Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] Astrium posted preliminary overall revenues of 5 billion euros ($6.47 billion) in 2010, a 4 percent increase compared to 2009, the company announced Jan. 12.     Astrium […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] Space Adventures, a commercial manned space travel company, finalized an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency and Rocket Space Corp. Energia (RSC Energia) to sell three […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] Russia’s Tomsk Polytechnical University (TPU) has selected Hughes’ HX System to provide forest fire monitoring services for the Russian Federal Forestry Agency, Hughes announced Jan. 12.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Thrane & Thrane’s Aviator 200 SwiftBroadband solution received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the system’s installation aboard Cessna 500, 550, S550, 552, 560 and 560XL aircraft, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Harris Corp. entered into an agreement with Svyaz Engineering to allow the Russian company to begin local manufacturing of Harris digital television transmitters to support Russia’s transition […]

[Satellite News 01-12-10] NTV Plus, one of a new wave of DTH operators in Eastern Europe, is aiming to be the pay-TV market leader in the lucrative Russian market, with […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-12-11] John Cresswell has been named Arqiva’s CEO, replacing Tom Bennie, who is stepping down after 32 years with the company, Arqiva announced Jan. 11. Cresswell, who […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-12-11] Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems selected Northrop Grumman’s scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit (SIRU) as its satellite platforms’ inertial reference unit, Northrop Grumman announced Jan. 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Hughes Network Systems has launched its managed Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution for the distributed enterprise market, the company announced Jan. 11. The service aims to eliminate the need […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-11-11] Morgan Stanley analysts expect the satellite industry’s strong 2010 overall performance to continue in 2011, as satellite stocks rose by an average of 20 percent in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-11-11] RaySat and Funtoro have unveiled a global cooperation effort to offer turnkey solutions to distributors, integrators, bus operators and manufacturers for live, personalized in-vehicle satellite entertainment […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Hughes Network Systems has unveiled its Virtualized Field Office Server offering for the government market, the company announced Jan. 10.     The Hughes offering aims to reduce […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Iridium Communications has certified its partners’ Iridium 9602 Short Burst Data (SBD) transceiver-based devices to operate on its mobile voice and data network for emerging markets, the […]

[Satellite News 01-11-11] Over the past two months, Hughes Network Systems has unveiled a slew of new enterprise and government service offerings, including technology service to the U.S. government through […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-10-11] The number of worldwide broadband subscriptions now exceeds 500 million, according to a market report prepared by Point Topic and announced by the Broadband Forum Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-11] EchoStar Advanced Technologies has acquired Move Networks, a video streaming technology developer based in Utah, parent company EchoStar Corp. announced Jan. 7.      The EchoStar subsidiary will […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-11] Canadian space and satellite company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has closed the sale of its Property Information business to private investment firm TPG Capital for $850 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-11] The Lubbock County Municipal Government in Texas selected Spacenet’s satellite communications services and equipment to support critical communications across the state, the Gilat subsidiary announced Jan. 4. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-11] Streambox has enhanced the capability of its hybrid HD/SD software encoder to include HD video transportation using a single cellular modem on Verizon’s 4G LTE mobile broadband […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-11] Amino Communications is set to launch a companion set-top box intended to add functionality to the pay-TV and broadcast offerings of its network operator customers, the manufacturer […]

[Satellite News 01-06-11] Video transport solutions provider Nevion expects to produce double-digit revenue growth in 2011, which follows a strong performance in 2010, CEO Oddbjørn Bergem told Satellite News.     […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-07-11] Eutelsat has secured another capacity deal with an up and coming operator in Central and Eastern Europe, the operator, announced Jan. 6.     Eutelsat signed a […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-06-11] ESPN is ramping up efforts for its 3-D TV platform with plans to start airing content 24 hours a day, the broadcaster announced Jan. 5. Since […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-11] Arianespace’s 2011 business model predicts 12 missions, as the company’s expanded launcher family, which includes the Soyuz and Vega, will begin full operations, Arianespace Chairman and CEO […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-11] The Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Communications and the Colombian National Fund of Development have extended and amended agreements with Gilat Satellite Networks for the provision […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-11] Iridium Communications has introduced an updated version of its Direct Internet software package to connect to the Internet using the Iridium 9555 and Iridium 9505A satellite phones […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-11] The underwriters of RigNet’s recently completed initial public offering of common stock have exercised an over-allotment option in full and will purchase an additional 500,000 shares of […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-05-11] A lack of 3-D content has slowed sales of 3-D TVs, according to a report issued Jan. 4 by DisplaySearch.  Shipments of 3-D TVs had made […]

[Satellite News 01-04-11] Every sector of the U.S. satellite industry experienced dynamic changes with long-term impact in 2010. The year proved opportunities during an economic period that has curtailed many […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] Francisco Partners has finalized its acquisition of broadcast specialist Grass Valley from Technicolor, the companies announced Jan. 3.     Francisco Partners will hold complete ownership of Grass […]