Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] The SES-4 satellite successfully performed post-launch maneuvers and deployed its solar arrays yesterday following its launch on Tuesday aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] A U.S. bankruptcy court has confirmed and approved TerreStar’s reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy following its acquisition by Dish Network and its parent company Echostar, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] Technology developer SED Systems has introduced the third generation of its Decimator family of spectrum analyzer products, the company announced Feb. 16.    The Decimator D3 aims […]

[Satellite News 02-17-12] European operator SES entered 2011 knowing it would be a year of operational transition, according to SES President and CEO Romain Bausch, with incremental transponder capacity being […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-16-12] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a MoU with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to improve strategic relations between the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  SES has relocated its AMC-3 satellite as it looks to better serve markets in Latin America. The AMC-3 satellite is moving from its former location of 87 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  LightSquared’s ambitions of building a next-generation mobile broadband network in the United States have been dealt a severe blow after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)issued […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Avanti Communications signed a new capacity deal for its Hylas-1 satellite. The operator announced Feb. 15 that STM will be buying satellite capacity from Avanti to enable […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Spacecom, the Israeli satellite operator, has revealed details of a key customer on its AMOS-5 satellite. The AMOS-5 satellite was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-15-12] Gilat Satellite Networks took a considerable leap forward with its long-term Ka-band strategy by winning a contract with O3b Networks to develop and supply Ka-band infrastructure […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] Telesat has launched rural broadband services on the ViaSat-1 Ka-band satellite for customer Xplornet in Canada, the operator announced Feb. 14.    ViaSat-1, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] The ATIS Cloud Services Forum (CSF) has unveiled new standards for multicast-based content distribution that provides a description of multicast as a means for distributing content across […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-14-12] Arianespace has successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first Vega rocket, which placed two scientific research satellites and seven picosatellites into orbit, ESA and Arianespace […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has appointed James Hall, an independent director of the company, as its new chairman of the board effective immediately, IDC confirmed Feb. 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] DirecTV satellite TV provider subsidiary Sky Brazil is set to launch an over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV service called Sky Online, the company announced Feb. 13.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] SingTel profits dropped 9.6 percent in its fiscal 2012 third quarter compared with the same period in 2011, despite a 4.4 percent increase in profits generated by […]

[Satellite News 02-13-12] KVH Industries is riding a considerable wave of growth in the mini-VSAT broadband market, which CEO Martin Kits van Heyningen attributed to a 94 percent increase in […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM generated a 7 percent increase in 2011 full year revenues at $3 billion – a 7 percent increase compared to $2.82 billion […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Abu Dhabi-based satellite company YahLive has commenced broadcasts of the entertainment station High TV 3D, the company announced Feb. 10.    The 24-hour channel broadcasts news, television […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Social networking service Twitter has entered into a partnership with MSS satellite operators Iridium and Thuraya to give their subscribers access to SMS text-based Twitter services, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] ViaSat is phasing out the brand of its subsidiary WildBlue and directing resellers to refrain from mentioning or selling the service by name, according to a report […]

[Satellite News 02-10-12] DVB has been investigating whether or not it should adopt a specific version of the DVB-S2 standard for satellite broadcast contribution and high speed IP trunking and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-10-12] Iridium Communications has utilized its global OpenPort maritime broadband to support the launch of a second-generation maritime broadband platform, the MSS operator announced Feb. 9.   […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-09-12] About 17.5 million German households were watching TV via satellite at the end of 2011, which puts satellite in the lead over cable as Germany’s most […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) has contracted SpaceX to launch two AsiaSat communications satellites on the Falcon 9 rocket in the first half of 2014, the launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to provide two high throughput communications satellites that will be used to deliver high-speed broadband service to rural and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] ViaSat has filed a federal lawsuit against Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for breach of confidentially agreements and patent infringement, ViaSat confirmed Feb. 8.    ViaSat claims that SS/L, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-08-12] ViaSat grew its 2012 third quarter bookings, revenue and backlog compared to the same period last year, but increased expenses and legal costs associated with the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] Canadian economic development, investment, and innovation regulatory agency Industry Canada has approved Dish Network’s license transfer request for spectrum previously held by TerreStar, the U.S. pay-TV operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] International Launch Services (ILS) has re-scheduled the launch of the SES-4 satellite for Feb. 15, the satellite’s operator SES confirmed Feb. 7.    The satellite, originally scheduled […]