Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] ViaSat’s high-speed satellite Internet service subsidiary WildBlue has launched a broadband service targeted to unserved rural households in the West and Midwest, the company announced June 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] Vizada Networks has further increased its capacity lease on Eutelsat’s W7 satellite to support its portfolio of Internet and data services in Europe, North Africa, the CIS […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] German news channel N24 will be available exclusively on HD Plus and via SES Astra satellite service starting July 1, following an agreement signed between the three […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Mobile satellite service provider Vizada and manufacturer Thrane & Thrane have signed a partnership agreement to launch a new broadband offering to the maritime market, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Polaris Wireless, a software-based wireless location solutions provider, unveiled details of its security enhancements to its OmniLocate universal location platform for network operators and government agencies, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] EchoStar Technologies launched three new HD set-top boxes designed to enable mid-sized and independent cable operators to deliver enhanced, interactive video applications, the company announced June 14.  […]

[Satellite News 06-15-11] LightSquared revealed early results of tests it has been required to undertake by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which show that the network’s hybrid ground- and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-14-11] STM Norway, a division of STM Group, completed the first demonstration of DVB-RCS2 — the second generation of the DVB-RCS standard — at a June 7 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Orbital Sciences and SpaceX were contracted by Thaicom to build and launch the Thaicom 6 communications satellite, the operator announced June 13. Orbital will build Thaicom based […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] ARY Digital Network has leased one 36 MHz C-band transponder on the AsiaSat 3S satellite to deliver a bouquet of up to 11 satellite channels across the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] M2M specialist Telenor Connexion has formed a strategic technology partnership with Italian company Octo Telematics, Telenor announced June 13.     Octo provides telematics services and systems for […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Satellite tracking and communication solutions provider Blue Sky Network hired Hamza Mohammed to be its director of business development for Middle East and Africa (MEA), the company […]

[Satellite News 06-13-11] Honeywell is in the process of acquiring wireless product developer EMS Technologies for about $491 million in cash in an effort to expand its presence into the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-13-11] Nigeria could generate $5 billion in additional GDP by 2015 if the country’s government supports a rollout plan for mobile broadband services and enacts a policy […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Norsat International was issued a $3.5 million satellite-based communications network and services contract from the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS), the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Inmarsat and its technology partner Thrane & Thrane completed trials of Inmarsat’s IPv6 services across the BGAN network, the MSS operator announced June 10.             Thrane & […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Canadian-based satellite equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has renewed its supply contract with an unnamed Chinese satellite communication provider operating in all 26 provinces for a fifth year, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] San Marino RTV signed a three-year contract with Eutelsat Communications to commence pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting of its SMtv channel on the Eurobird 9A satellite, the operator […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-10-11] Quatar’s Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) and SES will explore potential cooperative opportunities to establish and provide joint satellite platforms, networks and services […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] Enterprise and public safety secure communications specialist Vislink has acquired Gigawave, a wireless broadcast camera, microwave and antenna product manufacturer, for a cash consideration of $6.1 million, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] EchoStar Corp. successfully completed its acquisition of Hughes Communications and will now combine the companies to create a single entity providing satellite-based digital video and broadband technologies […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] NewCom International, a Miami-based voice, video, data and content solutions provider, has added worldwide satellite phone coverage and mobile global broadband services to its bundled communications portfolio, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-09-11] Analysts saw mixed results in Comtech’s third quarter 2011 fiscal report as MTS hardware delays caused revenues to fall short of expectations while the company’s bottom […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-09-11] Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has informed New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) that it will not renew its mutual contract, set to expire in August, because their new […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-09-11] Harris CapRock Communications has been chosen by Odfjell Drilling in Norway to deliver turnkey VSAT communication services to seven of its mobile offshore drilling rigs and drill […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-09-11] Six new Globalstar satellites are now being prepared for the second launch of the operator’s second-generation satellite constellation, the company confirmed June 8.      Globalstar will integrate […]

[Satellite News 06-09-11] Major airlines are confident that the market for in-flight entertainment and connectivity services is going to heat-up in the next year as investments in satellite-based solutions and […]

[Satellite News 06-09-11] Major airlines are confident that the market for in-flight entertainment and connectivity services is going to heat up during the next year as investments in satellite-based solutions […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] Measat Global has entered into a contract with Astrium to procure the Measat-3b satellite, the operator announced June 7.     Astrium will build Measat-3b based on the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] Ericsson appointed Per Borgklint senior vice president and head of its multimedia business unit effective immediately, the company announced June 7.     Borgklint, the former CEO of […]