Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-12] Spanish operator Hispasat’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected Elena Pisonero to be the company’s new chairwoman, Hispasat announced March 22.    The operator said Pisonero was […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-12] Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has expanded its partnership with satellite capacity and networking equipment provider Romantis Group to develop value-added services for the two companies’ existing […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-12] EADS Astrium has shipped Al Yah Satellite Communications Co.’s (Yahsat’s) second satellite, Y1B, from its facilities in Toulouse, France, to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Yahsat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-12] Satellite broadcaster BSkyB confirmed March 21 that it is planning to launch a new, over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV video service in the United Kingdom under the brand […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-12] Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has launched its NewsSpotter newsgathering service, which is provided by the company’s Skylogic affiliate and hosted on Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellite, the companies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-12] Wireless link optimization specialist XipLink has entered into a joint agreement with SCPC satellite modem developer Datum Systems to embed its XipOS generation of optimization software into […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-12] Iridium Communications has contracted S3 Group to develop a new, customized integrated circuit for satellite communications devices, handsets, transceivers and modems that will operate off the current […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-12] STM Group has rolled out its SatLink family of VSATs and hubs with support for new DVB-RCS2 standards to commercial markets, the company confirmed March 20.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has released the second version of its Worldwide TV service that can stream content to Wi-Fi enabled devices that are used by its […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-12] Satellite hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane has appointed Susan Saadat to the role of vice president of the Americas region, where she will take the lead on […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-20-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems closed its fiscal 2011 full year with the largest sales and operating profit increases in the company’s history, according to […]

[Satellite News 03-20-12] Despite continued economic turmoil around the world last year, particularly in debt-plagued Europe, the satellite industry remains financially healthy and is well-positioned to handle the challenges that […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-20-12] STM Group’s Brazilian teleport subsidiary Vodanet Telecommunicaceoes signed a $25 million contract with Companhia de Tecnologia da Informação do Estado de Minas Gerais (Prodemge) to deploy VSAT […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-12] SpaceX has signed contracts with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) for two launches aboard the Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX confirmed March 16.    SpaceX […]

[Satellite News 03-19-12] While the MSS sector story of 2011 changes depending on which executive you speak to, the common thread between competitors is that the year was dominated by […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-19-12] Intelsat’s Global Mobility Network, based on five satellites launching over the next 12 months, features infrastructure that will ultimately be comprised of 10 customized Ku-band mobility […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-12] Thrane & Thrane and its partners Tesacom Brazil and Stratos have delivered 600 Thrane & Thrane Explorer 325 vehicular BGAN terminals with push-to-talk units and associated server […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-12] XipLink has entered into a partnership with Gogo and will provide the company with dual-link balancing and optimization for its new ATG-4 system, XipLink announced March 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-12] ITC Global, an international provider of satellite communications services to remote mining, oil and gas and maritime operations, has renewed its capacity agreement with SES to deliver […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-12] Dish Network has closed its acquisitions of the reorganized DBSD North America and substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks, Dish Network confirmed March 13.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-12] VSAT service provider Marlink has inked an agreement with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) to renew and increase capacity on the Intelsat 10-02 high-powered satellite for the next […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-12] FSS operator Intelsat has authorized NovelSat’s NS1000 modulators and NS2000 demodulators for use on Intelsat satellite transponders, NovelSat confirmed March 13.    NovelSat’s third-generation NS3 satellite transmission […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-16-12] An MSS policy and technology session opened Tuesday at the SATELLITE 2012 conference with a question about how long the industry has been discussing the challenges […]

[Satellite News 03-16-12] While Orbcomm’s 2011 fourth fiscal quarter adjusted EBITDA fell 8 percent short of analysts’ forecast due to weaker-than-expected hardware margins, the metric grew 9 percent sequentially to […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-12] Satellite and terrestrial antenna solutions developer Winegard has made custom-designed VSAT antenna skids available for its customers, the company announced March 11.    The skid-deployed VSAT antenna […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-12] Canadian satellite technology company Norsat experienced a challenging year in 2011 for its Satellite Solutions business due to cuts in U.S. military spending and reduced order activity […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-15-12] Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch, winner of Via Satellite magazine’s 2011 Satellite Executive of the Year Award, confirmed March 13 that the Iridium NEXT constellation has […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-12] Boeing has won a four-spacecraft manufacturing contract for a small platform version of its 702 satellite that will be powered solely by electric motors, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-12] Australian operator NewSat has contracted Arianespace to launch the Jabiru-1 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in French […]

[Satellite News 03-15-12] The transition from Ku-band to Ka-band is happening, much the same as the transition from C-band to Ku-band happened 20 years ago, thanks to the aggressive emergence […]