Connectivity

[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) is acquiring U.K. satellite broadband provider Avonline Broadband for an initial consideration of $13 million, using existing cash resources and a new financing...

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] Globecast, a major broadcast and media company, is making media management a much larger portion of its business and anticipates that satellite, while still important, will have...

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] SES has completed the merger of RR Media with its subsidiary, SES Platform Services to form MX1. The combined global media services company leverages the capabilities and...

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] The International Telecommunications Union’s Radiocommunications Sector (ITU-R) has announced a new standard for High Dynamic Range (HDR). The recommendation, created in collaboration with experts from the television...

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] Measat has launched South East Asia’s first dedicated 24/7 HD electronic sports “eSports” channel eGG, for pay-TV operators from its Measat 3a satellite at 91.5 degrees east....

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] Dizengoff Ghana, a subsidiary of U.K.-based Balton CP, has selected Gilat to implement a turnkey solution for the delivery of satellite-enabled broadband and cellular services throughout rural...

[Via Satellite 07-06-2016] SpeedCast has been awarded a large, multi-year service agreement to provide managed satellite communications services by a leading global energy service company. For the undisclosed customer, SpeedCast...

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] Charity organization World Vision International operates in nearly 100 countries around the world, providing support for a multitude of humanitarian efforts ranging from combating disease and malnutrition to...

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] SES exercised its call option on July 1 to acquire the remaining shares and warrants of O3b Networks, having received all of the necessary regulatory approvals. The...

[Via Satellite 07-05-2016] Intelsat has partnered with AfricaOnline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gondwana International Networks, to provide a managed broadband internet service for sub-Saharan Africa. Gondwana is a Pan-African communications...