Connectivity

{Satellite News 05-18-10} With the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than a month away, satellite companies are preparing to play their part in delivering content from South Africa to the […]

[Satellite News 05-18-10] While the cable and satellite industry enjoyed a 5 percent customer satisfaction rating increase in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ASCI) 2010 first quarter report as a […]

[Satellite News 05-17-10] MSS industry leaders and analysts are viewing hybrid networks as an opportunity to protect the vital services that mobile providers are responsible for, illustrated by factors that […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Arianespace will launch SES’ Astra 3B broadcasting satellite and the German military’s ComsatBw 2 communications platform May 21 after problems with the Ariane 5 rocket’s helium pressurization […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Schlumberger has launched a VSAT service for the offshore industry, the company announced May 13.     The service, SeaConnect, aims to provide VSAT services using a portable […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted Dish Network and EchoStar’s request for a full-court review of the ruling in the two company’s patent dispute with […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Spanish DTH platform Digital+ has lost more than 10 percent of its subscriber base in the period from March 2009 to March 2010, according to the company’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Dish Network has entered a multi-year partnership with end-to-end IPTV service provider NeuLion to distribute Dish Network’s international channels using NeuLion’s IPTV network, the companies announced May […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Sensio Technologies appointed Patrick Whittingham to its board of directors, the company announced May 13.     Whittingham previously served as president of the Sony Broadcast and Production […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) May 12, renewing laws that govern the retransmission of broadcast television […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] MTV has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplinking of two transponders to the Astra satellite system at 19 degrees East, Arqiva announced May 13.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] CPI International, the microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions provider set to be acquired by Comtech, reported 2010 second quarter revenues of $88 million, CPI announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] Taiwan-based Helioversal Technology has ordered mass production volumes of GPS and GSM modules from U-blox for integration with Helioversal’s miniBee GPS Tracker, U-blox announced May 13.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] ESPN Star Sports selected GlobeCast as its technical broadcast partner to deliver ICC World Twenty20 cricket sporting events from the West Indies to more than 181 territories […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] Liberty Global is teaming with Samsung, Intel, NDS and Nagravision to build a multimedia home gateway for its digital TV customer base, LGI announced, May 12.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Russian international and long-distance operator Rostelecom has contracted Hughes Network Systems to supply its HX System to provide a variety of broadband communications services in Russia’s eastern […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Thaicom cut its first quarter losses to $4.8 million in 2010, down from $6.8 million in net losses in the 2009 first quarter, the company announced in […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Solaris Mobile has been granted 18-year licenses by the European Commission to operate mobile satellite services in France, Sweden and Germany, the company announced May 12.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] PolarSat has received more than $1 million in multiple MF-TDMA VSAT equipment orders for immediate deliver to help expand an existing air traffic control network in Asia, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Under Sea Launch’s reorganization plan, Aker and Boeing may not receive the full $1.76 billion in claims the two companies filed against the launch provider after it […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed protests from Artel, CapRock Communications and Segovia over the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) contract award to […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Inmarsat’s 2010 first quarter profits jumped 40 percent to $62.5 million compared to the same period in 2009, driven by growth in revenues and a solid performance […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Iridium Communications saw revenue, service and subscriber equipment growth across all of its business units in the 2010 first quarter, offset by costs related to its merge […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] Marlink is introducing an entry-level VSAT service for the maritime sector, the company announced May 11.     The service, @SEAdirect, aims to provide multiple data rates of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Globalstar reported an $8.7 million operating loss in the 2010 first quarter, an improvement over the $17.6 million loss the company reported in the same period in […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has seen net profits rise but revenues fall in the first quarter, according to the company’s first quarter results issued May 11.     The […]

[Satellite News 05-12-10] Inmarsat’s 2010 first quarter performance, highlighted by company profits and revenues jumping 40 and 12 percent year-over-year, respectively, also saw the MSS operator complete its acquisition of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Loral CEO Michael Targoff confirmed that the company intends to sell a portion of its stake in Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) while announcing Loral’s 2010 first quarter results, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to build the Vinasat-2 satellite, with delivery due by the second quarter of 2012, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Arianespace, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency (CNES) have confirmed that the French Guiana Space Center’s inaugural launch of the Soyuz rocket […]