Connectivity

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 […]

[Satellite News 07-26-11] Spanish space company GMV will develop the ground segment for Turkish satellite operator Turksat’s 4A and 4B satellites under a 5 million euro ($7.24 million) subcontract issued […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-26-11] The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) criticized a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) National Broadband Plan proposal to reclaim an additional 120 MHz of spectrum from […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-11] TAM Airlines will extend its OnAir in-flight connectivity services to allow passengers to use notebooks, tablets and other devices compatible with WiFi, to access the Internet in […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-11] Stratos Global has completed deployment of its StratosMAX 2 broadband service for independent oil and gas company W&T Offshore at 29 of its sites in the Gulf […]

[Satellite News 07-26-11] Israeli satellite bandwidth optimization company Novelsat hopes its NS3T satellite transmission modulation technology will be considered a breakthrough improvement on the current second-generation DVB-S2 standard.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-11] Spanish DTH provider Digital Plus has signed a strategic partnership with Cisco Systems, the companies announced July 22.    The alliance between the two companies will enable Digital […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-25-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) generated revenues of $44.53 million in its 2011 fiscal second quarter, according to its latest financial results issued July 22. While TSBc’s figures […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] After a series of delays, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) confirmed it has completed construction of the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite and is preparing to ship the spacecraft to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] IP video distribution solutions provider Haivision Network Video has acquired both U.S.-based KulaByte and German imaging company MontiVision Technologies for an undisclosed amount, Haivision announced July 21. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] The European Commission (EC) has granted Dublin-based hybrid satellite and terrestrial wireless network operator Solaris Mobile a combined Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) and Complementary Ground Control (CGC) […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] Mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions provider Stratos has acquired a majority of Blue Ocean Wireless’ (BOW) operational assets and will assume responsibility for providing services to […]