Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10] Boeing has met or exceeded all requirements of a critical design review for the UHF-hosted payload on the Intelsat 22 satellite (IS-22), Boeing announced July 26.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10] On Digital Media has contracted Arqiva to provide contribution of channels, including Fox FX, Fox Retro, Fox Entertainment Africa and Kidsc, to its South African platform, Top […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10]  Three Indian media companies have become members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), the organization announced July 26.     The new corporate members […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10]  Harris Corp. named Doug Means vice president and general manager of the Workflow, Infrastructure and Networking (WIN) unit of its broadcast communications business, the company announced July […]

[Satellite News 07-27-10] Astrium has high hopes for its new AirPatrol airborne terminal, which it launched at the Farnborough Airshow last week, Aidan Joy, managing director of secure satcom systems […]

[Satellite News 07-27-10] Despite a limited market slowdown, the fixed satellite market reached a new high in revenues last year, according to an upcoming Euroconsult report, announced July 27.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-10]  Eutelsat signed an agreement with Italian telco Tiscali to expand its range of Tooway satellite broadband service broadband products by launching a satellite service targeting the 12 […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-10]  Indian DTH operator DishTV suffered a net loss of $13.4 million during its 2010 second quarter and has replaced its CEO, the company announced in its latest […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-10] Inmarsat equipment manufacturer Cobham Satcom’s HGA-7001 high-gain antenna system has been certified for use on the Airbus long-range family of aircraft, Cobham announced July 23.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10] Orbital Sciences produced $337.7 million in revenues in its 2010 second quarter — a 25 percent increase over its performance in the same quarter of 2009, the […]

[Satellite News 07-23-10] William Wade will become the new CEO of AsiaSat in the next two weeks. He is replacing Peter Jackson, a well-known figure in the satellite industry.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10] Iridium Communications has signed two long-term agreements designating Boeing as Iridium’s sole operations and maintenance (O&M) provider for the current Iridium constellation and grants Boeing exclusive O&M […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10]  SES Astra is bringing its Astra2Connect satellite broadband service to Hungary, the company announced July 22.    SES Astra signed an agreement with the Hungarian IT services […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10]  Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) revenues increased 6.1 percent to $43.9 million in its 2010 second quarter ending in June, according to its latest financial results, issued July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10] Broadcast Facilities Inc. (BFI) has changed its name to Encompass Digital Media, uniting BFI’s Andrita Media Center and Crawford Communications, acquired by BFI in January, under one […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10] Astrium has created a new business entity, Spot Infoterra Hellas, which will provide geo-information products and services in Greece, Astrium announced July 22.     To create Spot […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10] Hiltron Communications won a contract from German broadcast system integrator Wellen & Noethen to provide a satellite receive system as part of a large IPTV head-end installation, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10] MDA subsidiary Geospatial Services Inc. (GSI) has signed an agreement with geospatial solutions provider RapidEye to be one of its data distributors in Canada, RapidEye announced July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10]  Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has started building a small satellite for the Republic of Kazakhstan, the company announced July 20.     The satellite aims to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10]  SkyTerra Communications, which is now LightSquared after yesterday’s $7 billion deal between Harbinger and Nokia, will delay the launch of the $400 million   SkyTerra-1 satellite after being […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10]  Satellite communications solutions and services provider BT is upgrading its EMEA satellite network infrastructure to iDirect’s Evolution platform, iDirect announced July 20.     The upgrade aims to […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10]  Hughes has been contracted by natural gas company Black Elk Energy to provide a maritime broadband solution that includes network infrastructure for remote communications, real-time monitoring, compliance […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10]  Eutelsat has named former EchoStar Senior Vice President of Space Programs David Bair CTO, effective immediately, the company announced July 20.     At EchoStar, Bair instituted a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10]  Italian satellite broadcaster Sky Italia has received permission from the European Commission (EC) to bid on digital free-to-air (FTA) frequencies in Italy, Sky Italia announced July 21. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10]  Globecomm Systems subsidiary Cachendo, has been awarded a one-year, $9 million IT support services agreement from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the company announced July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10]  Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI), a supplier of microwave and RF equipment, signed a deal to supply components to Italian DTH operator Sky Italia, MTI announced July 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10]  German manufacturer OHB Technology has acquired Thales Alenia Space Antwerp in Belgium from Thales Alenia Space France SAS for an undisclosed amount, OHB announced July 20.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10]  Emirates Airlines has selected OnAir to install its full Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir in-flight passenger communications services on their entire Airbus A380 aircraft fleet.     Emirates’ […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] Harbinger Capital signed an eight-year, $7 billion contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate a 4G LTE satellite and mobile broadband network for wireless providers, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] Astrium Services subsidiary Infoterra has secured a three-year, 7.5 million euro ($9.6 million) contract from the European Space Agency’s U.K. Farnborough Multi-Mission Processing and Archiving Facility (UK-MM-PAF) […]