Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-12] Mobile satellite uplink services provider Calhoun Satellite Communications has upgraded its multiplatform DSNG fleet with Ateme’s MPEG-2 and H.264 4:2:2 10-bit contribution encoders and decoders, Ateme announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-22-12] Foreign currency fluctuations negatively affected Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems’ profitability in its third fiscal quarter of 2012 as the Canadian dollar strengthened in relation […]

[Satellite News 10-22-12] Modern Times Group (MTG), the owner’s of the Viasat Broadcasting DTH platform in the Nordic region, issued a profits warning with its latest set of results late […]

The European Broadcasting Union said jamming broadcasts is a violation of human rights.

The Sirius FM-4 will be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-19-12] The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Canadian essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to provide a variety of servicing technologies […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting CEO Cato Halsaa has been elected Chairman of the Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) effective immediately, replacing former Astrium Services CEO […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Surrey Satellite Technology LLC (SSTL) has secured a contract for the batch production of its SGR-10 Space GPS Receiver and selected Aeroflex’s Colorado Springs, Colo. division as […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Mitsubishi Electric’s new maritime broadband satellite communications product has been awarded Type Approvals after extensive testing by satellite industry non-profit Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Mitsubishi announced Oct. […]

Startup company is working to break the satellite status quo with the mTenna

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] Globalstar subsidiary Globalsat Europe Satellite Services has signed a distribution agreement with telecommunications solutions provider Virtual Mobile Data (VMD), Globalstar Europe announced Oct. 18. According to the agreement, […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] ViaSat will introduce a new high-dynamic C-band antenna feed at the 2012 International Telemetering Conference (ITC), the company announced Oct. 18. The patent-pending C-band antenna is designed […]

[Satellite News 10-18-12] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to allow AT&T and other mobile carriers to provide mobile and fixed broadband service in a 30MHz band of wireless […]

 [Satellite TODAY Insider 10-18-12] Aerospace company Orbital Sciences reported stronger-than-expected financial results for its third fiscal quarter of 2012, with revenues of approximately $373 million – a 9 percent jump […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] In-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) solutions provider Panasonic Avionics has signed an agreement with operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) to secure additional Ku-band capacity on the AsiaSat […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] Cisco plans to work with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to deliver Cisco TelePresence VX Tactical (VX Tactical) high-definition video services to Middle Eastern government entities, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-17-12] Eutelsat Communications filed a request for arbitration against rival European FSS operator SES with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, alleging that SES recently […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] VT Systems company VT iDirect has unveiled details of its Evolution X7 remote, claiming the unit is able to reach up to 100 Mbps inbound and outbound throughput, […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] The EchoStar 16 satellite designed for EchoStar SATS by commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Space Center for launch aboard an International […]

[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 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 10-16-12] 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 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 […]