Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] iDirect has expanded its Evolution DVB-S2/ACM product line to include the Evolution X5 Satellite Router, Evolution XLC-11 and XLC-M line cards, the company announced Sept. 9 . […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Kanal 75, a European distributor of ATG horse racing, purchased a Compel network control system from Wegener to enhance its network operations and capabilities, Wegener announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Sirius XM Radio’s newest satellite, Sirius FM-5 has been placed into service on its radio network, the company announced Sept. 9.     The satellite was launched June […]

[Satellite News 09-09-09] CEOs of the four largest FSS operators, Intelsat, SES, Telesat and Eutelsat, discussed the state of their businesses and future growth strategies on a panel at Euroconsult’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Thales Alenia Space and Astrium were awarded contracts by Argentine satellite company Arsat to build the Arsat-1 satellite, scheduled to launch in 2012, the companies announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Protostar’s bankruptcy case was postponed Friday by a Delaware State Supreme Court judge to November, the company confirmed Sept. 8. Judge Geoffrey Bell pushed the case back […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] GlobeCast signed a three-year capacity deal with Eutelsat to help boost its position in the professional video services market in Europe, the company announced Sept. 7.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has won a contract from Astrium to launch an Earth observation satellite it designed for its recently acquired subsidiary, Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Orbcomm reported its total revenues for the 2009 second quarter were $6.8 million – a 1.5 percent drop from the second quarter of 2008, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] EMS Satcom has combined its Tracking and Messaging, Search and Rescue and its recently acquired Satamatics business units to create EMS Global Tracking, which will supply a […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Eutelsat signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) to the launch the W7 satellite on an ILS Proton rocket in mid-November, the companies announced Sept. 8. […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] SES Americom-New Skies re-branded to SES World Skies, the company announced Sept. 7.     Rob Bednarek, president and CEO of SES World Skies, said that its future […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Ateme, a French compression company, has signed a deal with U.S pay-TV company DirecTV, to supply 1080p video compression solutions and improvements to DirecTV’s Video-on-Demand (VoD) service, […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Flo TV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has selected Newtec’s Multistream technology and products for an IRD upgrade of its Mobile TV content distribution network, Newtec […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Latens, a provider of software-based conditional access and middleware for Pay TV providers, launched its Secure Distribution System (SDS), the company announce Sept. 8.      Latens SDS […]

[Satellite News 09-08-09] This year has been a challenging year for Europe’s top broadcasters. With an economic credit crunch sweeping Europe, it has been a tough environment for Europe’s top […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Globalstar has signed a value added reseller agreement with TIE Technologies, a developer of communication technologies, Globalstar announced Sept. 3.      TIE plans to integrate the coverage […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Thrane & Thrane won a $2.31 million gateway upgrade deal from Telecom Italia (TI), the company announced Sept. 3.     Thrane & Thrane will provide capacity expansion […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Streambox is set to launch Streambox Live, an IP-based contribution service, the company announced Sept. 4.     The solution aims to enable remote and citizen reporters to […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Arqiva has appointed John Keeling platform controller for its new Video-on-Demand (VoD) service in the U.K., the company announced Sept. 4.     Keeling will be responsible for […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] RigNet Inc., a global provider of managed communications solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry, appointmented Richard Norton to the newly created position of manager of […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] SES Astra signed a deal with Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA) to bring its Astra2Connect satellite broadband service to Poland, SES Astra announced Sept. 3.      TPSA, majority-owned […]

[Satellite News 09-04-09] Orbit Technology Group believes it is in a strong position to sell one of its latest satellite communications antenna solutions to train operators in Asia, after successful […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] Nagravision has won a new conditional access (CA) deal in Spain, securing the TDT Premium pay-TV digital terrestrial television (DTT) horizontal platform operated by Spanish audiovisual network […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] Orbcomm and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) have reached an agreement for SpaceX to launch 18 Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites to begin as early as the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Conditional access and middleware solutions provider NDS is joining forces with Access Systems Europe Holdings to allow customers to access pay-TV and free-to-air (FTA) channels on connected […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Viaccess has won a contract to provide a conditional access system to On.Net, a Macedonian ISP, Viaccess announced Sept. 1.     On.Net will deploy the Viaccess platform […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Industry Canada has issued a call-for-applications for the “Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians” initiative launched by the government July 30, Industry Canada announced Sept. 2.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Tandberg Television is set to reveal the industry’s first MPEG-4 AVC HD 4:2:2 system solution for the contribution and distribution market, the company announced Sept. 2.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Comtech EF Data’s DVB-S2 CDM-710 broadcast satellite modems were selected as part of the digital broadcast infrastructure for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa by […]