Connectivity

[Via Satellite 11-15-2016] Monaco-based telecommunications service provider Sonema has extended its agreement with Intelsat for satellite services to support enterprise networks in Africa. Sonema supports more than 650 Very Small...

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Dish TV and Videocon have announced a merger that aims to create a cable and satellite distribution platform in India. Once the transaction is closed, the merged...

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] ViaSat reported strong growth and increased revenues in its second quarter ended Sept. 30, 2016. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, ViaSat’s Satellite Services segment...

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Renfe Operadora (Renfe), Spain’s state-owned railway company, has chosen Gilat Satellite Networks’ satellite on-the-move technology to provide broadband internet on high-speed trains throughout the country. Renfe is...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] Avanti Communications has selected Newtec’s Dialog platform, including a Wi-Fi hotspot solution, as the High Throughput Satellite (HTS) ground segment technology platform for its Every Child Online...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] Four additional U.S. cable operators are testing 4K content delivery across SES’s Ultra-HD platform, in advance of Ultra-HD subscriber trials set to begin later this year. Marquette-Adams...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] TV content provider Television Broadcast (TVB) has officially launched on APT Satellite (APSTAR). The new pack includes channels tailored for audiences in Asia, the Middle East, Australia...

[Via Satellite 11-08-2016] With its satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution, 2Ku, up and running and in the midst of aircraft installs, Gogo has again switched its network focus, this time...

[Via Satellite 11-08-2016] Satellite operator ABS will partner with Sarana Media Vision (SMV), using SMV’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) license to launch a consumer free-to-view satellite service, SMV FreeViewSat, across Indonesia in January...

[Via Satellite 11-08-2016] Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) has been granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for methods and systems that enable effective aviation communication via...