Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) second quarter 2010 net sales increased 5 percent to $1.19 billion, compared to the second quarter of 2009, due to growth […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] Cobham Satcom released its Sea Tel XX10 marine stabilized antenna, developed to provide maritime bandwidth customers with an always-on VSAT network, the company announced July 29.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] A July 29 Satellite TODAY story, “RSS Delivers First Glonass Satellite to ILS,” should have read “RSS Delivers First Glonass Satellite to Khrunichev.” A Khrunichev Proton vehicle […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] IP service provider Envivio has secured $15 million in financing from unnamed venture capital and banking sources, the company announced July 28. Envivio said it would use […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10]  Set-top box manufacturer Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) has deployed hardware for two emerging DTH platforms in Eastern Europe, the company announced July 28.     Polish digital satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10]  SES Astra will lease an additional two transponders to broadcaster Sogecable to support the company’s Digital+ DTH platform in Spain, the company announced July 28.     SES […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has received a $2.2 million order for its iNetVu mobile antenna systems from an unnamed reseller in Asia, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] Ironshore has partnered with insurance company Starr Group to offer commercial satellite risk protection for launches through a treaty reinsurance program, the companies announced July 27.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] SkyWave Mobile Communications has released new versions of its DMR-800 satellite data and SureLinx 8100 dual-mode satellite/GPRS data terminals, the company announced July 27.     This new […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10]  Arqiva has launched French channel MCE TV on the French DTH platform CanalSat, Arqiva announced July 26.      Arqiva is providing encoding, encryption, multiplexing and uplink services, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved Sea Launch’s reorganization plan to prepare for its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the third quarter, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10]  Australian telco Optus has signed satellite capacity deals with regional broadcasters Southern Cross Media Group, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service and Imparja Television, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10]  The Space Data Association (SDA) has launched initial operations of its Space Data Center, an automated space situational awareness system located on the Isle of Man, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] South African turnkey solutions provider Q-Kon has launched its iDirect Evolution Internet Broadband VSAT Service via satellite to its customers in Africa, Q-Kon announced July 27.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] Lockheed Martin Space Systems saw its net sales increase 1 percent to $2.08 billion in its 2010 financial second quarter, driven by sales growth in satellites and […]

[Satellite News 07-28-10] Italian Internet service provider Tiscali signed a deal with Eutelsat Communications earlier in July to launch a satellite broadband service in Italy that will be powered by […]

[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 07-27-10] U.K. satellite broadcast technology developer Pace has acquired 2Wire, a U.S. provider of advanced residential gateways and associated software and services from co-owners Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Telmex and […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10] Sea Launch has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of EchoStar Satellite Services to launch up to three satellites on the Sea Launch system, the company announced […]

[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 07-26-10]  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]  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 […]