Connectivity

[Satellite News 04-29-10] Faith-based organizations deploying satellite technology to reach out to new audiences are seeing positive results, which could help some churches survive, David Schatzman, technical director of McLean […]

[Satellite News 04-29-10] Broadcast industry analysts were encouraged by BSkyB’s 2010 third quarter financial results, which showed the company experiencing strong HD services growth by adding about 430,000 HD subscribers […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] C-Com Satellite Systems’ 2010 first quarter revenues increased by 13.5 percent to $1.7 million, compared to $1.5 million in the same period in 2009, according to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Thuraya expects to sell 20,000 units of its Thuraya XT handheld phone in 2010, according to the company’s sales forecast, released April 26. The MSS operator said […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Middle East DTH operator Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) is launching six new HD channels in the Middle East, the company announced April 25.     Starting in May, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Hughes Network Systems signed an $18 million, multi-year agreement to supply Avanti Communications Group with advanced Ka-band networking infrastructure for Avanti’s Hylas 2 satellite, Hughes announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] IP service provider SkyVision Global Networks has launched a new local hub in Nairobi, Kenya, to support SkyVision virtual private network (VPN) solutions in the region, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] International Launch Services (ILS) launched the SES-1 satellite into geostationary orbit for SES World Skies, ILS announced April 26.      The ILS Proton Breeze M rocket launched […]

[Satellite News 04-27-10] Ever since KVH Industries and ViaSat introduced the Mini-VSAT broadband service with ViaSat’s ArcLight spectrum mobile broadband technology in July 2007, the two partners have worked to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to telecom Astel in Kazakhstan, Gilat announced April 26.     The Astel […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] UPC DTH will begin a comprehensive repositioning process of its customers’ satellite dishes, the company announced April 23.     UPC is transitioning its services to Telenor’s Thor […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Marine satellite antenna manufacturer Intellian has completed Eutelsat ESV characterization on its v60 maritime satellite VSAT antenna system, Intellian announced April 26.      The v60 validation results […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Thaicom will investigate signal interference on one of its satellites impacting the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) network, the operator announced in a statement released April […]

[Satellite News 04-26-10] In May 2009, Thaicom appointed Arak Chonlatanon CEO as part of the company’s efforts to broaden the reach of its satellite broadband services across Asia.     Under […]

[Satellite News 04-26-10] SES registered a tough first quarter, as issues such as the delay of the launch of the Astra 3B satellite, the future of ND SatCom and technical […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator SES’ 2010 first quarter revenues dipped slightly to 423.4 million euros ($565.6 million), down from 423.9 million euros ($566.3 million) in the same period a […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Communications solutions provider BT has completed its first satellite terminal in Antarctica, the company announced April 23.     The terminal, Ice Station Troll, is part of the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator Telenor has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplink of three multiplexes onto its Thor 5 satellite, which carries video services into the Scandinavian […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Stratos Global Corp. has been selected to provide Inmarsat BGAN mobile broadband satellite service to the Running Tunisia expedition, Stratos announced April 23.     Running Tunisia, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Sirius XM Radio will release in May a free application for the Motorola Andriod and Google Nexus One smartphones, the satellite broadcaster announced April 23.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Don’t miss history in the making as SatelliteTODAY.com brings you a live webcast of the third ILS Proton launch campaign for 2010.     Join us on www.SatelliteTODAY.com […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Harris Corp. has been contracted to provide its Nexio advanced media platform to German national public television broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Harris announced April 22.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Connectivity service provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has opened a satellite teleport in Santander, Spain, in a joint venture project with Erzia Technologies, MTN announced April 22. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Iridium Communications named KDDI Corp. an authorized service provider for the Iridium OpenPort high-bandwidth maritime satellite communication service in Japan, Iridium announced April 22.    KDDI has […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] Harris Corp. has signed an agreement with NBC affiliate broadcaster Belo Corp. to provide Harris’ MPH platform to support the launch of Belo’s mobile digital TV transmission, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] While Lockheed Martin’s overall earnings for the 2010 first quarter fell from $666 million in 2009 to $547 million, net sales for the company’s space systems division […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] CEOs from a cross-section of the satellite industry — fixed satellite services, imaging, and satellite ground equipment segments — are stressing the value of long-term customer relationships […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] SES Astra is set to launch a 3-D demo channel in Europe May 4 following initial testing, the company announced April 21.     The new Astra 3-D […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] Cathay Pacific Airways has selected Arinc’s AeroConnx Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) datalink communication solution for its fleet, Arinc announced April 21.     Cathay Pacific installed the system […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] Global Satellite Engineering (GSE) has signed an agreement with Ocens Data Services to provide its SatCollect software to help Ocens reduce their in-bound call expenditure for all […]