Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] 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 08-24-10] Inmarsat’s decision to invest $1.2 billion in three Ka-band satellites is another endorsement for the potential of Ka-band satellites and the market’s potential to expand beyond simply […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Harbinger Capital subsidiary LightSquared has selected software management firm Siterra to manage the deployment, installation, operation and maintenance of its LTE 4G network, LightSquared announced Aug. 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] DTH operator MultiChoice South Africa appointed CEO Nolo Letele executive chairman effective Oct. 1, the company announced Aug. 12.     Letele will replace chairman Mandla Langa, who […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] U.K. broadcast services company Telegenic has installed a digital SoundField microphone and upmix processor in its new 3-D OB mobile broadcasting vehicle, which entered service for European […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] About 50 broadcasters and pay-TV operators will be offering 3-D TV services by the end of this year, according to a study published Aug. 13 by IMS […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] SatLink has been contracted by Channel One Russia to provide broadcasting services to the Asia-Pacific region, SatLink announced Aug. 11. The long-term contract will see SatLink broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] The European News Exchange (ENEX) has approved Sencore’s MRD3187B receiver decoder for use in satellite newsgathering applications, Sencore announced Aug. 12.     As a result, ENEX will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] Operator Thaicom saw its 2010 first-half revenues drop from $118.4 million in 2009 to $109.1 million, resulting in a net loss of $9.1 million, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Gilat Satellite Networks won a $20 million settlement to a lawsuit it filed against Mivtach Shamir Holdings, LR Group, Gores Capital Partners and DGB Investments in April […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Broadcast service provider In Demand has extended its capacity lease with SES World Skies for video-on-demand, PPV and HD content delivery to cable systems across North America, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thales Alenia Space has contracted Seakr Engineering to develop the communication processor for the Iridium Next constellation, the prime contractor announced Aug. 11.     Seakr will develop […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Harris Corp. subsidiary CapRock Communications has launched its turnkey FieldAccess VSAT service offering for land drilling, shallow-water and production platform markets in the United States, CapRock announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thuraya has launched its first satellite aeronautical service, AviationComms, which aims to provide cost-effective voice communications for various types of aircraft, the company announced Aug. 11.     […]

[Satellite News 08-12-10] Eutelsat, which has launched five satellites in the last three years, is preparing for a period of high activity over the next three years, with seven new […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] U.S. satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV has entered into a partnership with Google in which the Internet search engine company will sell its advertising inventory on several of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] The Amos 5i communications satellite will run out of fuel before its replacement, Amos 5, is launched in mid-2011, Israeli operator Spacecom Satellite Communications announced Aug. 9. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Iridium Communications saw its billable subscriber base grow 16.8 percent to about 383,000 in its 2010 second quarter, with growth coming from several of its product areas, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Intelsat revenues fell and net losses increased, according to the operator’s 2010 second quarter results, issued Aug. 10.     Intelsat losses were $180.6 million during the quarter, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] While Loral Space & Communication 2010 second quarter revenues increased $33 million over the same period in 2009 to $481 million, the company suffered a net loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Viasat revenues rose 21 percent over its second quarter 2009 results to $192 million, according to the company’s latest financial results, released Aug. 10.     ViaSat’s networks […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Yahsat subsidiaries Al Yah Advanced Satellite Communications Services and Star Satellite Communications won licenses from the United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), the TRA announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Orbcomm has entered into an agreement to sell its Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacturer Quake Global, Orbcomm announced Aug. 9.     Quake, based in San Diego, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Wireless satellite broadband provider KeyOn has acquired a major portion of SouthWest Wireless Net’s broadband assets from New Vision to help extend KeyOn’s network footprint in southwestern […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] EchoStar Corp. reported a 57.4 percent increase in its 2010 second quarter revenue over the same period in 2009 at $603 million but suffered a net loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] SES Astra has signed a deal with Starsat to market its Astra2Connect service in Albania, SES announced Aug. 9.     Starsat is part of an initiative of […]

[Satellite News 08-10-10] Iridium Communications saw its billable subscriber base grow 16.8 percent to about 383,000 in its 2010 second quarter, with growth coming from several of its product areas, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] ViaSat made strategic gains in its 2011 first quarter with its Blue Force Tracking 2 contract win and the ViaSat-1 program, but government cost overruns and program […]

[Satellite News 08-09-10] The government’s expanding need for mobile broadband satellite services drove Inmarsat to order three Ka-band satellites and form a distribution partnership with Boeing, Inmarsat CEO Andy Sukawaty […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Thales Alenia Space shipped the first three satellites in Globalstar’s second-generation constellation to Arianespace for a scheduled October launch on a Soyuz launcher from Baikonour, the satellite […]