Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Nigerian Center for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) is launching an initiative to train Nigerian engineers to design, test and build a satellite by 2018, CSTD Director […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] Wired and wireless semiconductor solutions provider Broadcom has enabled Cryptography Research (CRI) differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasures across its line of set-top box (STB) platforms, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] EchoStar Satellite Services has hired SiriusXM Vice President of Dngineering Derek de Bastos as its CTO, the broadcast satellite company announced Jan 3.    De Bastos was […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Com Dev International has been awarded a contract for satellite components from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The project will deliver Ku-band and Ka-band multiplexers, switches and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Station711, the Mobile Satellite Services division of RRsat Global Communications Network, has integrated its Crewtalk complete onboard voice gateway solution with the Inmarsat FleetBroadband Multi-voice service.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to manufacture two Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites for the United States Air Force, confirming a deal that was […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Thaicom, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, signed an initial agreement with a unit of Hong Kong-based Synertone Communication to become the new provider of its Ipstar […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has successfully integrated four of the five payloads and a spacecraft de-orbit module onto the Department of Defense Space Test Program’s Standard Interface […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved new that will ease its licensing requirements for in-flight broadband Internet services, according to a report initially published Dec. 28. […]

Japanese broadcaster NHK is at the cutting edge of new technologies. Its coverage of the 2012 London Olympics in Super Hi-Vision (SHV) is testament to that. This is just one […]

Broadcasters in markets such as Central and Eastern Europe and Africa are all facing some of the same challenges that broadcasters are in markets such as Western Europe and North […]

Rupert Pearce took over as CEO of Inmarsat at the start of 2012 in the middle of a key transitional point for the company. The company is investing around $1.2 […]

The Internet is about to change dramatically. This is because the number of top-level-domains, the letters that come after the dot, will increase significantly. Until now, only 22 generic top-level […]

The market is small, but capacity is expanding. As costs fall, operators will expand their broadband satellite service into the B2C market. But are there limits? Demand for broadband in […]

Surges in throughput along with changing business needs in an environment of scarce spectrum are driving the move toward what many consider the holy grail of satellite design — flexible […]

Manufacturers and distributors of Thai satellite TV systems are demanding reductions to the license fees collected by the NBTC of Thailand.

KVH Industries has doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT Broadband network in the Caribbean region to support the increased demand of the growing customer base.

Dish Network plans to request more time from the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to file a petition against Japan’s SoftBank deal to take over Sprint Nextel.

Leading local satellite-TV-system manufacturers and distributors have requested a reduction of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission’s (NBTC) license fee, stating that they are also a key part of supporting and carrying quality content to viewers.

DirecTV subscription prices will rise in the upcoming year, the satellite TV provider announced via a customer support page Dec. 28.

[Satellite TODAY 12-27-12] SpaceX has entered into a launch services agreement with satellite messaging services provider Orbcomm to launch up to 18 Orbcomm second-generation commercial communications satellites currently being constructed […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] The United States’ domestic satellite industry received an early Christmas gift late last week when the Senate voted to remove certain International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR) […]

Two new satellites have emerged from Russia’s manufacturing sector. The nation of Angola’s first satellite – Angosat – is now being built by a Russian consortium led by RSC and […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] Fixed satellite operator Intelsat has appointed Grant Marais as its regional vice president of African sales, effective Jan. 3, the company announced. Marais succeeds Jon Osler, who […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] The Mexsat Bicentenario satellite has sent its first signals from space following its launch by Arianespace aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the satellite’s manufacturer Orbital Sciences announced […]

The Australian national broadband network (NBN) builder faces potential problems of delivering high-speed services to remote regions the current interim satellite arrangement’s popularity rises

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-12] New research from the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) shows that demand for streaming and multiscreen video experiences is high, with 70 percent of broadband users […]

Telefonica Global Solutions will utilize Eutelsat’s high-performance KA-SAT satellite to provide high quality satellite broadband services to carriers from all over Europe.

Globalstar’s common stock will be delisted effective at the opening of business on Friday, Dec. 21 from the NASDAQ Stock Market

The Mexsat Bicentenario satellite sent its first signals from space today as one of the first of three Mexsat satellites for the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) of Mexico to enhance the country’s communications for domestic, military, civil and humanitarian needs.