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Connectivity

  • ITU Develops Standard for Ultra HDTV

    [Satellite TODAY 05-25-11]  The move to Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) took a step forward after the ITU announced a new recommendation (standard) May 24. The ITU-R Study Group 6 […]

  • Satellite Pay-TV Revenues Surge

    [Satellite TODAY 05-25-11]  Revenues from satellite pay-TV increased by more than $10 billion in 2011 compared with 2010. This was the one of the findings of a major new study […]

  • Gilat Revenue and Profits Fall

    [Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Gilat revenues and net profits fell in the three months to the end of March. These were two of the highlights of its first quarter results, issued […]

  • Comtech Brings Hardware Support to Modem

    [Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Comtech EF Data is bringing IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) hardware support for its flagship modem, the CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem, the company announced May 23. […]

  • ATCi Launches New Antenna System

    [Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Antenna Technology Communications (ATCi) has launched its Simulsat Multibeam transport antenna system specifically designed for cable TV applications. ATCi announced the launch of the system at the […]

  • SIA President Hails “Resilience” of Satellite Industry

    [Satellite TODAY Insider 05-24-11] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA)’s latest State of the Satellite Industry Report has once again shown that the satellite industry held strong in 2011. The report […]

  • Inmarsat Appoints Helfgott

    [Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Inmarsat Government appointed David Helfgott as CEO, the company announced May 22.  Inmarsat Government is a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. public sector. […]

  • IDATE Releases New M2M Report

    [Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] The global M2M market will be worth 2.3 billion euros ($2.94 billion) in 2016, according to a new study by French telecoms and satellite consultancy, IDATE. It […]

  • Marlink Looks to Boost Maritime Offering

    [Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Marlink is expanding its portfolio with the introduction of new C-band services on the iDirect platform, the company announced May 23. These services aim to enhance network […]

  • SpaceX To Announce First Falcon Heavy Deal

    [Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] It is proving to be a good week for SpaceX. Fresh from the successful launch of the Falcon 9 on Tuesday, Satellite Today understands that the launch […]

  • SES Signs Turkish Capacity Deal

    [Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] SES has signed a new multi-year capacity deal with Turkish public broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) for capacity for the FTA broadcasting of its international […]

  • JAXA Dual-Satellite Launch Brings Japan into Commercial Service Realm

    [Satellite News 05-18-12] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully debuted its commercial launch service for a foreign customer, sending Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Arirang-3 satellite […]

  • Avanti Takes Next Step in Africa

    [Satellite TODAY Insider 05-23-11] Avanti Communications is looking to bring the power of its Ka-band satellites to users in Africa. The operator announced May 22 that it has launched an […]

  • SpaceX has Successful Mission

    [Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  SpaceX has successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit. The company, which had to dramatically abort the mission at the last second […]

  • Hughes Wins African Backhaul Deal

    [Satellite TODAY 05-23-11] Hughes Network Systems has won a new African backhaul contract, the company announced May 22. It has signed a deal with Telecom Malagasy SA (Telma) to supply […]

  • SkyVision Targets South Africa

    [Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  SkyVision is launching a new iDirect VSAT hub service for South Africa, the company announced May 22. This offering will be operated by SkyVision Networks South Africa, the […]

  • Envivio Boosted by Japanese DTH Deployment

    [Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  SkyPerfect JSAT, Japan’s leading DTH operator, has deployed Envivio 4Caster Gen III encoders powered by Envivio Muse software for its SKY PerfecTV! On-Demand video service, Envivio announced […]

  • Intelsat Stock will be “Very Interesting” to Investors — Analyst

    [Satellite TODAY Insider 05-22-11] Intelsat Global (Intelsat) is looking to rise to $1.8 billion through an IPO. The operator filed the forms with the SEC in the United States last […]

  • SpaceX Launch Drama

    [Satellite TODAY 05-22-11]  SpaceX aborted the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station in the last seconds to launch on May 19. The company said the […]

  • Measat Commission New Tech Facility

    [Satellite TODAY 05-22-11] Measat is looking to open a new research facility called the Measat Innovation Lab (MIL), the company announced May 21. Located at the Measat Teleport and Broadcast […]

  • Intelsat Starts Using Newtec Bandwidth Technology

    [Satellite TODAY 05-22-11]  Newtec has received authorization from Intelsat for use of its Clean Channel Technology on its satellites, Newtec announced May 21. During the test at Intelsat’s Fuchsstadt teleport, […]

  • MTN Hires Turner

    [Satellite TODAY 05-22-11]  MTN Government Services (MTGNS)has appointed Robert Turner as its new vice president of business development and government contract compliance, the company announced May 21. Turner will oversee […]

  • ViaSat Spends Big to Double Exede Subscriber Base

    [Satellite TODAY Insider 05-21-12] ViaSat’s fourth-quarter earnings dropped from profit to loss due to increased operating costs associated with the launch of its Ka-band-powered Exede broadband service, according to its […]

  • JAXA Completes First Commercial Service Launch for Korea

    [Satellite News 05-18-12] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully debuted its commercial launch service for a foreign customer, sending Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Arirang-3 satellite […]

  • ILS Launches Telesat’s Nimiq 6 Satellite

    [Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the Nimiq 6 direct broadcast satellite for Canadian FSS operator Telesat on a Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur […]

  • Spacenet Introduces Connect Managed Network Series for Enterprise Market

    [Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Spacenet has introduced its new Connect Series of managed network services that were designed to help clarify and simplify network operations outsourcing for […]

  • SatLink Opens New Tel Aviv Playout Center

    [Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] SatLink Communications has opened a new HD playout center in the heart of the broadcast district in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company announced May 18.    SatLink […]

  • Video Clarity Executives: Evolving Satellite Markets Need Evolved Signal Monitoring

    [Satellite News 05-18-12] Content originators operating in the modern broadcast market face deep challenges in creating, producing and transporting the highest quality video and audio signals as compressed streams. Broadcast […]

  • Globalstar Enters Amicable Negotiations with Thales after Losing Arbitration

    [Satellite TODAY Insider 05-18-12] Thales Alenia Space has received a favorable ruling in a commercial arbitration that was filed by MSS satellite company Globalstar in 2009.    Globalstar confirmed May […]

  • DirecTV, Hughes and ViaSat to Bundle Services

    [Satellite TODAY 05-18-12] Satellite pay-TV company DirecTV has signed new agreements with satellite broadband providers ViaSat and Hughes that will allow U.S. customers to bundle their video and high-speed Internet […]