Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Thuraya has boosted its position in Latin America by extending its GSM roaming coverage to 11 additional countries across the Americas in partnership with leading telecommunications providers, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Eutelsat Communication’s Eutelsat 3D satellite is now undergoing final preparations for launch aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] TrustComm, a small-business provider of secure Comsatcom solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has announced completion of its reorganization after the American investor group Global […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] C-Com Satellite Systems, a provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has seen a significant increase in revenues and profits in the first quarter. This was one […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Content distributor In Demand has renewed its capacity agreement with SES for the delivery of PPV and Video On Demand sports and entertainment television content to cable […]

A new report from Digital TV Research indicates that the digital TV penetration in Latin America is about to shoot up.

Spacecom has announced that it has won a three-year contract worth $6.5 million from one of Africa's largest Internet Communications Service Providers (ISPs) for provision of Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) satellite services from the AMOS-5 satellite located at the 17 degrees east orbital position.

DMC International Imaging (DMCii) has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) that will increase the volume of imagery acquired and the speed in which it can be delivered.

Satellite communications service provider NSSLGlobal has announced the opening of a new office in Singapore. The move is a result of the company’s expansion plans and its increased business growth in the Asian market for the past few years.

Dish Network’s proposed deal for just under $26 billion to acquire Sprint Nextel (Sprint) is potentially a huge transformative deal on the U.S. communications landscape, which has direct implications to the satellite industry.

RigNet, a provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, has announced it has entered into a global value-added reseller agreement with SnapTV AS, a Norwegian specialist in maritime and offshore infotainment and collaborative media.

DISH Network Corporation has announced its intentions to acquire the third largest wireless carrier in the United States.

The Over-The-Top (OTT) video market is now worth over $8 billion, according to the latest research by ABI Research. Major markets such as America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific have experienced year-on-year growth in excess of 50 percent in 2012. Is the strong growth in this market ultimately going to impact the satellite market?

GlobeCast Americas has expanded its solution-building capabilities in the continent with three strategic appointments to sales positions.

MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Martial Arts Networks to distribute the Martial Arts TV HD channel via the MEASAT-3a satellite.

SkyStream FZ has renewed a multi-year deal on SES' NSS-6 satellite at 95 degrees east to provide reliable connectivity to its maritime, and oil & gas customers via secure VSAT networks.

Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat have signed a deal to expand the Spanish satellite operator’s broadband satellite-based network with an additional SkyEdge II system.

TV Integração, the first Brazilian affiliate of TV Globo, has deployed Thomson Video Networks' ViBE CP6000 contribution platform and RD5000 MPEG-2/4 receiver decoder to provide video contribution services to more than 5.4 million viewers.

RRsat Global Communications Network has announced the launch of a new content management and distribution solution that enables major international broadcasters to reach cable headends and direct-to-home (DTH) television broadcasting in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) has appointed of Andrew Silberstein, senior vice president and general manager of Globecomm Network Services to the RTG Board of Directors.

Boeing and Honeywell have signed a new technical services agreement as they look to come up with the next generation of high-speed in-flight connectivity services on passenger devices such as iPads, smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Orbital Sciences has selected ITT Exelis to manufacture, assemble, test and deliver three composite-based bus structures for its GEOStar-3 communications satellite platform.

Eurochannel, an international TV channel dedicated to European films and series, has selected the Eutelsat 16A satellite to broadcast its signal across sub-Saharan Africa.

Norsat International has introduced its new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and custom microwave products for airborne and Ka multi-band applications.

Panasonic Avionics Corporation has announced completion of commercial agreement with Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) and is now ready to enter into service with a full transponder of capacity on the Eutelsat 172A satellite pending imminent regulatory approval.

MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with CET Teleport GmbH for capacity on the Africasat-1a satellite.

LGS Innovations, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, has announced the appointment of Rich Martin to chief information officer.

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-13] Via Satellite has launched its first dedicated edition for Asia. The issue will be distributed at the Asia Pacific Operators Summit (APOS) hosted by Media Partners Asia […]

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has started integration for DigitalGlobe’s next generation commercial remote-sensing satellite.

The take-up rate of in-flight connectivity services is proving to be lower than expected. Euroconsult recently released the “Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity” report