Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-09] Arianespace rescheduled the launch of the French Space Agency’s (CNES) Helios 2B military observation satellite for Dec. 17, Arianespace announced.     The launch was delayed when a […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-09] SES Astra has partnered with Bulgarian telecom operator Neterra to offer contribution services to broadcasters in Bulgaria and the Balkan region, the company announced Dec. 11.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-09] The U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware has rejected a proposed agreement between ProtoStar and SES over the auction of the ProtoStar 2 satellite, scheduled for Dec. 16. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-09] Parallel has launched a new version of its SatManage network management software suite, the company announced Dec. 11.     SatManage version 5 will be used by oil […]

[Satellite News 12-14-09] YahLive will spend the next year searching from contracts and figuring out how to market its upcoming DTH satellite service to broadcast customers in the Middle East, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] Vizada has teamed up with Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp to enable reporters to perform live broadcasting from remote areas, the company announced Dec. 10.         Vizada will […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] Globalstar signed agreements with its independent gateway operator Tesacom to launch distribution of Globalstar’s Spot Satellite GPS Messenger in Argentina, Chile and Paraguay, Globalstar announced Dec. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and the U.S. Air Force completed ground testing on the second stage of Orbital Sciences‘ Taurus 2 rocket motor at the Air Force’s engineering […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] Paraguay’s Ministry of the Economy has contracted Telespazio Argentina to develop and implement a cadastral registry information satellite network as well as supply informatics devices for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] Malaysian satellite pay-TV operator Astro All Asia Networks (Astro) posted $39.1 million in profits in the 2009 third quarter, driven in part by a 13 percent increase […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] In our current quick-poll, Satellite TODAY asks readers — "How would you rate the satellite industry (or, your company’s) performance in 2009 compared to 2008?" Was it […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-09] Hughes Network Systems won a seven-year contract from the State of New York to provide a suite of managed services and connectivity under its comprehensive telecommunications services […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-09] Eutelsat has signed a contract with Italian telecoms operator Brennercom to deploy Eutelsat’s Tooway broadband satellite service in the Tyrol region, Eutelsat announced Dec. 9. Brennercom will […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-09] ICO Global Communications CEO and CFO Michael Corkery has resigned from the company, effective Dec. 31, ICO announced Dec. 9.     Corkery, who joined ICO in 2007 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-09] Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s profits fell 58 percent in the first quarter of its 2010 fiscal year to $49.7 million, down from $86.9 million reported in the same […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-09] Gilat Satellite Networks was awarded a contract from STL Ghana to provide its SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite network to serve STL Ghana’s customers throughout West Africa, Gilat […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] Hughes and Sky Perfect JSAT are providing capacity to expand satellite broadband services over Afghanistan to support increased demand in the region, the companies announced.      Hughes […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is delivering digital TV packages to Siberia and the Far East, the company announced Dec. 8.     The digital program package […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] Integral Systems revenues dropped 16 percent to $38.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year, according to Integral Systems’ financial […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] International Datacasting Corp.’s (IDC) 2010 third quarter revenues dipped to $5.4 million from the $7.6 million it reported during the same period last year, according to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] Measat Satellite Systems (Measat) has appointed Janice Boo director of occasional use and broadcast services, the company announced Dec. 7.     Boo previously held senior sales positions […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] Arianespace has postponed the launch of the French Space Agency’s (CNES) Helios 2B military observation satellite due to an anomaly in the launcher’s subsystem, Arianespace announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) completed its acquisition of select terrestrial, satellite and IP product lines and related technology from Logic Innovations for $600,000, IDC announced Dec. 7. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] Spanish service provider Satconxion signed a 663,000 euro ($984,000) deal with Avanti Communications to purchase additional Hylas 1 broadband capacity, the company announced Dec. 7.     Satconxion, […]

[Satellite News 12-08-09] After hitting 50,000 connections for Astra2Connect in October, SES Astra now is looking outside of Europe, particularly to the Middle East and Africa, to expand the service, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] SES World Skies and SatLink Communications have launched a new DS3 fiber link to connect their teleport facilities, the two companies announced Dec. 7. The new link […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] Orange Business Services has expanded its satellite network to include a DVB-S2 broadband service based on iDirect’s Evolution platform, iDirect announced Dec. 7. Orange has integrated the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] German telecommunications provider Atrexx has introduced a point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity service via satellite through single channel per carrier (SCPC) technology, the company announced Dec. 7.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] Iridium Communications has activated its 1,000th Iridium OpenPort marine satellite terminal, the company announced Dec. 7.     The company reached the milestone with the activation of an […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] The Dec. 7 story, “Boeing ships DirecTV 12 to Baikonur,” should have read — Boeing has shipped the DirecTV 12 to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in […]