Connectivity

[Satellite News 12-30-08] The satellite industry was largely shielded from the full impact of the global recession in 2008 and some companies posted record-setting yearly profits, a majority of executives […]

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) expects its customers’ platforms to deliver a record number of text messages this New Year’s Eve across its globally deployed Short Message Service Centers […]

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Due to the uncertainty of capital markets, Norsat International has extended the term of 366,690 common share purchase warrants that were issued as part of an offering […]

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Two new Thuraya location services have been launched, the operator announced Dec. 24.      Geonix, a U.K.-based location services and equipment provider, has launched ThurayaAssist and ThurayaRelay, […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Arianespace has been chosen by Egyptian operator Nilesat to launch the Nilesat 201 satellite, Arianespace announced Dec. 23.     The launch contract comes as part of a […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Integral Systems has named John Monahan president of its subsidiary, RT Logic, a provider of products for ground-based applications for satellite test, Integral Systems announced Dec. 22. […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Inmarsat will switch off its Regional Broadband Global Area Network (R-BGAN) services worldwide at 11:59 p.m. UTC Dec. 31, the company announced Dec. 19. The service has […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] AsiaSat has signed a C-band capacity deal with B4U Broadband in India, the company announced Dec. 22.     B4U will deliver two Hindi television channels, B4U Movies […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] SES News Skies has signed a new capacity deal with TV Record, a Brazilian broadcaster, the company announced Dec. 23.     TV Record has selected SES New […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] Harmonic has reached an agreement to acquire Scopus Video Networks, a global provider of digital video networking solutions, Harmonic announced Dec. 23.     Under the terms of […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] SES has formally accepted the Astra 1M satellite from Astrium after the compleltion in-orbit testing, SES announced Dec. 18.     The Eurostar E3000 satellite, designed and built […]

[Satellite Today 12-22-08] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) received a $49 million contract with options from Orbital Sciences Corp. to provide at least nine flight sets of Orion solid rocket motors, ATK […]

[Satellite Today 12-22-08]  Solaris Mobile, a Eutelsat-SES Astra joint venture, has been confirmed by the European Commission (EC) as an admissible candidate for the two-stage application process for the provision […]

[Satellite Today 12-22-08] Arianespace launched the Hot Bird 9 and W2M satellites for Eutelsat Communications, Arianespace announced Dec. 20.     Hot Bird 9 was manufactured by Astrium and carries 64 […]

Dassault Aviation signed papers to acquire Alcatel-Lucent [ALU] shares in Thales, Alcatel-Lucent announced. The deal involved 41,262,481 Thales shares. This transaction will be based on a price of Euro38 per […]

[Satellite News 12-22-08] SES Americom will stop offering its IPTV service in North America by mid-2009. IP-Prime had been a key part of the operator’s strategy to tap into the […]

[Satellite Today 12-22-08] Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan will give Vietnamese telecommunications companies priority to use certain positions within the country’s satellite orbit, The Vietnam Bridge reported Dec. […]

[Satellite Today 12-22-08] Pixelmetrix, a preventive monitoring service for digital television and IPTV networks, received its first order for the Electronic Couch Potato (EC) and ECP Consolidator from an unnamed […]

[Satellite Today 12-19-08] Boeing Launch Services received a contract to launch the fourth satellite of the Cosmo-SkyMed (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) Earth-observation program for Italian Space […]

[Satellite Today 12-19-08] Newtec is expanding its Astra2Connect network of SES Astra distribution partners with new Internet service providers in the United Kingdom and Spain, Newtec announced Dec. 19     […]

[Satellite Today 12-19-08] Austar United Communications, the Australian satellite pay-TV operator, has initiated a share repurchase program, the company announced Dec. 19.     Earlier this year Austar repurchased 46.3 million […]

[Satellite News 12-18-08] Some satellite TV providers are approaching the Feb. 17 transition to digital television in the United States as an opportunity to expand their customer base, while others […]

[Satellite Today 12-18-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has appointed Gwynne Shotwell president, the company announced Dec. 18.     Shotwell will be part of the company’s office of the chairman […]

[Satellite Today 12-18-08] Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, appointed Colette Bowe to be its new chairman, the organization announced Dec. 17.  Bowe will replace chairman David Currie.     Separately, Ofcom […]

[Satellite Today 12-18-08] Sky Perfect JSAT won Japanese broadcasting rights for the 2010 soccer World Cup, the company announced Dec. 18.     The operator will provide high-definition live coverage of […]

[Satellite Today 12-18-08] EADS has gained clearance from European Union (EU) antitrust regulators to buy British satellite maker Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), the European Commission announced Dec. 18     […]

[Satellite Today 12-17-08] In a new tax plan made public Dec. 16 at the New York State government Web site, New York Gov. David Paterson outlined provisions that would impose […]

[Satellite Today 12-17-08] Tata Sky has more than 3 million DTH subscribers in India, the company announced Dec. 16.     Tata Sky reached the milestone in 27 months, adding the […]

[Satellite Today 12-17-08] Global Satellite USA has released the Generator, a bag that produces enough solar power to charge a laptop from less than a day in the sun, the […]

[Satellite Today 12-17-08] Envivio Inc. has begun shipping its mobile TV configuration of its 4Caster C4 three screens — TV, PC and mobile device — encoder as the product officially […]