Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-11] GlobeCast has commenced broadcast of Travel Channel HD on Measat-3 satellite to reach homes across the Asia Pacific region, operator Measat Satellite Systems confirmed Dec. 19.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-11] UAE-based satellite operator YahLive has begun broadcasting the Saudi Sports Bouquet in HD to the European continent via the Y1A satellite located at the 52.5 degrees East […]

[Satellite News 12-20-11] Dish Network stocks soared nearly 10 percent today following the Dec. 19 announcement that AT&T was withdrawing its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-19-11] Wholesale 4G-LTE carrier LightSquared has signed a wholesale network agreement with wireless solutions provider Quantum Networks that will enable Quantum to bundle 4G wireless connectivity with its […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-19-11] Single-source, secure machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex will send the company’s Chairman and CEO Stratton Nicolaides to serve on the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) board […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-19-11] Eutelsat has rolled out digital service on its French subscription-free platform Fransat following the country’s analogue switch-off in late November. The operator announced Dec. 15 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-19-11] Motion control technology developer Moog Inc. has acquired Netherlands-based satellite equipment manufacturer Bradford in an all-cash deal worth $13.1 million, Moog confirmed Dec. 16.    The acquisition […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-16-11] Liberty Global has received regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of Germany’s third largest cable TV operator Kabel BW (KBW) in accordance with the terms of […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-11] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) and Thaicom have signed a cooperation agreement to provide satellite services from the 120 degrees East orbital location, the operators announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-15-11] The LTE sector’s worldwide service revenues are forecast to generate considerable growth once mobile networks are launched, according to a report published Dec. 14 by Juniper […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-11] Gilat has been selected by Kazakhstan-based telecommunications company JSC NC Kazsatnet to deploy a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite network to complement fiber and IP networks, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-11] Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has partnered with aircraft developer Burt Rutan to built SpaceShip One, a reusable space plane that can launch into and return from Earth’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-11] SES is reorganizing its global sales divisions into four regions, each with a dedicated management team, the satellite operator announced Dec. 14.    The four regions will […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-11] Nevion Chairman Per Otto Dyb appointed technology and business development veteran Geir Bryn-Jensen as the company’s new CEO, Nevion confirmed Dec. 14.    Bryn-Jensen joined Nevion in […]

[Satellite News 12-14-11] In part two of this 2012 oil and gas industry satcom overview, Satellite News sat down with satellite executives in the enterprise sector to discuss how advances […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-13-11] Khrunichev State Research and Space Production Center of Moscow have successfully launched Spacecom’s Amos-5 satellite and Russia’s tracking and data relay system Luch 5A into orbit on board […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11] O3b Networks exercised the first of the two options in its contract with Arianespace for an additional launch in 2014 to support the O3b satellite constellation, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11]Satellite network connectivity provider Vitacom has entered into a partnership with Romantis Group to become a distributor of its UHP VSAT products, Vitacom announced Dec. 12.    To […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11] GlobeCast Americas appointed Bart Palmer as its new CTO effective Jan. 2, the company announced Dec. 12.    Palmer will report to GlobeCast Americas CEO Lisa Coelho […]

[Satellite News 12-13-11] The business of finding and producing hydrocarbons in a capitalistic market is a complex one, a constantly changing amalgam of political, economic, regulatory, and physical challenges. The […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-12-11] While Comtech’s 2012 fiscal first-quarter revenue intake of $113 million easily beat Wall Street’s consensus of $94 million, analysts are raising a flag of caution at […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] Australian satellite company NewSat has contracted Arianespace to launch its Jabiru-1 satellite in the second half of 2014, the companies confirmed Dec. 9.    Once launched, Jabiru-1’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam plans to end his company’s wireless LTE partnership with pay-TV operator DirecTV and will stop its build-out of FiOS television and Internet services […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] MSS operator Thuraya is launching SMS-based Twitter services for its handheld consumer base on Dec. 15, the company confirmed Dec. 9.    Thuraya said the service would […]

[Satellite News 12-09-11] LightSquared’s quest to challenge a perceived 4G LTE market duopoly in the United States has been anything but easy. Plagued by interference issues surrounding nearby GPS signals […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] Australian satellite company NewSat has contracted Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to build its new Jabiru-1 satellite, featuring a Ka-band payload that will aim to provide high-powered […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] GlobeCast has expanded its available satellite capacity resources over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by launching a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] ViaSat has transmitted the first data over its ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite and the high-speed data network of its subsidiary, WildBlue, the companies announced Dec. 7.    According […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-08-11] The ESPN sports network renegotiated its broadcast contract with the National Football League (NFL) and has agreed to pay $15.2 billion over eight years for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) will launch operations on its new, fully funded Satmex 8 satellite beginning in the third quarter of 2012, the Mexican operator announced Dec. 7. […]