Connectivity

JSAT, the Japanese fixed satellite services (FSS) operator, is targeting the mobile satellite services (MSS) market in Japan, because with little room for growth in its traditional business market, it […]

[Satellite News 01-12-09] Despite a U.S. Department of Labor report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 16-year high of 7.2 percent, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) still […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, named David Myers executive vice president and general manager, the company announced Jan. 7.      Myers’ appointment […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] AT&T revealed roll out costs for its satellite-based in-car TV service, AT&T CruiseCast, slated to launch this spring, the company announced Jan. 9. AT&T will initially provide […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched its Inter-Government Crisis Network, the company announced Jan. 9.     The network enables government agencies to communicate securely in preparing for and […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Inmarsat’s new Inmarsat-4 (I-4) Americas satellite has entered commercial service, the operator announced Jan. 7.     Commercial switch-on was completed when all BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband traffic […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Orbcomm signed a global automatic identification system (AIS) distribution agreement for commercial purposes with Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay, a provider of insight and information in the commercial […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Comtech EF Data received $1.4 million in orders for satellite communications equipment from an unnamed GSM operator based in Africa, Comtech EF Data announced Jan. 8.     […]

[Satellite News 01-09-09] NATO’s demands for bandwidth are increasing, and the organization has been tapping into the benefits of IP technologies to help in operations, Malcolm Green, chief of CAT […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] The Spanish government has authorized Abertis Telecom to acquire 5 percent of operator Hispasat from EADS/CASA, increasing Hispasat’s share to 33.4 percent at a cost of $47.6 […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Northrop Grumman appointed Gary Ervin as head of the company’s new Aerospace Systems division, a new created by merging Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology and Integrated Systems sectors, […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] ICO Global Communications has completed in-orbit testing of its ICO G1 satellite and testing of its ground based beam forming (GBBF) system, ICO announced Jan. 7. The […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] Artel Inc., an information technology and managed network services provider, signed $222.8 million in government contract wins in 2008, the company announced Jan. 7.     The contracts […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] Venezuela will make its first satellite radio and television transmission Jan. 10, Venezuelan Minister of Science and Technology Nuris Orihuela told Venezuelan press officials Jan. 6.     […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] TerreStar Networks and protocol stack software supplier Comneon demonstrated the first Voice Over IP (VOIP) phone call on an integrated satellite-terrestrial multi-mode handset from a Comneon test […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] Software developer ViewCast Corp. released an IP video streaming appliance, Niagara 2100, the company announced Jan. 7.     This addition to ViewCast’s Niagara streaming video line targets […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] The Los Angeles Superior Court has backed an October jury decision against Boeing Co. to award ICO Global Communications compensatory damages of $371 million, punitive damages of […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] Tandberg Television won a content delivery deal with Starz Entertainment, the company announced Jan. 7.     Starz, which operates 16 movie channels including the Starz and Encore […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] SES Astra and GlobeCast signed a distribution and capacity deal with France Telecom to broadcast Orange TV, targeting French homes with no TV coverage over ADSL, the […]

[Satellite Today 01-07-08] Douglas Brandon has been appointed general counsel, secretary and senior vice president of TerreStar and its subsidiaries, TerreStar announced Jan. 6.     Brandon will manage all legal […]

[Satellite Today 01-07-08] Arianespace signed a contract with Intelsat for the launch of one satellite with the option to launch four more satellites between 2011 and 2015, Arianespace announced Dec. […]

[Satellite Today 01-07-08] Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) signed Yahsat and Arabsat capacity contracts totaling $200 million, EMC announced Jan. 6.     Based on long-term agreements, EMC will lease C-band capacity […]

[Satellite News 01-07-09] While 2009 may present economic challenges to the satellite industry, a majority of executives are excited about taking advantage of the opportunities that often present themselves in […]

[Satellite News 01-07-08] Satellite News would like to take this opportunity to look back at 20 of the most important stories of 2008. From the economic crisis to emergence of […]

[Satellite News 01-07-09] BSkyB hopes its Sky Player online TV service, which launched late last year, will find a strong niche among new customers in the United Kingdom.     Sky […]

[Satellite News 01-06-09] Political shifts in the U.S. government could lead to adjustments in business plans, satellite executives told Satellite News.     With the U.S. digital television switchover planned for […]

[Satellite News 01-06-08] TeamCast, a broadcast networks infrastructure solutions provider, is confident it will see strong market demand for its hybrid solutions encompassing terrestrial and satellite and is aggressively seeking […]

[Satellite Today 01-06-09] Sky Perfect JSAT has acquired a number of its own shares, the company announced Jan. 5.     The company acquired more than 13,500 shares in December at […]

[Satellite Today 01-06-09] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has selected Quake Global and Korea Orbcomm to supply satellite communicators and airtime for its new Hi-Mate global communications heavy equipment tracking and […]

[Satellite Today 01-06-09] EMS Technologies expects its 2009 earnings to exceed $50 million, growing more than 40 percent compared with 2008, the company announced Jan. 5.     “The guidance for […]