Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement to deliver network equipment and Ka-band end-user terminals for SES’ satellite-based Internet service Astra2Connect, Gilat announced Aug. 1.    Gilat […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-11] News Corp. promoted British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) Customer Group Managing Director Andrea Zappia to serve as CEO of its Sky Italia satellite television unit, effective immediately, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-01-11] The U.S. Draft Mobile Broadband Enhancement Act of 2011, which identifies 470 MHz of spectrum to be reallocated for commercial wireless broadband uses, would authorize the […]

With demands for the finite resource of satellite bandwidth consistently on the rise, the challenge for both operators and service providers is to increase optimization and management efforts. In order […]

 [Satellite TODAY 08-01-11] Mobile satellite voice provider Globalstar has accepted Peter Dalton’s request to retire from his CEO and executive board positions, the company announced July 29.    Globalstar Executive […]

 [Satellite TODAY 08-01-11] Eutelsat is opening a new orbital position at 3 degrees East and commissioning Astrium to build a tri-band satellite for launch in early 2014, the operator announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-11] Canadian satellite company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) grew its 2011 second quarter operating earnings to $29 million from $23 million in the same period last year, […]

The Latin America region has probably frustrated and intrigued the satellite sector in equal measure throughout the years. With economic instability rife in the early part of the previous decade, […]

[Satellite News 08-01-11] European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co. (EADS) acquired independent satellite and mobile communication services provider Vizada from private-equity fund Apax France for 673 million euros ($969 million). […]

TV Globo, one of Latin America’s largest broadcasters, has carved out a strong position in its home territory of Brazil, the most populated area in the region with almost 200 […]

Personal computers and local area networks are on the road to becoming basic display and input/output devices and services, with principal data storage and computer processing power housed in a […]

Iridium is one of a number of highly ambitious MSS operators looking to make an impact across a variety of enterprise and commercial markets. Its long-term buzz circles around its […]

The European Commission held the first of what promises to be several Digital Agenda Assemblies in Brussels on June 16 and 17. We understand that more than 1,000 attendees were […]

Exciting government projects, strong demand for capacity and economies showing growth even in difficult times — the Latin American region ticks all the boxes to be a lucrative market for […]

[Satellite News 07-29-11] While the latest financial reports issued July 29 from Eutelsat Communications and SES provided an overall positive outlook for the two FSS operators, the conservative results received […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-29-11] Sprint Nextel has confirmed that it is moving forward with its long-awaited partnership with 4G-LTE network operator LightSquared and has signed a 15-year spectrum hosting deal […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-11] Eutelsat Communications’ board of directors has appointed Michel Azibert to serve as the operator’s deputy CEO and corporate officer based on recommendations made by Eutelsat CEO Michel […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-11] SES Astra has signed a long-term satellite capacity agreement with U.K. commercial broadcaster ITV to renew its existing capacity lease and provide additional capacity to support future […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-11] Vizada will be one of the first Inmarsat distribution partners to provide Inmarsat’s new FleetPhone maritime handset with email and data transfer capabilities, the re-seller confirmed July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-11] Banyan Air Service has partnered with EMS’ Aviation division to work together to obtain STC certifications on Gulfstream models G2/G3 aircraft for EMS’ Aspire 200 LG and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-28-11] Satellite operators and regulators are finding it more difficult to determine the value of mobile broadband spectrum as changes in technology and the increasing availability of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-11] Clear Channel Satellite will launch a Ku-band service on Aug. 1 that enables radio stations to receive their programming using a much smaller satellite dish, the broadcaster […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-11] Teledyne subsidiary Paradise Datacom has released a new technology that aims to allow satellite operators to combat In-band satellite interference, the company announced July 27.    Paradise […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-11] Smart metering will account for more than 40 percent of the $400 million M2M connected devices market by 2016, according to a Juniper Research report issued July […]

[Satellite News 07-28-11] During the last year and a half, 17 FSS operators invested in Ka-band, with six of those companies already completing Ka-band capacity service launches, according to a […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-27-11] C-Com Satellite Systems’ second quarter 2011 revenues jumped 181.2 percent to $6.41 million compared with $2.2 million in the same period last year, with quarterly net […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11] Wholesale 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network operator LightSquared has unveiled a strategic initiative to provide push-to-talk and other critical communications satellite services to public safety communities, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11] Satellite antenna manufacturer VSD has introduced its AL-7204-CONT4 Antenna Control Unit replacement kit to support its AL-7204 Television Direct-to-Sailors (TV-DTS) maritime system, the company announced July 26. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11]Satcom terminal solutions provider Skyware Global appointed Steve Strong as senior vice president of engineering, the company announced July 26.    Strong will be responsible for correlating all […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11] Measat Satellite Systems has added Total Variety Network HD from Fox International Channels to the Measat-3/3a video neighborhood, bringing the total number of HD channels on the […]