Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Thaicom has signed a cooperation agreement with iDirect to provide an alternative integrated solution to its IPStar customers, the companies announced Aug. 22.    Thaicom said the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] SES has expanded its partnership with global satellite communications provider Pactel to include a multi-year capacity deal on NSS-6, the operator announced Aug. 21.    Pactel will […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-21-12] Sea Launch has successfully launched the Intelsat 21 communications satellite into orbit for FSS operator Intelsat aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from its platform in the equatorial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Maritime enterprise satellite communications provider ITC Global has acquired the remaining 10 percent interest in VSAT specialist ITC Guinea to obtain complete ownership of the entity, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Canadian satellite broadcast equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has released its new Discovery-series Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (A-SAT) dual-mode RCS/TDMA-SCPC product line, the company announced Aug. 20.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Voice, video and data distribution networks developer Wegener Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) extension from an unnamed international customer that represents a bookable commitment […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-20-12] Gilat’s Ka-band initiatives are well underway and the Israeli satellite company’s related project pipeline is growing at a healthy rate, according to Gilat CEO Erez Antebi. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12]Satellite operator Thaicom will sell its Mfone mobile phone business to an operator outside of Thailand by the end of this year, according to the company’s latest financial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Newtec has unveiled its M6100 broadcast satellite modulator designed specifically for contribution, DTH broadcast, distribution head-ends and towers, the company announced Aug. 17.    The Newtec M6100 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Comtech EF Data has received a $1.5 million DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier bandwidth compression order from an unnamed telecommunications service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, the company confirmed Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Maxwell Technology has launched Sat-Space Africa’s Satellite Hot Spot solution, which aims to transform business models for providing connectivity to underserved communities in townships and rural areas, […]

[Satellite News 08-20-12] Increased connectivity demands from mobile workers, maritime, cargo transportation and remote applications are driving strong growth for the international mobile satellite industry, which is expected to continue […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-12] NASA has selected Ball Aerospace to lead a team that will conduct a technology demonstration of a high-performance “green” propellant alternative to hydrazine fuel, Ball Aerospace announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-12] Harris Corp. has issued a subcontract to Sagetech to support its effort to provide integrated Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads for Iridium’s Aireon air traffic management entity, […]

[Satellite News 08-17-12] Pay-TV operator Dish Network may be planning to introduce a satellite broadband Internet service in the United States that will use capacity from an EchoStar satellite, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-12] SkyNet Satellite Communications has been awarded a contract extension from Bristow Group to centime providing air safety services with its expanded Aeronautical Information System (AIS) platform, SkyNet […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-12] Hybrid connectivity provider SkyVision Networks has signed an agreement with telecommunications and infrastructure company Broadlink to deliver Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Internet connectivity services to its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) and Wireless Maritime Services (WMS) have teamed up to launch the Connect at Sea voice application, which aims to enable maritime passengers and […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-12] Harris Corp. has been awarded a contract to supply reflector deployment booms to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for use on two unnamed high-throughput communications satellites, Harris announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Arianespace will launch the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) next communication satellite, GSAT-10, on an Ariane-5 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou on Sept. 21, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Arqiva has been selected by South Asian broadcaster Star to support the launch of the United Kingdom’s first South Asian HD channel for BSkyB subscribers, Arqiva announced […]

[Satellite News 08-15-12] FSS operator Intelsat is now actively talking to customers in Asia about its new EpicNG open architecture platform and hopes to land contracts in the region before […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-15-12] The mobile network operator sector is set to lose nearly a quarter of revenues — approximately $300 billion — from a combination of fraud and billing […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Russian manufacturer ISS Reshetnev confirmed Aug. 14 that it has made contact with PT Telkom’s Telkom-3 satellite that was placed in a useless orbit following a failed […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-14-12] Global satellite data communications provider Orbcomm has reported its second consecutive quarter of Automatic Identification System (AIS) revenue growth after a year of struggles to get […]

[Satellite News 08-14-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has surpassed a significant milestone for its broadband VSAT business by successfully deploying its first 10,000 VSAT units for Australian operator Optus as part […]

[Satellite News 08-14-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has surpassed a significant milestone for its broadband VSAT business by successfully deploying its first 10,000 VSAT units for Australian operator Optus as part […]

[Satellite News 08-14-12] After Kratos acquired Integral Systems in May 2011, the newly formed Kratos Integral Systems has been focused on providing a slew of satellite support services, such as […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Cisco subsidiary NDS and DTH pay-TV provider Canal Digital are collaborating to launch a next-generation TV platform as a hosted, managed service, the partners announced Aug. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Central European Telecom Services (CETel) has acquired a teleport from Kabel Deutschland for an undisclosed sum, CETel announced Aug. 10.    CETel will inherit the Kabel Deutschland […]