Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-10] Spacecom Satellite Communications has signed a six-year contract with an unnamed customer to provide satellite communications services in Africa via its Amos-5 satellite, the company announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Distribution services provider SatLink Communications has signed a long-term deal with Eurovision to provide turnaround services for contribution feeds to and from Asia, the company announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Quake Global, a manufacturer of M2M communicators for multiple satellite and terrestrial networks, has selected IAR Systems as its preferred software development environment for its new Q-Pro […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Eutelsat has launched two new HD channels, RTL HD and VOD HD, on KabelKiosk, its digital channel platform for cable operators in Germany, the operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Astra Broadband Services and Intersat Africa are set to launch satellite broadband to customers in East and Central Africa in early February, the companies announced Jan. 22. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] SES World Skies has updated its naming convention for future satellites, the company announced Jan. 22.     Three of SES’ new Orbital Sciences-built satellites will be named […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Glowlink is accepting orders for its Model 1000×2 dual-channel satellite spectrum monitoring system, the company announced Jan. 21.     The product aims to enable customers to independently […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Nokia will offer the premium version of its GPS Ovi Maps for free on a number of its devices in a move to counter its competitor Google, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Vislink has relocated its Chesham- and Watford-based sales, development and manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom to a single site located at Hemel Hempstead, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Broadcast Facilities Inc. (BFI), a media services company, has acquired Crawford Communications’ satellite services division, BFI announced Jan. 21.     BFI’s stock acquisition includes all of Crawford’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] EMS Technologies has formed a new business unit, EMS Aviation, which will include the Company’s EMS Satcom division, the company announced Jan. 20.    EMS Aviation also […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications in November. He does not have a long history in the satellite communications sector, but […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded a one-year contract extension from the Colombian Ministry of Communications to support certain rural communications projects in the country, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Blue Sky Network has been contracted to provide GPS-based aviation tracking devices to support the helicopter fleets of Pluspetrol, an oil and gas producer in Peru, Blue […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] U-blox, a provider of wireless communication and global positioning solutions, is set to release its Lucy product line of high-speed wireless modules supporting globally adopted mobile communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Comtech EF Data introduced its CDM-750 high-speed trunking modem to the commercial market, the company announced Jan. 21.     The CDM-750 modem combines DVB-S2, adaptive coding and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-10] In an interview with Satellite News, Eutelsat Communications CEO Michel de Rosen said the operator “is likely” to strike partnerships with other satellite operators in the future […]

[Satellite News 01-21-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications in November. He does not have a long history in the satellite communications sector, but […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is restructuring its business and splitting into two separate business units, the company announced Jan. 20.     SSTL will now have a […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) was awarded a $5.3 million contract by National Public Radio (NPR) to update and refurbish the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS), IDC announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] Iridium Communications has unveiled Iridium 9602, its next-generation satellite data transceiver, the company announced Jan. 20.     The Iridium 9602 is a full-duplex short-burst data transceiver designed […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] Data Technology Solutions (DTS) has launched the DTS Global Connect solution, an integrated satellite broadband offering for the maritime market, the company announced Jan. 20.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] Dish Network is upgrading its entire platform of SeaChange International Spot advertising insertion systems to meet demand for high-definition ad placements across its North American footprint, Dish […]

[Satellite News 01-19-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November.     For most of the previous decade, de Rosen had […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] NSS-12 has entered into commercial service, SES World Skies announced Jan. 18.     NSS-12, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and placed at 57 degrees East, aims to […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, signed a 10-year agreement with Dish Network to provide the satellite pay-TV company with conditional access systems, Nagravision announced Jan. 19.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has signed a partnership agreement with Solana HK to jointly offer broadband satellite and fiber services to underserved markets throughout Asia, Africa […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] GlobeCast has contracted Net Insight to upgrade Globecast’s media contribution network in Paris to the Net Insights Nimbra 680 platform, Net Insight announced Jan. 19.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] In an interview with Satellite News, Eutelsat Communications’ new CEO Michel de Rosen said that the company does not need a “radically different vision.”     Replacing Giuliano […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] Stratos Global Corp. has become an international distributor of Harris Corp.’s ruggedized Inmarsat BGAN terminals, Stratos announced Jan. 18.     Stratos will distribute the RF-7800B-DU024, a land […]