Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-10-11] Intelsat’s 2010 fourth quarter revenues grew 4 percent to $644 million compared with $620.9 million in the same period of 2009, driven by a 14 percent […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-10-11] Global aeronautical satellite communications market revenues improved about 25 percent to $1.3 billion in 2010 due to growing requirements from cockpit and cabin applications, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-10-11] Technicolor received a binding offer to sell its Thomson Video Networks (TVN) business to the Fonds de Consolidation et de Développement des Entreprises (FCDE) capital development fund […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-10-11] Satellite service provider SpeedCast signed a multi-year agreement with SES World Skies for 35 MHz of additional capacity on the NSS-6, NSS-7 and NSS-12 satellites, SpeedCast announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-10-11] Satcom Direct and aviation medical services provider AirCare Solutions Group (ASG) have partnered to allow Satcom Direct to exclusively offer ASG’s Access Assistance tele-medicine and travel support […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-10-11] Vizada and integration partner Telemar were contracted by German maritime information technology specialist Buss Data to provide an Inmarsat-based broadband communications solution for a fleet of more […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-10-11] SatLink Communications is upgrading its occasional-use capabilities by adding HD DVB-S2 feeds and other technologies to its facilities, the company announced March 9.     The company’s HD DVB-S2 […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-10-11] The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) changed its name to Satellite IRG and made changes in its management structure to broaden its mission beyond the needs […]

[Satellite News 03-10-11] Noorsat, one of the MENA region’s first fully privately owned satellite service providers, could look to launch its own satellite in the near future, Noorsat CEO Omar […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-09-11] Iridium Communications reported a 16 percent increase in its 2010 fourth-quarter revenues to $87.9 million compared with the same period in 2009, driven by strong gains […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-09-11] Globecomm Systems has integrated its maritime business units with its global managed communications platform and engineering capabilities to launch the Globecomm Maritime business unit, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-09-11] Harris Corp. strategically realigned its operating businesses to enable the company to integrate its technology, products and services for government and commercial markets, the company announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-09-11] C-Com Satellite Systems is set to unveil two mobile satellite antenna at the Satellite 2011 show in Washington D.C., the company announced March 8.     C-Com will […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-09-11] Maritime satellite communications company Ship Equip opened an office in Rotterdam, Netherlands, due to an increase in activity in the Central European region, the company announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-08-11] Sea Launch has entered into a framework agreement with SES to provide the satellite operator with detailed technical information regarding its launch vehicle system on a […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-08-11] Inmarsat saw its 2010 full-year revenues increase 13 percent to $1.17 billion, with operating profits jumping 70 percent to reach $333.5 million, the company announced in […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-11] The Turkish government and satellite operator Turksat signed a $571 million contract with Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to procure and launch two communications satellites by 2014, Turksat […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-11] DVB-RCS satellite network systems provider STM Group has introduced two SatLink Hub systems for private VSAT networks at small and medium enterprises and for entry-level requirements at […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-11] Retired NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman has joined SpaceX as senior engineer of astronaut safety and mission assurance, the company announced March 7.     Reisman will join another […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-11] Norsat International‘s board appointed Fabio Doninelli chairman and member of Norsat’s audit committee, the Canadian satellite company announced March 7.     Doninelli previously served as a strategy […]

[Satellite News 03-07-11] Satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast has seen solid growth in recent years and expects this trend to continue in 2011 as it begins an initiative to expand […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-07-11] Romanian telco RomTelecom has agreed to acquire DTH operator Boom TV in a deal that represents a significant consolidation of the Romanian DTH market, RomTelecom announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-07-11] Hughes Communications posted a sharp increase in 2010 fourth-quarter net income at $16.9 million, compared with $2.4 million in 2009, driven by a 40 percent net […]

[Satellite News 03-08-11] Cisco Systems launched its Internet Router in Space (IRIS) program on the Intelsat 14 satellite when the spacecraft was orbited in November 2009.      The router’s configuration, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-04-11] SES Astra’s latest Astra2Connect subdistribution service launch in Germany, unveiled March 2, will lower the operator’s hardware and installation costs and allow the company to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] ViaSat is expanding its Ku-band international mobility coverage to include Ka-band and support the growth of its in-flight Yonder mobile broadband network service, the company announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] Harris Corp. won a contract from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to build Ka-band antennas for the three-satellite Inmarsat-5 constellation, which will provide the backbone for Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] Canadian operator Telesat saw its full-year consolidated revenues increase 4 percent from 2009 to $821 million in 2010 but reported income of $228 million in 2010, compared […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] AsiaSat has launched a new DVB-S2 DTH radio and television platform in Australia and New Zealand, the operator announced March 23.     Taiwanese broadcaster Teleport Access Services […]

[Satellite News 03-04-11] SES World Skies recently commissioned the SES 8 satellite to bring more capacity to DTH markets in Asia as part of its plan to expand its presence […]