Connectivity

[Satellite News 05-24-10] While the U.K. broadcasting market has seen radical changes in the way people consume video, Ofcom, the British broadcasting regulatory board, working with the United Kingdom’s new […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CapRock Communications for $525 million in cash, the companies announced May 21.     Harris will finance the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted unanimously to amend the Wireless Communications Service (WCS) spectrum rules to include mobile broadband uses and allow mobile broadband […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] The sale of Satmex to MVS Comunicaciones and its U.S. partner Echostar Satellite Services may be finalized after the deal was initially terminated in March, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] Eutelsat Communications renewed its partnership with Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) to support the organization’s humanitarian aid operations throughout the world, Eutelsat announced May 21.     The partnership, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] World shipments of hybrid set-top boxes increased 27 percent in 2009 over 2008 due to an increase in pay-TV hybrid satellite deployments, according to an IMS Research […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Lockheed Martin Space Systems has realigned its Commercial Space Systems unit to operate within the company’s Global Communications Systems business, the company announced May 20.     Lockheed […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-10] AGI has created a CGI rendering of SES World Skies’ AMC-11 orbital maneuvers intended to prevent the satellite’s cable broadcasts from being interrupted by Intelsat’s Galaxy 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-10] Dish Network has launched Google TV, an open platform designed to integrate multichannel television with Web media content, the companies announced May 20.     Dish Network subscribers […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-10] Bryan McGuirk, senior vice president of media services at SES World Skies, will be leaving the company at the end of May to form a new venture […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Iridium Communications has received more than 100 orders for its OpenPort broadband satellite terminals for installation on Spanish commercial fishing vessels, the MSS operator announced May 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) and its Spanish joint-venture partner Erzia have been selected to provide C- and Ku-band VSAT products and services for the Empressa Naviera Elcano […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Israel’s Yes satellite TV provider has launched video-on-demand (VOD) and broadband services using OnDemand, an add-on module that supports multiplatform on-demand services within Pilat Media’s IBMS broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Intelsat will temporarily relocate playout facilities, uplink and satellite segment on Intelsat’s IS-709 satellite to the 54.85 degrees East orbital slot to accommodate FIFA 2010 World Cup […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Boeing has completed the on-orbit handover of the DirecTV 12 satellite to DirecTV, the satellite manufacturer announced May 19.     DirecTV 12, launched in December, will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Glowlink has released GEO4, the manufacturer’s next-generation Model 8000 interference detection and geolocation product, the company announced.     GEO4 aims to offer automation and easy-to-use detection and […]

[Satellite News 05-20-10] The Broadcast & Beyond 2010 event in London saw executives from BSkyB and SES Astra give updates on 3-D and hybrid TV in Germany.     Chris Johns, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] EADS Astrium has contracted Arianespace to launch the Skynet 5D on an Ariane 5 rocket in the first half of 2013, the launch company announced May 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] SES World Skies has commissioned Astrium to build the SES-6 satellite, which will be launched and deployed at the 319.5 degrees East orbital position in early 2013, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] GlobeCast has revealed the details of its network and services to rights-holders and non-rights-holders for worldwide distribution of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa this summer. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has signed a long-term agreement with U.A. Inter Media Group, Ukraine’s national broadcaster and leading channel network, Spacecom announced May 18.     U.A. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] The French Polynesian Office of Post and Telecommunications (OPT) has launched a high-speed satellite broadband network based on iDirect’s Evolution platform, iDirect announced May 17.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with GlobeCast and SPE Networks Asia to distribute the Southeast Asian feed of the AXN HD channel via the Measat-3 […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] OnAir will start offering in-flight connectivity services in Russia following a license agreement the company signed with Russian mobile network operator MegaFon to operate the services on […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) has signed an agreement with Creamer Media, a global mining industry publisher, to promote more effective application of communications solutions in support […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] Hughes Network Systems has formed Hughes Network Systems Australia Pty. Ltd. to serve the Ka-band satellite technology and services market in Australia, Hughes announced May 17.      […]

[Satellie TODAY 05-18-10] Intelsat has selected Arianespace to launch the Intelsat 17 satellite at the end of 2010, the launch company announced May 16.      Intelsat initially awarded the launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] ViaSat saw overall revenues rise but net profits fell in the 12-month period that closed at the end of March, ViaSat announced in its fiscal year 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] The Russian Satellite Communications Co.’s (RSCC) Express-AM1 satellite suffered a failure, the said May 17.      Express-AM1 covers the European part of Russia, CIS, Europe, North Africa, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] SES World Skies will perform orbital maneuvers and shift from signals to keep cable programming broadcast by the AMC-11 satellite from being interrupted by Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 […]