Connectivity

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] ViaSat signed contracts worth a combined $53 million with pan-African satellite operator RascomStar-QAF to support an expansion of telephone and Internet access availability in the region, ViaSat […]

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Globalstar has appointed Peter Dalton CEO, the company announced July 10. Former Globalstar CEO Jay Monroe will serve as the company’s executive chairman.     Globalstar COO Thomas […]

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) received a settlement in a broadcasting piracy case against Turtle Cable, accused of operating as an infringing cable […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Norsat has initiated a new marketing campaign to promote its growth to shareholders in Canada and the United States, the company announced July 8.     Norsat has […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] The Cable Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) formed a joint initiative with SNL Kagan, a provider of financial and operational information on the global media and […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. has rolled out an adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) capability for its CDM-625 advanced satellite modem, which is optimized by pairing the system […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall has been named co-chairman of the EU-Japan Business Round Table, Arianespace announced July 8.     Le Gall will serve a two-year term. […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Arabsat is teaming up with Sudanese Radio & TV Corp. to launch and operate a direct-to-home platform in Khartoum, Sudan, Arabsat announced July 8.     The Sudanese […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] SkyVision has purchased an iDirect Series 15000 universal satellite hub to launch its Evolution network covering Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia with […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Viasat Broadcasting signed a deal with Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group to add TV4 Play to Viasat OnDemand, the company announced July 7.     Viasat Broadcasting, which […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Vizada launched the ThurayaIP broadband mobile satellite service, the Vizada announced July 7. The launch follows an extensive development phase with Thuraya to fine-tune the service and […]

[Satellite News 07-08-09] The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) outlined its requirements for state and local governments to […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Intelsat served as the exclusive satellite carrier for the live global distribution of the July 7 Michael Jackson Memorial Service under a contract with concert promoter AEG […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] DEV Systemtechnik launched a family of L-band multiplexers and demultiplexers designed to assist satellite ground stations operators and cable head end stations with monitoring RF signals, the […]

[Satellite Today 07-07-09] Iridium Satellite teamed up with Stratos Global Corp. to provide satellite communication equipment and services for Around the Americas, a sailing expedition that aims to collect scientific […]

[Satellite News 07-07-09] North American sports broadcaster, ESPN is intent on becoming more of a force on the international landscape, Russell Wolff, executive vice president and managing director of ESPN […]

[Satellite News 07-07-09] ESPN is a household name for sports broadcasting in North America, but the company is intent on becoming more of a force on the international landscape, Russell […]

[Satellite Today 07-07-09] The Sirius XM Radio application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch has been downloaded more than 2 million times within two weeks of its release, Sirius XM […]

[Satellite Today 07-07-09] Nagravision, a subsidiary of Kudelski Group, signed a contract with Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações (Embratel) to supply conditional access system for Embratel’s direct-to-home (DTH) service, Via Embratel, […]

[Satellite Today 07-07-09] Inmarsat completed its strategic investment and long-term global distribution and product development agreement with SkyWave Mobile Communications, Inmarsat announced July 6.     Inmarsat announced in April that […]

[Satellite Today 07-06-09] Telespazio’s Spanish subsidiary, Aurensis, signed a partnership agreement with Google to become a partner for the enterprise versions of Google Earth and Google Maps., Telespazio announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-06-09] The Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market will still see strong levels of growth despite the economic recession, according to a report by research company RNCOS, released July 6. […]

[Satellite Today 07-06-09] U.K. based set-top box supplier Pace said it will meet its management expectations for the first half of 2009, according to a company-issued trading update released July […]

[Satellite Today 07-03-09] Numerex Corp., a provider of secure machine-to-machine satellite network services and solutions, signed a technology alliance with iControl Networks, a broadband home management solution that delivers interactive […]

[Satellite Today 07-03-09] A U.S. Federal Court of Appeals granted EchoStar Corp.’s request to stay a contempt order imposed by the U.S. District Court in June, pending the outcome of […]

[Satellite Today 07-03-09] Orbit Technology Group signed an agreement with Furuno Sweden and Furuno Denmark to provide on-location customer service and technical support for Orbit’s Advanced Service Center (ASC) system […]

[Satellite Today 07-03-09] Measat Satellite Systems has reached an agreement with Maxis Communications, a Malaysian mobile telecommunications operator serving more than 30 million customers, to renew its long-term multiple transponder […]

[Satellite Today 07-03-09] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is acquiring the Koreasat-2 satellite from Korea Telecom, ABS announced July 2.  As a result of the transaction, Koreasat-2, built by Lockheed Martin […]

 [Satellite News 07-03-09] Brazilian satellite operator Star One is determined to become a greater force across Latin America though its Star One C1 and Star One C2 satellites and also […]

[Satellite Today 07-02-09] Arianespace has launched TerreStar-1 into geostationary transfer orbit, TerreStar confirmed July 1.     Terrestar-1, the largest commercial satellite ever placed into orbit, was launched at 1:52 p.m. […]