Connectivity

The improvement in general atmosphere at NAB 2010 was noticeable. While still cautious about the future, the communications industry is decidedly more upbeat about its prospects than at the close […]

[Satellite News 04-19-10] AsiaSat will have a new CEO in July when William Wade takes over from Peter Jackson. While Jackson will become executive chairman, the shift marks a new […]

Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, will work with Korean DTH pay-TV provider SkyLife to expand SkyLife’s 3-D TV offerings, the companies announced. SkyLife launched the Sky 3D channel in January […]

Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced.     The […]

Vizada has launched a new video software program, which aims to enable users operating in remote areas to edit, compress and send video images over a mobile satellite terminal, the […]

Sirius XM Radio expects to add 500,000 new subscribers in 2010 after adding 257,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2009 and ended the year with a customer base of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Vizada has launched a new video software program, which aims to enable users operating in remote areas to edit, compress and send video images over a mobile […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a contract to provide a multi-million dollar broadband satellite communications network for an unnamed gaming and lottery project in Africa, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has been certified as a gold partner by Inmarsat‘s partner accreditation program, the company announced April 14.     To receive the accreditation, […]

Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced April 13. […]

EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13.     The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider of integrated video […]

GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13.     The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its English-language channel in […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Inmarsat has unveiled specifications, as well as pricing details, for its IsatPhone Pro handset, scheduled for release in June, the company announced April 13.     IsatPhone Pro, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] SES World Skies has signed a long-term, multi-transponder deal with Puerto Rico Telephone, which aims to bring DTH services to Puerto Rico, the company announced April 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Eutelsat has signed a five-year capacity contract with ACS Angola, a supplier of IT solutions and corporate network connectivity, Eutelsat announced April 13.     ACS Angola will […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13.     The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13.     The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its […]

[Satellite News 04-15-10] Canal Overseas expects to add a significant number of new channels to its DTH operation in North Africa over the coming year in order to achieve its […]

I’ve been labeled a cynic, and while I may deny the wider scope of the accusation, there is nothing that has drawn out my cynical leanings like the hype that […]

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) unveiled details of a 3-D TV roadmap in a Jan. 14 report that concentrates on standards to ensure 3-D TV lives up to its potential. […]

Intelsat is launching IntelsatONE, a global, terrestrial architecture consisting of an IP/MPLS-based network, fiber, teleports and points of presence powered by Cisco Systems, the company announced April 12.      IntelsatONE […]

SES World Skies signed capacity deal with Wananchi, a new pay-TV platform in East Africa, the company announced April 13.     Wananchi will utilize three full transponders on SES World […]

Future shareholders of UAE-based satellite broadcasting venture YahLive have signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan Media City, a media hub based in Amman, Jordan, to establish a strategic business […]

GlobeCast signed a deal for an additional full transponder on the AsiaSat 5 satellite, GlobeCast announced.    The increased capacity on AsiaSat 5, formerly AsiaSat 2, will be used to […]

ATIS has entered into a partnership with the Video Services Forum (VSF) to define additional IP video performance metrics, the organizations announced.     The partnership aims to establish precise […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Intelsat is launching IntelsatONE, a global, terrestrial architecture consisting of an IP/MPLS-based network, fiber, teleports and points of presence powered by Cisco Systems, the company announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] SES World Skies signed capacity deal with Wananchi, a new pay-TV platform in East Africa, the company announced April 13.     Wananchi will utilize three full transponders […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Value-added content protection solutions provider Nagravision has formed a business partnership with Korean DTH pat-TV service provider SkyLife that will see the companies combine technological efforts to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Gilat Satellite Systems has been contracted by Ethiopian Telecommunication Corp. (ETC), Ethiopia’s national telecom operator, to provide a broadband satellite communications network, Gilat announced April 13.     […]