Connectivity

[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 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 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 01-06-09] 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 […]

[Satellite Today 01-06-09] Telespazio has signed a pair of deals with DRS Technologies for satellite communications services, Telespazio announced Dec 29.     Under the first contract, Telespazio will provide DRS […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) finalized a previously announced satellite contract award to provide a new satellite to Intelsat. SS/L is ), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LORL]. "This will […]

[Satellite Today 01-05-09] Gilat Satellite Networks announced a new pact with the Colombian Ministry of Communications that will resolve standoff between the two parties, resulting in the release of about […]

[Satellite Today 01-05-09] Satellite radio supplier Audiovox Corp. has reached an agreement in principle with Sirius XM Satellite Radio to become the principal supplier of Sirius XM radio products to […]

[Satellite Today 01-05-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), has finalized a contract award to provide the Intelsat 17 spacecraft to Intelsat, SS/L announced Dec. 31.     The C- and Ku-band satellite is […]

What’s eating the European Commission about observing international radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)? And how much authority will the Commission be given in pending legislative changes to […]

Satellite connectivity while driving traditionally has been possible by using handheld, pay-by-the-minute satellite phones. More recently, always-on services have come to the forefront by using satellite tracking antennas installed on […]

Despite mounting evidence that the global economy could be in for a long-term slump, executives and analysts see the satellite sector as mostly immune — except for one high-profile sector. […]

Every revolution has a defining moment, and in the modern world of telecommunications there may be none more important than the development of Internet Protocol (IP). Even with its early […]

Mobile TV is seen as one of the great new market opportunities for satellite players. With users demonstrating a seemingly insatiable desire for video and wanting content on demand, the […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] Arabsat has signed a contract with Al-Jazeera to broadcast The Gulf Cup 2009 in HD, Arabsat announced Dec. 29.     The broadcast of the event, set to […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] DMCii, a British satellite-imaging provider, will provide free DMC constellation satellite imagery for scientists to support global environmental monitoring projects, DMCii announced Dec. 26.     The company […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] RRsat Global Communications Network has partnered with CB Networks to launch a free-to-air satellite television broadcast channel over the North American region for Office de la Radio […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] SeaMobile, in collaboration with iDirect and Eutelsat, has deployed a 5IF iDirect hub in Turin, Italy, in an effort to expand its Geolink access network and increase […]