Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] Technicolor has extended its contract with Malaysian cross-media group Astro to continue its production of MediaPlay High-Definition (HD) MPEG-4 set-top boxes for Astro, Technicolor announced Oct. 16. […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has appointed Michael Barthlow as General Manager for its North American business, the company announced Oct. 17. Barthlow has previous experience in tactical and […]

[Satellite News 10-16-12] Stabilization in military data procurement following the awards of the NGA EnhancedView contracts to DigitalGlobe and GeoEye slowed the commercial Earth observation (EO) data market significantly in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-16-12] A World Teleport Association (WTA) survey of teleport operators and satellite operators found that more than half experienced four or fewer unexpected occasional-use (OU) delays per […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] Evert Dudok will serve as Astrium Services CEO effective immediately, as former CEO Eric Béranger switches to CEO of Astrium Satellites in an effort to increase cooperation […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] Eutelsat has terminated broadcasts of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) channels via its Hot Bird Satellites with Arqiva’s support, Eutelsat announced Oct. 15. According to Eutelsat, […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] UAE global satellite network services provider Etisalat has launched a new Managed Web Security Service utilizing a cloud-based Security-as-a-Service aimed to deliver high performance, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] China will be adding a 16th satellite to its Beidou satellite navigation system at the end of October aiming to provide services to the Asia-Pacific network, Beijing […]

[Satellite News 10-15012] O3b Networks is set to unveil its new O3bEnergy solution at Oilcomm this year. The company will see its first satellites launched next year and is now […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the Intelsat 23 satellite on an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for FSS operator Intelsat, the companies […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] SES Platform Services and global television network Fashion One have signed a multi-year contract to begin broadcasting the free-to-air channel in SD at the 19.2 degrees East […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] Joint testing and installation of Newtec’s Ka-band hub infrastructure has been completed by Avanti Communications, InSat and Newtec and the first ISPs testing InSat’s Afghanistan-based VSAT and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-12] Canadian Oil Recovery and Remediation Enterprises (CORRE) has begun the pilot project with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) utilizing EcoTecnos’ geo-sensing satellite detection service, CORRE announced Oct. 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-12] Intelsat has accepted Boeing’s 702MP Intelsat 21 satellite, which will be used to boost the operator’s broadcast and communications services throughout Europe, Africa, North America and South […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-12-12] Satellite messaging services provider Orbcomm’s OG2 prototype spacecraft was deorbited and declared a total loss after being placed into an incorrect orbit by a SpaceX Falcon […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-11-12] The FSS satellite sector will remain financially robust with continued revenue growth as imminent initial public offerings and further industry consolidation between the likes of GE […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] Thales Alenia Space has been chosen by Eutelsat Communications to build the Eutelsat 8 West B satellite, which will deliver broadcasting services to Direct-to-Home (DTH) markets in […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] Satellite services provider Intelsat has signed agreements with Bulgarian DTT operator NURTS and national telecommunications provider Bulgarian Telecom (Vivacom) to distribute high-definition programing and enable digital terrestrial […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] ATK has awarded components and subsystems provider Emcore with a contract to manufacture solar panels for the Amos-6 commercial telecommunications satellite, the companies announced Oct. 10. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] Sirius XM Radio has boosted its 2012 subscriber gain forecast from 1.6 million to 1.8 million customers due to projected growth in auto sales, the satellite radio […]

[Satellite News 10-11-12] Satellite operator Avanti Communications significantly increased its 2012 full-year revenue and other operating income from nearly $10 million reached in the previous year to $24 million, but […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-10-12] SES has chosen Boeing to build SES-9 – a new communication satellite aiming to expand SES’ capabilities to serve the increasingly growing Asian markets, SES and Boeing […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-10-12] Avanti Communications Group’s Ka-band satellite Hylas 2 is now completely operational and will begin providing data and video service coverage to customers in Northern and Southern Africa, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-10-12] NetComm Wireless has signed its first supply agreement with wireless technology distributer Westbase Technology for 3G and 4G wireless broadband devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) products to telecommunications […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] Hughes Network Systems subsidiary Hughes Europe has signed a 10-year contract with M2M value-added reseller Emtele to supply high-availability satellite connectivity services as part of a Smart […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] Beam Communications, a subsidiary of World Reach Limited, has successfully installed an Inmarsat IsatDock Pro at the Antarctic Polar Station in Russia, increasing the quality of satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] FSS operator Eutelsat has shipped its Eutelsat 21B satellite to the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched Nov. 9 onboard an Arianespace […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the first official cargo resupply mission to the International […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-08-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has secured two significant partnership agreements to advance its business strategy for the Global Xpress (GX) high-throughput Ka-band satellite broadband network – a […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] The analysis community gave satellite TV providers something to think about Oct. 8 with the release of two TV market studies highlighting the impact of IPTV and […]