Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  A Russian government satellite was successfully launched by the Soyuz rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, Arianespace announced Nov. 28. This was the 15th Soyuz family […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  ‘n’, one of Poland’s leading DTH providers, is launching a new OTT service in Poland today. The service, ‘nVOD NET’ will be a supplement to the operator’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Spacenet has appointed Glenn Katz as its new CEO. Katz will take over at the beginning of 2012 and replaces Andreas Georghiou, Spacenet’s current CEO who has […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Marlink will supply its WaveCall VSAT systems for installation aboard 40 vessels to Odfjell Management, a major shipping company that owns and operates a global fleet of […]

[Satellite News 11-28-11] Erez Antebi takes over as Gilat Satellite Networks CEO next year with a tough act to follow, as Amiram Levinberg finishes serving in his role after one […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-11] ViaSat U.K. has unveiled a new SurfBeam communications services offering that includes satellite broadband for businesses and government departments, the company confirmed Nov. 23.    The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-11] German satellite service provider Level 421 is in final preparations to launch a C-band iDirect X3 platform on Spacecom’s Amos-5 and is offering a pre-launch capacity discount, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Chinese National Petroleum Cooperation subsidiary BGP has named Marlink its VSAT satellite communications supplier for its fleet of advanced seismic vessels, Marlink confirmed Nov. 22.    BGP […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Mobile satellite communications provider SatCom Global has expanded its worldwide network to include a point of presence (PoP) in Sydney, Australia, the company announced Nov. 22.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Educational news network Channel One News has extended its multi-year contract with satellite video service provider Keystone Enterprise Services to continue supplying turnkey satellite network and support […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-23-11] European satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space was awarded two key contracts to build a Turkmen satellite and to develop satellite software for Globalstar’s second-generation satellites, Thales […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Iridium Communications has rolled out Iridium AxcessPoint Mail and Web applications for Apple operating system (iOS) devices to enable iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch products to connect […]

[Satellite News 11-22-11] Deutsche Telekom (DT) launched its satellite TV offering Entertain Sat at the beginning of September and reached 50,000 subscribers by the end of the month. With such […]

[Satellite News 11-22-11] The SES-4 satellite, recently delivered by manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, will represent a crucial turning point for FSS operator SES […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] Gilat Satellite Networks was selected by an unnamed Latin American operator to deliver a full scale SkyEdge 2 network comprised of hubs and VSATs supporting connectivity to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] FSS operator SES signed a capacity and uplink agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite television provider M7 Group to distribute its content from the Astra 19.2 degrees East orbital […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) has confirmed a launch date for its new AsiaSat 7 communications satellite.    The operator announced Nov. 21 that the satellite would […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] Avanti Communications Group has signed new service provider network partnership agreements and an expansion to an existing customer agreement, the broadband satellite operator announced Nov. 21.   […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-21-11] European satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space has entered into an agreement pact with its Russian peer ISS Reshetnev to begin sculpting the launch of a joint […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-21-11] FSS operator Eutelsat categorically denied reports that it is interfering with its own satellite signals in order to prevent reception of international Farsi-language channels in Iran.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-21-11] TiVUS has signed an agreement with an unnamed digital media services company to secure broadcast rights agreements for all needed cable channels and premium content providers to […]

[Satellite News 11-21-11] Mexican satellite fleet operator Satmex confirmed that an electric propulsion defect discovered on its Satmex 5 satellite, located at 116.8 degrees West, would cut its service life […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-11] SES CEO Romain Bausch confirmed his company’s plans to reduce the number of satellites it has over the United States during the next several years to address […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-11] Ottawa-based antenna supplier C-Com Satellite Systems has received approximately $2 million in new orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from unnamed customers in Russia, Europe and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-18-11] Hughes Network Systems reported that a considerable number of its subscribers were unable to continue paying for their service and were disconnected in the 2011 third […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-11] Etihad Airways contracted Panasonic Avionics to provide in-flight entertainment systems and in-flight connectivity, including broadband Internet and live TV, for the airline’s entire long-haul fleet of wide […]

[Satellite News 11-17-11] U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Julius Genachowski’s plan to raise $25 billion in potential deficit reduction through spectrum incentive auctions during the next ten years has come […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-17-11] ViaSat has conducted a military demonstration to unveil its new mobile broadband system using an ultra-small aperture 12-inch Ka-band tracking antenna, which could lead to possible […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-11] Intelsat 18 manufacturer Orbital Sciences has completed in-orbit testing on the satellite and has handed the spacecraft over to FSS operator Intelsat, the companies confirmed Nov. 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-11] ATIS has developed a downloadable multimedia security solution specification that aims to allow network operators to facilitate secure delivery of copyrighted video and other material over IP-based […]