Connectivity

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Boeing will build the Intelsat 21 and Intelsat 22 satellites for Intelsat based on Boeing’s new 702B model, the companies announced in a conference call on July […]

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Telespazio has signed a 250 million euro ($349.90 million) contract to build the Göktürk satellite system for the Turkish Undersecretariat For Defense Industries, Telespazio anounced July 16. […]

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Telesat has signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) to deliver the Telstar 14R satellite into orbit in mid-2011, ILS announced July 17.     Telstar 14R […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-09] Thuraya introduced two features for its ThurayaIP broadband solution, the company announced July 16.     Users of ThurayaIP will have the ability to control multimedia buffering and […]

[Satellite Today 07-16-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected to build the Telstar 14R satellite for Telesat, SS/L announced July 16.     Telstar 14R, based on SS/L’s 1300 bus will […]

[Satellite News 07-17-09] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) must be successful in its U.S. expansion campaign, as the company is going all-in to meet the expectations of owner EADS Astrium, […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-09] ViaSat received contracts worth about $6 million from High Capabilities Telecom (Hicap) to expand a demand assigned multiple access (DAMA) VSAT network to provide connections for a […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-09] Globalstar signed an agreement with Hamilton Associates to distribute Globalstar’s satellite-based remote automated utility meter-reading interface solution, Globalstar announced July 16.     Hamilton will act as the […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-09] The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) believes new regulations introduced by the Indian government could have a detrimental effect for satellite pay-TV operators, according […]

[Satellite Today 07-16-09] C-Com Satellite Systems reported a 78 percent increase in company revenues over the previous year in its 2009 second quarter financial results, released July 15.     The […]

[Satellite Today 07-16-09] The TerreStar-1 satellite has been placed into its assigned orbital slot and has deployed its 18-meter S-band reflector, TerraStar announced July 15.     The satellite will deliver […]

[Satellite Today 07-16-09] Harris Corp. has introduced a new version of its XTCE database converter for its OS/Comet satellite command and control product line, the company announced July 15.     […]

[Satellite News 07-16-09] IraqSat is working to bring a large satellite virtual private network (VPN) to the Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Interior in an effort to rebuild the country’s […]

[Satellite News 07-15-09] EMS Technologies CEO Paul Domorski wants to make the commercial flight cabin as connected as his home office. In doing so, he said the company’s broadband solutions […]

 [Satellite Today 07-15-09] MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is expanding the reach of its high-definition (HD) service throughout Europe, the network announced July 13.  MTVNI has launched its HD service in […]

[Satellite Today 07-15-09] Canal Plus Group signed a multi-year licensing agreement for Macrovision’s electronic program guide (EPG) patent portfolio, the company said July 13.  The agreement allows Canal Plus to […]

[Satellite Today 07-15-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) launched the RazakSat spacecraft onboard a Falcon 1 rocket from the U.S. Army‘s launch facility in the Kwajalein Atoll, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] International Launch Services (ILS) and SES have reached an agreement to launch QuetzSat-1 in 2011, the companies announced July 14.  QuetzSat-1, under construction by Space Systems/Loral on […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Vislink appointed Chris Wilson general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, the company announced July 14.     Wilson previously served as director of business development for Millennium Communications […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Escape Communications, a provider of microwave radio indoor units, has rolled out with 1+1 Hot Standby Switch Protection Mode capability for its EXM-2L16 radio unit, designed for […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has established an international operations division at its Minnesota headquarters, the company announced July 13.     ATK said that growing demand for its products […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Serbia Broadband signed a long-term capacity deal with Eutelsat Communications for two transponders at Eutelsat’s 16 degrees East video neighborhood, Serbia Broadband announced July 13.     As […]

[Satellite News 07-14-09] Microsoft’s deal with BSkyB, which will bring Sky Player satellite TV content to broadband-enabled Xbox 360 video game consoles in the United Kingdom and Ireland, was a […]

[Satellite News 07-13-09] Sky Deutschland, the German pay-TV operator formerly known as Premiere, is at a crossroads. Beset with recent issues of piracy and reports of false subscriber figures, the […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Emmanuel Grave has been appointed executive vice president of telecommunications for Thales Alenia Space, the company announced July 10.     Grave previously served as a senior vice […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] UltiSat has commissioned a C-band teleport for Afcomsat, a Nigerian satellite services provider, UltiSat announced July 10.     Under its agreement with Afcomsat, UltiSat designed, integrated, installed […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has shipped the AsiaSat 5 satellite, built for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat), to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it is […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Telesat has finalized a $69 million deal with APT Satellite to transfer its interest in the Telstar 10 satellite back to APT, Telesat announced July 9.     […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Showtime Arabia and the Orbit Group are merging their direct-to-home (DTH) platforms to form a single provider in the Middle East, the companies announced July 12.     […]

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) signed a long-term satellite distribution agreement with European direct-to-home provider UPC Direct to supply seven transponders to relocate UPC’s current broadcast traffic to […]