Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] AsiaSat Chairman Mi Zeng Xin scaled back expectations for his company’s overall performance in 2009, stating that the company now expects results similar to 2008, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] Christian music broadcaster Educational Media Foundation (EMF) ordered more than 100 iPump 6420 audio media satellite-hosted servers from Wegener Corp. for the ongoing expansion and replacement of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] ProtoStar will sell its two satellites, ProtoStar 1 and ProtoStar 2, at an Oct. 14 auction, following a decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delware granting […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Arianespace launched the JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit using an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle, Arianespace announced Aug. 21.     JCSAT-12, designed and built […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] KVH Industries activated its mini-VSAT Broadband service in the Australian and New Zealand maritime region, following completion of satellite testing, the company announced Aug. 21. KVH’s mini-VSAT […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Globalstar and subsidiary Spot Satellite selected the AMY-5M GPS receiver module from U-blox, an embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions, and Axonn, its manufacturer, as the unit […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Sirius XM is set to introduce XM SkyDock, a new accessory for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, which would turn the devices into a satellite radio, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Tencate Advanced Composites USA (TCAC-USA) rolled out its TC410, a next-generation cyanate resin prepreg system designed to provide satellite structure manufacturers with dimensionally stable structure materials, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Planetsky has introduced VelocitySAT, the company’s new satellite communications portfolio and service offering, Planetsky announced Aug. 21.     The VelocitySAT portfolio aims to offer cellular and PSTN/PTT […]

[Satellite Today 08-24-09] Research firm Analysys Mason doubts the ability of North American and European WiMax markets to grow and sustain continued investment from companies such as Cisco Systems, Google, […]

[Satellite News 08-24-09] The Arab Advisors Group believes that free-to-air satellite TV advertising rates in the Arab region are low compared to other global markets due to the lack of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] The Israeli Antitrust Authority will not allow Bezeq Telecommunications and its minority shareholder Eurocom to acquire the majority holding in Israeli satellite TV broadcaster Yes, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] German manufacturer SatService introduced an upgrade kit to retrofit ACS 3000 antenna control systems from ACS with its Sat-Nms ACU-ODM module, SatService announced Aug. 20.      The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] Envivio Inc. unveiled the latest product in its line of Convergence Series video encoders/transcoders — the 4Caster C4 HD, the company announced Aug. 19.     The unit […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) fleet operator Intelsat Ltd. has been in business for 45 years, the company announced Aug. 20.     Intelsat, operating as an Intergovernmental Organization, […]

[Satellite News 08-20-09] Research firm Analysys Mason doubts the ability of North American and European WiMax markets to grow and sustain continued investment from companies such as Cisco Systems, Google, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. no longer will market some of its fiberglass antenna products to its commercial broadcast customers as part of a company cost-reduction effort, Comtech announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Harris Corp. signed a multi-year contract with cruise ship operator Carnival Corp. to provide high-speed Internet and advanced voice and data services to its cruise ship passengers, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Norsat International Inc. has created a new company division called Norsat Capital that will provide customers and potential clients with the option of leasing or renting Norsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] SkyTerra Safety Access LLC filed an application with the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Aug. 18 to request $37 million to deploy two new […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] TerreStar Networks selected BroadSoft’s BroadWorks Voice-over-IP (VoIP) application to power its new satellite Smartphone mobile broadband network service, TerreStar announced Aug. 19.     In July, TerreStar announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has acquired select product lines and related technology from San Diego-based broadcast company Comtech Tiernan Video (Tiernan) for more than $2 million in […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] FreeHD Canada Inc., a satellite television company, has filed applications with the Canadian Radio,Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to provide a Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television service and […]

[Satellite News 08-19-09] The Tiernan Video product line, which has a long history in the broadcast community, has traded hands to another new owner — International Datacasting Corp. (IDC). The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) delivered the Nimiq 5 communications satellite to International Launch Service’s (ILS) Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched on Sept. 18, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Lockheed Martin Space Systems will lay off 800 workers by the end of 2009 in efforts to improve its competitive posture, the company announced Aug. 17.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Vizada and CLS, an environmental monitoring and maritime security services provider, have partnered to provide International Maritime Organization (IMO)-compliant long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) to the European […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Iridium Satellite approval to combine with GHL Acquisition, Iridium announced Aug. 17.     “This is good news for us, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched a new HX-series broadband satellite router, the HX280, Hughes announced Aug. 17.     The HX280 commercial-off-the-shelf router aims to provide carrier-grade IP […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Integral Systems has appointed H. Marshal Ward COO, the company announced Aug. 17.     Ward, a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force, will assume the […]