hampshire, U.K., will […]

As Latin America continues to shape up as a hotbed for the satellite industry, Venezuela is looking to become a more relevant player in this market.  With two satellites already […]

Overon America, a subsidiary of Overon, one of Spain’s biggest communication and broadcasting companies, is looking to make more of an impact in Latin America, particularly ahead of the major […]

Fortune has certainly smiled on Brazil in recent times. It is hard enough to win the bidding for one major sporting event, so to hold both the FIFA World Cup […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] There are likely to be more than 250 million pay-TV satellite subscribers by 2018, according to a recent research issued by Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, the […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunication solutions to the U.S. public sector, has appointed Susan Miller as president and chief executive officer. In this […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] The number of pay satellite TV homes will reach 251 million by 2018, up from 178 million at end-2012 and 103 million at the end of 2008, […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] Inmarsat will sponsor the University of Michigan in the World Solar Challenge, a biennial race across the 1,864 miles of the Australian Outback. The University of Michigan’s […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] FOX Broadcasting Corporation is updating the entire playout infrastructure at its Los Angeles broadcast center using Harmonic’s solution built on Spectrum ChannelPort branded channel playout. FOX converted to […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, will provide the satellite connectivity needed to make Cisco’s mobile telemedicine system, the Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant, […]

As global broadcasters gather in Amsterdam in early September for Europe’s biggest broadcast technology show, network infrastructure providers are clamoring to show how their products support new standards that will […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] While the excitement around Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) continues to grow, the scars left by the failure of 3-D TV are causing the broadcasting industry to […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Qatar-based Es’hailSat and Arabsat have signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote closer cooperation and strengthen the reach and penetration of the 26 degrees east hot spot […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] NewSat Limited has appointed Don Brown as senior vice president of strategic planning. The executive move follows the company’s plans to transition from a teleport operator into a global […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] MTN Communications will continue to be the communications provider of choice for Mano Cruises, an Israeli cruise company. Mano has increased its connectivity services in conjunction with deploying MTN’s Internet and […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] The satellite industry is taking its war against interference to Asia. A joint effort between the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) will launch an interference […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary to Tulsa, Okla.-based SageNet. The aggregate consideration for the sale is approximately $16 million, subject to certain post-closing […]

EchoStar reported $830 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 3 percent compared to the same period last year.

Advantech Wireless, a global designer and manufacturer of satellite radio frequency equipment and microwave systems, announced that it has extended its line of S-band indoor (rack-mount) and outdoor (hub-mount) Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA).

Measat Satellite Systems (Measat) announced the promotion of Vishal Mathur from director, South Asia, to senior director, sales and marketing.

Globalstar reported a decrease in revenue and an increase of net loss for the second quarter of 2013.

Space Systems/Loral will build a multi-mission communications satellite for Brazilian satellite operator Star One, a subsidiary of telecommunications company Embratel.