Connectivity

[Via Satellite 01-04-2016] Eutelsat Communications has launched two new Ultra HD channels at its Hotbird video neighborhood. Fashion TV’s new Ultra HD channel, FTV UHD, and Travelxp 4K, a 4K...

With the surge of current and future Ka-band capacity, you would be forgiven for thinking that bandwidth would not be a pressing issue. However, initiatives are already underway to explore...

[Via Satellite 01-03-2017] Harris Corp. has completed the previously announced sale of its CapRock Communications commercial business to SpeedCast for $425 million in cash. CapRock, which was part of the...

[Via Satellite 01-03-2017] The QVC television channel is broadcasting its new High Definition (HD) channel through Giglio Group’s M-Three SatCom business unit using Eutelsat Hot Bird satellites on 13 degrees...

Millennials from across the satellite industry predict what the market and the spacecraft themselves might look like 30 years from now.

[Via Satellite 12-29-2016] ExactEarth Europe Limited, a U.K. subsidiary of exactEarth Ltd, the leading provider of satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services, has been awarded a 1.1 million pound...

[Via Satellite 12-29-2016] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has confirmed that it has made initial payments to JSC ISS Reshetnev and Thales Alenia Space to build the Express 80...

[Via Satellite 12-27-2016] RigNet has renewed a multi-year contract with an international oil and gas service company. RigNet will provide services for the customer’s energy maritime vessels operating in the...

[Via Satellite 12-23-2016] NSSLGlobal is acquiring Norwegian IPTV company SnapTV. The acquisition will see SnapTV and NSSLGlobal working together to promote and develop entertainment services for maritime and offshore companies....

[Via Satellite 12-22-2016] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has reached an agreement with Globecast to deliver Deutsche Welle’s (DW) English-language program in HD to the Asia-Pacific region. DW in HD...