Connectivity

[Satellite News 10-29-10] For the second time in two years, Eutelsat has seen its capacity expansion efforts dashed shortly after a launch. After a problem with the propulsion system on […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-29-10] Sea Launch Co. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after completing its reorganization process Oct. 27, the company announced.     Sea Launch’s plan of reorganization, approved […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Raytheon reported modest sales gains across most of its divisions during the third quarter of 2010, which resulted in a slight boost in its financial position when […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Astrium and space cryogenics specialist Air Liquide established a new joint venture to develop and produce cryogenic tanks for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution (ME) upper-stage engine, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Increased activity in communication satellite and UAV surveillance sectors has pushed MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) backlog up to $1.19 billion in the third quarter of 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Measat Satellite Systems will distribute the Sky News HD channel across the Asia-Pacific region via C-band transponders on the Measat-3a satellite, the operator announced Oct. 28.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Iridium Communications has closed the $1.8 billion financing facility for its next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next, the company announced Oct. 27. The closing of the financing puts […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-29-10] The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) recently commissioned global telecoms, media and technology adviser Analysys Mason to study the costs and capabilities of wireless and satellite technologies […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] TAM Airlines is offering Inmarsat SwiftBroadband in-flight mobile connectivity services, provided by OnAir, on TAM Airbus A321 flights operating out of Brazil, OnAir announced Oct. 28.     […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider10-28-10] The HD broadcasting market has been healthy for Luxembourg-based operator SES, helping push the satellite operator’s 2010 third quarter EBITDA 12.4 percent over its 2009 third quarter […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-10] Orbit Communication Systems received a $6.25 million order to provide multiple telemetry and communications systems to an unnamed customer, the company announced Oct. 27.     Orbit will […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-10] CapRock Communications has completed rollout of iDirect’s next-generation Evolution platform to more than 300 energy and maritime vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, with more sites scheduled […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-10] Tecom Industries issued a $4 million contract to ITS Electronics to supply its high-power Transceiver-HPT RF electronics subsystem, which will enable an antenna system for an unnamed […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-27-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the designer and manufacturer of Intelsat’s IS-17 satellite, delivered the spacecraft to Arianespace’s European Spaceport in Kourou. The satellite, delivered nearly two months […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-27-10] EchoStar signed separate agreements with Arqiva and International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) to support its international plans to roll out new digital content, EchoStar announced Oct. 26. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Satellite communications provider Vizada is set to launch a maritime VSAT fixed-satellite broadband service, the company announced Oct. 26.     The service will fall under the Vizada […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Philippine DTH operator GSAT leased an additional transponder on SES World Skies’ NSS-11 satellite to boost its available Ku-band capacity at 108.2 degrees East, SES announced Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Canadian mobile satellite antenna provider C-Com Satellite Systems posted a 34.2 percent increase in revenues and a 30.4 percent jump in net profits during its 2010 third […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-26-10] KVH Industries’ third quarter profits rose from $385,000 in 2009 to $637,000 in 2010 due to growth in its global satellite communications and fiber-optic businesses, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] T-Mobile is going into the satellite TV business in the Czech Republic, the mobile provider announced Oct. 25.     Starting in November, customers will be able to […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] European broadcaster France 24 signed a contract with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) to begin the distribution of its French channel and continue distributing its English channel […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] Thrane & Thrane will renew and extend an emergency communications training sponsorship it started with NGO Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) in July 2009, Thrane & Thrane announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] The Indian Patent Office issued a patent to Sensio Technologies that covers its S2D switch in India, Sensio announced Oct. 25.     The Sensio S2D switch aims […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-25-10] BSkyB has launched its Anytime Plus IP Video-on-Demand (VoD) service to customers in the United Kingdom, the company announced Oct. 22.     The service aims to […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-25-10] Witbe, a video monitoring solutions provider, is hoping to make an impact in the 3-D TV arena with the launch of a new stereoscopic 3-D TV […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-10] Astrium Services intend to purchase a 75.1 percent stake in SES-owned German OEM and satellite ground systems integrator ND SatCom, Astrium announced Oct. 22.     With the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-10] Globecomm Systems has won an $18 million, five-year Ka-band infrastructure contract from Hughes Network Systems, Globecomm announced Oct. 22.     Globecomm will design, install, and test multiple […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-10] KVH Industries and its partner ViaSat have increased their mini-VSAT broadband network’s capacity in the European region by 100 percent through the addition of the NSS-6 satellite’s […]

[Satellite News 10-25-10] MYtv’s plans to launch a new DTH platform in Ukraine by the middle of this year have been held up due to software issues in the platform’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-10] Harmonic has introduced its new SupraLink universal transmitter and wave division multiplexing solution to commercial markets, the company announced Oct. 21.     Harmonic designed the SupraLink 16-wavelength […]