Connectivity

[Satellite News 07-22-11] Orbital Sciences’ management modestly raised the company’s full year 2011 revenue, earnings, and cash flow forecast after reporting that all three of its operating segments delivered year-over-year […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-11] Gilat has been selected by the Russian Yakutia Ministry of Finance to provide a full turnkey SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite network, which will serve new Ministry of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-11] German VSAT network solutions provider Romantis has entered into a distribution agreement with satellite systems integrator iSat to extend its global product reach in Europe, Middle East […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-21-11] The number of global smartphone shipments will reach one billion per year in 2016 — a dramatic increase from the 302 million units shipped in 2010, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] ViaSat will delay the launch of its ViaSat-1 satellite by a few weeks after the spacecraft’s manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) discovered and reviewed a malfunction in a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] Station711, the mobile satellite division of RRsat Global Communications Network, has launched Inmarsat IsatPhone Link commercial services to various enterprise markets, Station711 announced July 19.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] Vizada has launched a range of global maritime broadband packages integrating Ku-band VSAT and mobile satellite services (MSS), the company announced July 19.    The service package […]

[Satellite News 07-20-11] Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) only has about five percent of capacity on its fleet left to sell, Satmex Vice President of Business Development Clemente Cabello told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-11] Satellite operator and service provider O3b Networks has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of its constellation’s space segment, the company announced July 18.    In a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-11] GlobeCast has been selected by French national broadcaster France Télévisions to provide a complete solution to deliver live broadcast coverage of every stage of the Tour de […]

[Satellite News 07-20-11] ViaSat’s $400 million ViaSat-1 satellite saw another setback when ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg confirmed July 19 that its manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) discovered and reviewed a malfunction […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-18-11] The second of the U.S. Air Force’s 12 GPS 2F satellites have successfully completed pre-launch testing and are ready for liftoff onboard a United Launch Alliance […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] Tom Sexton will become ATK’s interim CFO to replace John Shroyer, who will be leaving ATK after the company’s 2012 first quarter ends Aug. 4, ATK announced […]

[Satellite News 07-18-11] International Launch Services’ (ILS) first shared payload Proton-M rocket launch was a success, carrying the SES-3 and KazSat-2 telecommunications satellites July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

[Satellite News 07-18-11] Iridium has enjoyed a surge of transformative success over the last two years that has propelled the MSS entity to the top of most analysts’ watch lists. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] Machine-to-machine wireless asset tracking, sensing, and control solutions provider OnAsset Intelligence has entered into a partnership with Flemming Cargo Securement (FCS) to help transportation and logistics companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] Blue Sky Network’s (BSN) sister company in Latin America, BSN Brazil, has obtained a non-geostationary Satellite Global Mobile Service (SMGS) license, which authorizes the company to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] STM is re-branding its service under the name Global-IP, effective immediately, to consolidate and expand its broadband VSAT business, STM announced July 14.    The company said […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-15-11] Measat Global is holding negotiations with two other satellite operators to consider forming new partnerships and the sale of Measat’s stake in satellites.    Bloomberg reported […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Eutelsat Communications and its Tooway subsidiary Skylogic have entered into a distribution contract with Eurosat-Ukraine to deliver broadband services to Ukrainian customers via the Ka-sat satellite, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Canadian-based satellite hardware manufacturer Advantech Wireless promoted Paul Sandoval to vice president of sales for the Americas region, effective immediately, the company announced July 13.    Sandoval […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Arianespace and Starsem have successfully orbited six new satellites for the Globalstar-2 constellation in a Soyuz rocket in conjunction with their Russian launch partners, Arianespace announced July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected to expand residential broadband services for Russian national communications carrier Synterra, under the operator’s USO obligations, Gilat announced July 13.    […]

[Satellite News 07-13-11] Eutelsat Communications’ much talked about dedicated Ka-band satellite Ka-Sat has now entered into commercial service as the operator finds itself leading the satellite industry into a new […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-13-11] Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has launched its new Global Basemap subscription service based on its ImageLibrary product and powered by its Cloud Services platform, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Integral Systems was awarded a contract by Sky Perfect JSAT to upgrade its ground systems with Integral’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (IPS) satellite command and control software, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] SpaceX has hired Mark Bitterman, the former senior vice president of government relations of its U.S. launch market rival Orbital Sciences, to join SpaceX’s Washington D.C. office, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] GlobeCast named Philippe Rouxel Chief Marketing Officer, with responsibilities to develop GlobeCast’s global product strategy for its business units in France, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Asia […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-12-11] The number of pay-TV DTH homes will increase from 139 million at the end of 2010 to approximately 195 million across 73 countries by the end […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] ViaSat is introducing its SurfBeam 2 satellite networking system to simultaneously deliver a range of residential, enterprise and mobile broadband services, the company announced July 11.    […]