Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-10] The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture and Information has contracted Newtec and its integration partner First Gulf Co. to implement a satellite-based television and radio exchange network […]

[Satellite News 08-26-10] For the past two years, 3-D broadcast technology for the average consumer was mostly discussed in the future tense, providing satellite broadcasters and developers with a promising […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-10] Harris Corp. has opened a new digital TV facility in Brazil, the company announced Aug. 24.     The facility, based in Campinas, a region 80 miles northwest […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-10] U.S. satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network has introduced an online video portal that integrates live and recorded TV and will offer 150,000 movies and TV shows, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-10] The Kudelski Group saw its overall revenues and profits rise in the first six months of this year, according to its half-year results issued Aug. 23.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-10] Satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane has released its new Aviator 300 and 350 Swiftbroadband solutions, the company announced Aug. 24.      The compact, light weight […]

[Satellite News 08-24-10] In August alone, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems has seen a flurry of commercial and military satellite activity, winning over $1 billion in new satellite manufacturing contracts, […]

[Satellite News 08-23-10] Arsat, the satellite operator owned by the Argentinean government, could ultimately gain 50 percent of its revenues from outside of Argentina, and could even form a partnership […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] McDonald Technologies International and SatMax have entered into a strategic alliance to offer enhanced services to the ground-based satellite communications industry, the two companies announced Aug. 23. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] RigNet, a managed communications solutions provider for the upstream oil and gas industry, has signed an agreement with Stratos Global to become an authorized distributor of Inmarsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has successfully completed a high altitude drop test and has met all of the testing program’s objectives, the launch company announced Aug. 23.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] Gilat Satellite Networks will receive $24 million in cash for its stake in health information provider Axolotl, which is being acquired by health information technology company Ingenix, […]

[Satellite News 08-24-10] While the U.S. paid TV industry, as a whole, lost 216,000 customers in the second quarter of 2010, satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network added about 81,000 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-10] KVH and ViaSat have expanded KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband network capacity in the North American region by more than 500 percent, the companies announced Aug. 20.     KVH […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-10] Broadcaster Canal Digital appointed Patrik Hofbauer CEO, parent company Telenor announced Aug. 20.     Hofbauer, currently CEO of broadcaster Clear Channel Sweden, will start his new role […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] AsiaSat saw its 2010 first half-year profits and revenues increase more than 20 percent, according to the operator’s latest financial results issued Aug. 19.      AsiaSat’s first-half […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] U.K. media consumers are spending about 45 percent of their waking hours watching TV as well as using mobile phones and other communications devices, according to a […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded $58.7 million as the only national provider of high-speed satellite Internet service under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, […]

[Satellite News 08-19-10] SingTel’s maritime services sector now generates about half of the company’s total revenues, and the operator now is looking to increase consumer uptake, SingTel Vice President of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] IPTV will account for more than 10 percent of the worldwide pay-TV subscriber base by 2015, according to a study released by ABI Research Aug. 17.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] LightSquared has triggered a cooperation agreement signed with Inmarsat more than two years ago to acquire spectrum for LightSquared’s planned 4G-LTE satellite and mobile broadband network, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] Marlink secured a three-year contract with Irish ferry operator Fastnet Line for Marlink’s Sealink service, the company announced Aug. 18.      As part of the agreement, Marlink […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] Nevion, a video transport solution provider, has helped NASA transport stereo 3-D video of two space shuttle launches in real time, Nevion announced Aug. 17.      The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] Avanti signed contract for U.K.-based Computerlinks to become the first distributor of Avanti’s Business Internet Continuity (BIC) service, Avanti announced Aug. 16.      Under the three-year contract, […]

[Satellite News 08-18-10] MediaCorp is the largest broadcaster in Singapore, and with Singapore likely to be one of the early adopters of 3-D TV in the Asia-Pacific region, MediaCorp likely […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Intelsat has began construction of the Intelsat 27 (IS-27) satellite that will include a UHF hosted payload for government applications, the company announced Aug. 16.      The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Fisher Communications Inc. and Streambox have formed a strategic partnership to develop solutions that will enable broadcasters to expand video contribution and Web streaming initiatives for all […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will receive more than $24 million in cash proceeds from the merger of Ingenix and Axolotl, Gilat announced Aug. 17.      Ingenix, a […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Arqiva signed a program delivery deal with Traffic Sports International (TSI) to support global distribution of its seven international soccer leagues, Arqiva announced Aug. 16.      Via […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] SES World Skies signed a three-year capacity deal with The Nature Conservancy for capacity on the NSS-9 satellite, SES World Skies announced Aug. 17.      The Nature […]