Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the Intelsat 15 communications satellite from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan to Nov. 30, Sea Launch announced Nov. 29. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] SES World Skies and Astel have teamed up to provide mobile broadband and phone services on trains in Kazakhstan, SES World Skies announced Nov. 26.     Astel […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] The Kudelski Group has closed the subsequent offering period of its tender offer to acquire Class A shares of OpenTV not already owned by Kudelski or its […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Solaris Mobile started a major hybrid satellite and cellular network trial in Paris with the help of its project collaborators Alcatel-Lucent and TowerCast, Solaris announced Nov. 27.  […]

[Satellite News 11-30-09] Asian pay-TV regulation may better equip the regional broadcasting industry to handle piracy issues, Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) CEO Simon Twiston Davies told […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the W7 satellite for Eutelsat onboard an ILS Proton rocket, ILS announced Nov. 25.     The W7 satellite, built by Thales […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted by Telefonica del Peru to provide its SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to cover more than 3,500 rural sites in […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] French telecom SFR has selected Eutelsat‘s Tooway broadband service to connect subscribers of SFR’s new Satellite Internet Pack service beyond the range of ADSL coverage, Eutelsat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] iDirect has provided and installed its series 15000 universal satellite hub for BSS in order to strengthen the capabilities and reach of BSS’ IP-satellite broadband service, iDirect […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] DirecTV, which split off from its parent company Liberty Media on Nov. 19, is not for sale, according to Chairman John Malone.     Malone was featured in […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Satellite TODAY’s Daily News Feed will not publish on Fri., Nov. 27. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on Mon., Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-25-09] Spacecom Satellite Communications signed an agreement to provide satellite communications services to an unnamed customer in Africa via the Amos 5i satellite, Spacecom announced Nov. 24.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-25-09] Andrew Solutions unveiled a 1-meter microwave backhaul antenna under its ValuLine Vision product line, Andrew Solutions announced Nov. 24.      The ValuLine Vision antenna’s electrical design aims […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-25-09] Eutelsat’s decision to team up with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to co-locate the Eurobird 4 satellite at 75 degrees East with ABS-1 and ABS-1A puts Eutelsat a […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-09] Inmarsat has acquired government and military Internet protocol managed solutions and services provider, Segovia, along with the company’s assets, Inmarsat announced Nov. 23.     Inmarsat will initially […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-09] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) signed a $187 million satellite technology contract with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute to provide technology solutions for the Russian […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-09] The Intelsat 14 (IS-14) satellite was launched onboard an Atlas 5 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance, Intelsat announced Nov. 23.     The IS-14 spacecraft carries a […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-09] NDS has been contracted by MYtv to power a new hybrid pay-TV service in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for launch across Eastern Europe in late […]

[Satellite News 11-25-09] Eutelsat’s decision to team up with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to co-locate the Eurobird 4 satellite at 75 degrees East with ABS-1 and ABS-1A puts Eutelsat a […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] Pace Networks won a contract from Quadriga Worldwide to provide its MultiDweller satellite pay-TV solution to Quadriga’s hotel industry business partners, the company announced Nov. 19.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] Tahiti Nui Satellite (TNS) has selected Thomson to supply satellite MPEG-4 HD set-top box technology to support the launch of TNS’ high-definition broadcast service in the 2009 […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] A Chinese government  inquiry concluded that a burn-through of its Long March rocket engine’s upper-stage gas generator was the primary cause of its failure to place Indonesia’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] DirecTV Group chairman John Malone has not ruled out selling the company to AT&T or Verizon Communications and believes the two phone companies have strong ties to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] AsiaSat has won a contract from East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited to supply satellite capacity on AsiaSat 3S for live television coverage of the Hong Kong […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-20-09] The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), according to Senate reports released Nov. 19.     STELA, the committee’s version […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-09] Yahsat subsidiary Star Satellite Communications has entered into a cooperative agreement with of satellite-based Internet services provider IEC Telecom to distribute the YahClick satellite broadband service, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-09] Sea Launch named Christopher Picone Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) to lead reorganizing efforts throughout the company’s bankruptcy proceedings, Sea Launch announced Nov. 19.     Sea Launch and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-20-09] Liberty Media shareholders have approved initiatives proposed by the company to separate itself from Liberty Entertainment and related entertainment businesses in order to combine Liberty Entertainment with […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-09] DirecTV named Pepsi Co. CEO Michael White as its new president and CEO, replacing DirecTV interim CEO Larry Hunter effective Jan. 1, DirecTV announced Nov. 18.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-09] Skymira, a provider of satellite and cellular technology for remote operations management, has enhanced its TailorFit solutions by combining its electronic forms and telemetry/SCADA services, the company […]