Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has formed a strategic partnership with Sensory International, a systems developer for maritime and residential markets, to provide integrated VSAT services and connectivity […]

[Satellite News 09-22-11] Steve Collar took up his role as the new CEO of O3b Networks in March, replacing Mark Rigolle who had succeeded in securing a financial package worth […]

[Satellite News 09-21-11] Steve Collar took up his role as the new CEO of O3b Networks in March, replacing Mark Rigolle who had succeeded in securing a financial package worth […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-21-11] China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) has received its first contract in Europe to build a communications satellite for Belarus using its Dongfanghong-4 satellite platform and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-11] Media Networks Latin America (MNLA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonica, has signed a multi-year and multi-transponder capacity contract with Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) to support its broadband […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-11] Northrop Grumman has entered into a network distribution partnership agreement with Inmarsat Commercial Satellite Services, Northrop Grumman announced Sept. 20.    As part of the agreement, Northrop […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-11]Independent satellite communications provider Vizada has extended and renewed its contract agreements with aeronautical services company Arinc to provide Inmarsat Classic Aero voice and data services over both […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-20-11] Australian satellite operator NewSat signed a $40.2 million, three-year contract with Quicklink Communications to lease transmission NewSat capacity on the Jabiru-1 satellite, the companies confirmed Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-11] Gilat has signed an agreement with an unnamed Latin American government agency to deliver more than 1,800 SkyEdge 2 VSATs to facilitate broadband Internet connectivity in schools, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-11] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has partnered with antenna manufacturer Sea Tel to provide satellite communications support to Project Kaisei for a third expedition, the companies announced […]

[Satellite News 09-20-11] Telecom operators are viewing the advent of Ka-band satellites as a significant offering to companies that had previously looked away from satellite in order to re-assess the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-11] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered ViaSat’s high throughput broadband satellite, ViaSat-1, to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where International Launch Services (ILS) will launch […]

[Satellite News 09-19-11] One of the main takeaways from Comsys’ VSAT 2011 event held in London this week was that 2010 was a tough year for the VSAT industry.             […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-19-11] Wholesale 4G LTE network operator LightSquared was denied an opportunity to testify at a Sept. 15 hearing of the U.S. House Armed Service Committee’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-19-11] While new developments in technology have put the broadband satellite industry in a position to compete with DSL providers in Europe and North Africa, satellite is […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-16-11] China’s telecom industry enjoyed a 10 percent year-over-year increase in 2010 service revenues compared to the previous year, generating a robust regional total of $128.2 billion, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Vizada Networks has launched connectivity services from its new iDirect hub on the SES World Skies NSS12 satellite for customers in Tanzania and the East Coast of […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Stratos Global has activated Inmarsat’s new FleetBroadband Large Money bundle for single-vessel operators and fleets with fewer than 10 vessels, Stratos announced Sept. 15.             Stratos said […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking provider OnAsset Intelligence has unveiled the latest version of its Vision software platform, the company announced Sept. 14.    Vision is a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-11] Video contribution and distribution solutions T-VIPS has partnered with broadcast technology developer ProTelevision to develop a joint DVB-T2-Lite transmission solution, T-VIPS announced Sept. 15.    The companies […]

[Satellite News 09-15-11] A massive solar “superstorm” could endanger, and potentially kill, several weather, telecommunications, and military satellites in less than a year, according to a Space Weather research report […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-11] KVH Industries is set to unveil a new global maritime satellite HDTV system, TracVision HD11, the company confirmed Sept. 14.    The 1-meter TracVision HD11 includes a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-11] Panasonic Avionics has finalized an agreement with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to install its Ku-band eXConnect and eXPhone solutions on SAS’ fleet of domestic, pan-European and intercontinental aircraft, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-11] TAM Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics’ eX3 IFEC solution for linefit installation on 27 A350-900 aircraft. In addition, TAM Airlines has also chosen Panasonic’s eX2 IFEC solution […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-11] Global satellite Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications specialist Orbcomm has completed its contract award from LuxSpace, an affiliate of OHB System, to build and test the LuxSpace VesselSat1 AIS […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-11] Harris CapRock Communications has been chosen by Farstad Shipping to deliver turnkey Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications to its fleet of 53 vessels, Harris announced Sept. […]

[Satellite News 09-14-11] The launch of LightSquared’s L-band terrestrial and satellite 4G LTE network will be delayed after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice Sept. 13 prohibiting […]

The data communications market via satellite in the Middle East is shrinking, according to one executive we spoke to at IBC today. This executive, who works for a telecoms service […]

Solaris Mobile has launched EUR Radio – a new, free, pan-European digital satellite radio demonstration platform, which will serve the European Union region. Solaris Mobile announced the initiative today at […]

Eutelsat Communications is launching a DVB satellite transmission quality assurance initiative for the 2012 Olympics, which aims to safeguard satellite signal services, the operator announced Sept. 12.    Eutelsat said […]