Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) invested $12 million in a project with Canada’s Sirius Satellite Radio (Sirius Canada) with questionable results, according to documents and annual reports […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-06-12] BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch has confirmed his resignation from his position with the British satellite TV broadcaster to curb the damage done to BSkyB’s stock value, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Satellite broadcaster Sirius XM Radio has inked a multi-year contract agreement with MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, to stream […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Shareholders of FSS operator SES have elected Miriam Meckel and former Intelsat Chairman and CEO Conny Kullman to serve as new members of the company’s board of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Mexican commercial television broadcaster Grupo Televisa has contracted Gilat Satellite Networks to provide its SkyEdge 2 VSAT network for its private communication network across Mexico, Gilat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex has unveiled a new Location-Based Services (LBS) platform, which aims to provide enterprises with secure, scalable solutions for monitoring, tracking […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-05-12] SES has won a satellite broadband service contract and a second deal to broadcast coverage of the 2012 Olympics in London, the FSS operator announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] An unnamed client servicing the African region on Spacecom’s Amos-5 has exercised an $11 million contractual clause to extend services on the satellite for a total of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] Thales has completed its acquisition of privately held tactical satellite communications terminal provider Tampa Microwave and has inherited related products for defense, government and commercial customers, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for its Aviator 700D solution by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which certifies its use […]

[Satellite News 04-05-12] Alaska Airlines will test a new air traffic control system this June in Seattle that uses satellite service to navigate aircraft and allow airport controllers to keep […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-04-12] The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) commercial services division Antrix Corp. has signed an agreement with Astrium to launch the Spot 6 advanced French remote sensing satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-04-12] North American satellite and space company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract with an unnamed customer to provide multiple advanced technology solutions for a […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-04-12] Ateme and STI Telecom have successfully delivered and installed an HD-SAT turnkey satellite distribution platform for Brazilian broadcaster TV Record in São Paulo, the companies announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-04-12] Numerex Corp. has launched a secure machine-to-machine (M2M) interactive platform with new capabilities such as website integration, integrated smartphone applications and support for interactive data, location and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-03-12] Eutelsat has demonstrated its satellite broadband solutions in the Macedonian city of Ohrid to a regional meeting of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, the FSS operator […]

[Satellite News 04-03-12] The acquisition of Hughes’ space and communications business in 2000 gave Boeing the critical mass it needed to secure a leading role in the space industry, according […]

[Satellite News 03-27-12] Israeli manufacturer Novelsat was extremely busy during the SATELLITE 2012 conference, demonstrating a portfolio of innovations for its expanding satellite clientele. The company, which is best known […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-03-12] Temasys and Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) have partnered to rollout a “pay-as-you go” HD Connect satellite service to provide low-cost, HD enterprise connectivity to mobile devices, the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-02-12] The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) signed a $10 million consultancy deal with Maryland-based Space Partnership International (SPI) in the United States to design the nation’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-12] Astrium has successfully completed the in-orbit delivery of the SSOT satellite system, which launched from the European spaceport in French Guiana in December, to the Chilean Air […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-12] Measat Satellite Systems signed an agreement with Encompass Digital Media to distribute the EdgeSport HD channel via the Measat-3 satellite located at the 91.5 degrees East orbital […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-12] Satellite technology manufacturer EM Research has developed its new ESP-11000 phase-locked oscillator that operates at 11,000 MHz and features low-phase noise reduction, the company announced March 30.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-12] Synacor has reached an agreement with BendBroadband to offer satellite and terrestrial solutions from its TV Everywhere platform, which includes HBO, Cinemax, Turner and Hulu content, to […]

German DTH operator Sky Deutschland recently reached three million customers and is closing in on one million HD customers. Marcello Maggioni, executive vice president, customer group, Sky Deutschland, talks about […]

Telemar, Vizada Launch SeaMore Maritime Satcom Service Vizada has partnered with shipping and land-based satcom provider Telemar to launch SeaMore, a new joint communications solution for the maritime community. SeaMore […]

As editor of a communications publication, I receive a number of press releases related to new research and forecasts on the satellite market. I often think it would be interesting […]

IDC Names New Board Chairman International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has appointed James Hall, an independent director of the company, as its new chairman of the board effective immediately. Hall replaces […]

Hughes Unveils Enhancements to HX Product Family Hughes Network Systems has announced details of HX System 4.0, which aims to bring a number of technology enhancements to its HX product […]

SES Signs Capacity Deals with GlobeCast, ICCES GlobeCast has signed a long-term capacity deal with SES to boost its presence in the U.K. TV market. The capacity on Astra’s future […]