Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] Globalstar hailed the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) initiation of proceedings to make wireless spectrum available for mobile broadband networks using mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum in […]

[Satellite News 07-20-10] Harbinger Capital’s eight-year, $7 billion contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate a 4G LTE satellite and mobile broadband network for wireless providers may be […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10]  GlobeCast has expanded and rebranded its fiber network, the company announced July 19.     GlobeCast renamed the network the GlobeCast Backbone Network and aims to offer broadcasters […]

[Satellite News 07-20-10] The global mobile value-added-service (VAS) industry, which produced revenues of $200 billion in 2009, will see revenues jump to $340 billion by 2014, according to a report […]

[Satellite News 07-20-10] Satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast may look to make an acquisition in Africa in 2011 to boost its business in the region, SpeedCast CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier told […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] Oil and gas company Chevron has named Hughes Network Systems its certified provider of secure managed broadband services for Chevron marketer and retailer stations nationwide, effective immediately, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Skyline Communications has unveiled its DataMiner 6.5 update to its DataMiner network management system platform, the company announced July 16.     The upgrade includes packaging the solution […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Moscow-based IPTV solutions provider NetUp has released version 1.6 of its NetUp IPTV complex with a renovated set of scalable IPTV software and hardware for both medium […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to consider the mobile broadband spectrum proposal to ease restrictions on satellite spectrum utilization and free 90 megahertz of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] H2OLiteSpeed has extended its maritime VSAT solution to provide coverage over European waters ranging from the Mid-Mediterranean region to Turkey, the company announced July 16.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Eutelsat Communications and IctQatar, representing the state of Qatar, selected Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build a high-performance satellite that the two companies will jointly own and operate […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Astrium Services and Cisco have entered into a technology partnership agreement to study the applications of space-based IP routers, the companies announced July 15.     The partnership […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Sky Perfect JSat has installed Volicon’s Observer digital logging and monitoring solution to provide a continuous log of broadcast content across more than 100 Sky Perfect channels, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] The Australian National Broadband Network Co. (NBN), a public-private entity created to oversee the construction of Australia’s broadband network, will spend up to $1 billion Australian dollars […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Avanti Communications has raised about 70 million British pounds ($106.8 million) through the sale of 16.28 million company shares, the satellite operator announced July 14.     Avanti […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Embedded wireless and global positioning semiconductor and module supplier U-blox has expanded its contract manufacturing capacity for its Leon GSM/GPRS module to the Brazilian region, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Lionsgate Films has signed a distribution agreement with satellite Web video delivery service XStreamHD which will allow customers to purchase or rent HD Lionsgate releases and access […]

[Satellite News 07-14-10] The global video encoders market will exceed $1.0 billion by the year 2015, according to a global market report released July 13 by Global Industry Analysts (GIA). […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Globalstar will be relocating its corporate headquarters, including its international customer care operations and call center, finance, accounting, sales, marketing and corporate communications departments to Covington, La., […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] CapRock Communications signed a two-year contract with Yahsat subsidiary Star Satellite Communications to provide custom voice, video and data communications services to clients in the Middle East […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Harmonic has shipped more than one million of its edgeQAM video-on-demand units to cable service providers worldwide, the company announced July 13.     Harmonic’s edgeQAM technology supports […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] Sea Launch has entered into an agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) to launch an AsiaSat satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit between 2012 and 2014, Sea Launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] The EchoStar 15 satellite has performed post-launch maneuvers following its successful launch by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baikonur Space Center on July 11, operator EchoStar […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] Hughes Network Systems’ European subsidiary has sold a sixth HX broadband satellite hub and an additional 2,000 HX broadband terminals to U.K. operator Bentley Walker, Hughes announced […]

[Satellite News 07-12-10] Eutelsat’s Middle East aspirations were given a shot in the arm thanks to a deal in Qatar. In mid-May, the operator signed a deal with ictQatar (representing […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-10] The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Insat-4B communications satellite suffered a power glitch July 7, forcing a shutdown of half of its transponder capacity, ISRO announced July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-10] Thaicom will launch a high-speed Internet service in India via the Ipstar broadband satellite in the third quarter of 2010, the company announced July 8.     In […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-10] Globecomm Systems has secured two contracts to provide wireless managed services to unnamed service operators in Antigua, the Turks and the Caicos Islands, the service provider announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-10] Vizada is offering the full range of its solutions package with the Iridium OpenPort service to shipping customers through a direct interconnection with the Iridium network, Vizada […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-10] RigNet has entered into a multi-year contract with Seahawk Drilling, an oil drilling services company in the Gulf of Mexico, to provide managed remote communications for its […]