Connectivity

Allen and Overy has reached a financial close with Mubadala Development Co. and Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) on the Yahsat satellite project, Allen and Overy announced Mar. 5. […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Satellite Today is now providing comprehensive video coverage of Cabsat 2009 in Dubai.     Visit our Web site at www.satellitetoday.com to watch Satellite Today Associate Editor Mark […]

Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced.     The Advent Newswifts are HD capable and will […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Integral Systems has appointed Miller Adams as its new general counsel, the company announced Mar. 4.     Prior to joining Integral Systems, Adams founded Sheppard Global Ltd., […]

Abu Dhabi Media Co.’s wholly-owned broadcast subsidiary, LIVE, has won the award for technology implementation of the year at the 2009 Digital Studio Industry Leadership Awards, Abu Dhabi Media Co. […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] XipLink has added Dubai-based Prologix to its global network of value-added distributors, XipLink announced Mar. 4.     Prologix will provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA […]

Abu Dhabi Media Co.’s wholly-owned broadcast subsidiary, LIVE, has won the award for technology implementation of the year at the 2009 Digital Studio Industry Leadership Awards, Abu Dhabi Media Co. […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high-speed, low-latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced Mar. 4. O3b Networks will […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] GlobeCast has launched a new fiber and satellite link to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is finalizing plans for a connection to Jordan Media City […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Megahertz (MHz), an independent systems integrator, has launched a partnership with Greenland International Enterprises, a trading company based in Doha, Qatar, providing Megahertz with an established broadcast […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Dialog Telecom, an independent Polish telecommunications operator, has launched a new IPTV service using a video distribution network based on Scopus’ Eldorado video networking solutions, Scopus announced […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] GlobeCast has started transmissions of its new African DTH platform on SES Astra’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite, GlobeCast announced Mar. 3.     The platform, located at […]

Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high speed, low latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced Mar. 4.     O3b Networks will […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services. […]

E-Vision, a cable TV provider and part of Etisalat, has launched a High-Definition (HD) service offering content through HD setup boxes which are provided by the company, E-Vision announced Mar. […]

GlobeCast has launched a new fiber and satellite link to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is finalizing plans for a connection to Jordan Media City (JMC) in Amman, […]

Megahertz (MHz), an independent systems integrator, has launched a partnership with Greenland International Enterprises, a trading company based in Doha, Qatar, providing Megahertz with an established broadcast facility in the […]

Military operations in Iraq have been a good source of revenue for satellite operators, network providers and equipment manufacturers for several years, and as President Obama sets his date for […]

A number of leading executives said advances in technology are dramatically changing the broadcast landscape in the Middle East and broadcasters may be in for a tough time in the […]

Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new markets. This year […]

[Satellite News 03-04-09] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the […]

[Satellite News 03-04-09] U.S. Congress has scheduled to review and reauthorize cable and satellite copyright license laws associated with pay-TV in 2009 after the U.S. Copyright Office recommended the elimination […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Entertainment Studios has chosen Crawford Communications to transmit six high-definition (HD) television networks initially launching on Verizon’s FiOS TV, the company announced Feb. 24.     Entertainment Studios […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, was selected by China Network Systems (CNS), a cable-based television provider in Taiwan, to protect the content rights and revenues of its […]

Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4.     The manufacturer said […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Smartlink Communications, a satellite network operator based in Jordan, has chosen iDirect’s platform to launch a satellite broadband service covering the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Harris Corp. has been awarded a contract to provide an integrated large-scale broadcast solution to the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) as part of a facility upgrade, Harris […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] GlobeCast and Measat Satellite Systems have signed an agreement with SPE Networks to distribute the AXN HD channel in the Asia-Pacific Region, starting with the Korean market […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Xiplink has released the XipStick, a wireless optimizer for mobile satellite services, the company announced Mar. 2.     XipSitck is a self-contained, palm-sized wireless optimizer that runs […]