Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] IPTV specialist Amino Communications won a contract with the Costa Rican government to provide set-top boxes to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), a state-owned network operator, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] Solaris Mobile has unveiled the Solaris Mobile Pocket Gateway, an S-band mobile gateway device for smartphones, the company announced Feb. 15.     The pocket-sized S-band receiver, developed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] Gilat Satellite Networks saw revenues decline to $56.6 million in the 2009 fourth quarter, down from $66.1 million in the same period in 2008, according to financial […]

[Satellite News 02-16-10] The Middle East broadcasting industry would like to believe that its HD market is at the start of a regional growth curve. However, industry leaders at Arabsat’s […]

[Satellite News 02-16-10] The South African government has purchased a majority share in SunSpace, a private, domestic spin-off satellite development research company, in an effort to boost the country’s space […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Mobile in-flight connectivity provider OnAir appointed Richard Briffod director of business development for mobile network operators, the company announced Feb. 10.     Briffod will lead development and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] RigNet has appointed John Bush manager of strategic business development, the oil and gas industry managed network solutions provider announced Feb. 10.     Bush will be responsible […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Google has launched efforts to enter the U.S. broadband service business by delivering Internet access through fiber networks connected directly to households, Google Product Managers Minni Ingersoll […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Artel signed $146.7 million in new contracts and grew year-end revenues by 28 percent to $275 million, the company announced in its 2009 financial results, released Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has received new VSAT orders from Costa Rican national telecommunications operator Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Gilat announced Feb. 9.     The purchase builds […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Satellite TV upstart FreeHD Canada won limited approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate in Canada, the company announced Feb. 9.     In […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] ViaSat grew revenues by 4 percent to $156 million but fell short of its $169 million target, according to the company’s third quarter 2010 financial results, released […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] M2M products and services provider Numerex Corp. has entered into a long-term agreement with Rogers Wireless to expand Numerex’s business in Canada, Numerex announced Feb. 9.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Harris Corp. named P. Harris Morris president of its broadcast communications business, the company announced Feb. 9.     Morris previously served as vice president and general manager […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Swedish broadcasting entertainment company Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired 50 percent of Raduga Holdings from Continental Media for an undisclosed amount of cash, MTG announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Globalstar signed a joint venture agreement with mobile satellite voice and data provider Arion Communication to form Globalstar Asia Pacific, the companies announced Feb. 8.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Iridium Communications selected Hughes Network Systems to develop an access network controller (ANC) for its gateway ground radio control network, Hughes announced Feb. 8.     Hughes will […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Oil and gas industry communications provider RigNet relocated its U.K.-based Aberdeen operations to a new facility, the company announced Feb. 8.      The new facility, also located […]

[Satellite News 02-19-10] Tensions ran high on day one of the Arabsat Broadcasters Forum held in Beirut, Lebanon, as a number of keynote speakers lashed out at perceived U.S. interference […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] Eutelsat signed a multi-year deal with Telespazio to renew leased capacity on Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 1 and W3A satellites, the operator announced Feb. 5. The Italian satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] Sirius XM Radio has unveiled a free application to access its programming on BlackBerry smartphones, the company announced Feb. 5.     In order to access the service, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] OnAir has been selected by Airbus to provide mobile satellite connectivity solutions to its Airbus A350 XWB fleet, OnAir announced Feb. 5. The service complies with Airbus’ […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] Avanti Communications suffered a fiscal first-half loss of $688,292 due to weaker financing income ahead of the Hylas 1 launch, scheduled for the 2010 second quarter, the […]

[Satellite News 02-08-10] Morgan Stanley expects SES to outperform in 2010, according to a research report issued Feb. 5 The report, “Stellar Choice,” highlights three potential growth trends for SES, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Services on Telesat’s Anik F3 satellite will be provided to the Canadian government to support the country’s relief efforts to Haiti, Telesat announced Feb. 4.     Anik […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) appointed Mark DeYoung President and CEO, effective immediately, the company announced Feb. 4     DeYoung also was elected to serve on the company’s board […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Solaris Mobile signed a corporate partnership with European car rental company Europcar, Solaris announced Feb. 4.     Europcar will install and showcase Solaris’ next-generation communication in a […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Stratos Global has been contracted to supply Inmarsat BGAN mobile satellite data and voice services to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) to support archaeological research […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Mobile TV and DTV transmission technology developer TeamCast released a new software version of its DVB-T2 modulator Power4-T2, which supports a T2-MI input stream interface and the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has unveiled and deployed a new family of satellite modulator products under the ZMOD-10 brand name, the company announced Feb. 3.     […]