Connectivity

[Satellite Today 11-25-08] MVS Comunicaciones, a Mexican telecommunications conglomerate, and EchoStar Corp. have formed a joint venture, Dish Mexico, that will launch Dish satellite TV service across Mexico, the companies […]

[Satellite News 11-25-08] The failure of the Nigcomsat-1 satellite is a significant blow to the nascent African fixed satellite services (FSS) industry, according to analysts.     Nigcomsat, which already was […]

[Satellite Today 11-25-08] AtlanTecRF launched a new series of Ka-band loop test translators in support of the next generation of ground based transmit and receive stations, the company announced Nov. […]

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted a full mission-length firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle’s first stage at its McGregor Test Facility in Texas, SpaceX announced […]

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] UDcast has rolled out with WANcompress for its UDgateway security and performance solution, the company announced Nov. 24.      UDgateway offers bandwidth optimization to reduce the high […]

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Hughes do Brasil has won a public tender and signed a 36-month contract with Prodam, the data processing company of the state of Amazonas, to deploy a […]

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] NDS, a supplier of middleware and conditional access solutions to satellite pay-TV operators, made a series of executive appointments and promotions, the company said Nov. 24.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has deployed an advanced high-definition set-top box, EchoStar Europe announced Oct. 24.     The launch of the DBS-7100HD product is intended to […]

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Intelligent Media has installed the first large-scale Harris InfoCaster system in Greece for Harris Corp., the companies announced Nov. 24.     Intelligent Media operates one of the […]

President-elect Obama is focusing on the weak economy and financial system crisis, along with auto industry woes, raising questions as to how much new money will be available for programs […]

[Satellite Today 11-24-08] Orbital Data Net (ODN), a satellite network integrator and emergency services solutions provider, has deployed Spacenet’s Connexstar satellite services in support of emergency networks for government agencies, […]

Pratt Gains $12.2 Million MDA Liquid Propellant System Contract The Missile Defense Agency gave Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a unit of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], a $12.2 million cost plus […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] TNTSat, a digital terrestrial offering via satellite, is now in 750,000 households in France, SES Astra announced Nov. 18.     TNTSAT targets regions where TV households cannot […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08]  EMS Technologies Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based Satamatics Global Ltd., a provider of Inmarsat IsatM2M (machine-to-machine) services, EMS announced Nov. 21.     Satamatics enables […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] Intelsat Ltd. signed a multi-year contract to broadcast the MLB Network using capacity on the Galaxy 17 satellite, Intelsat announced Nov. 20.     The network, a 24-hour […]

Like its fixed satellite services counterparts, SES some very interesting growth strategies in play. The operator of the second largest communications satellite fleet has an IPTV offering in the United […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] SES New Skies will provide Arrowhead Global Solutions capacity on the NSS-12 satellite that will support U.S. government needs over the Middle East and East Africa, SES […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Sea Launch and Intelsat signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch system, the launch provider announced Nov. 20.     Sea Launch […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has been granted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) communications licenses for two new MSV gateways in the United States, the […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Thales Alenia Space España, signed an agreement with prime contractor Hispasat for the development and supply of the Redsat Advanced Communication Payload for the AG1 satellite, Thales […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Growth in set-top box shipments will peak in 2012, followed by a slow decline, according to a study by ABI Research.      Set-top box unit volumes for […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] GMV and Astronautic Technology Sdn. Bhd. (ATSB) won an a contract for Malaysia’s coastal Differential GPS (DGPS) network, GMV announced Nov. 20.      Under this agreement, signed […]

 [Satellite Today] The Nigcomsat 1 spacecraft, shut down Nov. 9 after suffering power problems, has lost both solar arrays and is “a total loss,” according to press reports.      T. […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Eutelsat signed a capacity deal with the Airfield Media Group, a company looking to make an impact in the Belgian pay-TV market, Eutelsat announced Nov. 20.      […]

[Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look […]

Eutelsat Communications, which has Spanish company Abertis Telecom as one of its main shareholders, has made a number of interesting strategic moves over the last year. While continuing to grow […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] VT iDirect Inc. signed a contract with Gateway Communications to implement a pan-African DVB-S2/ACM satellite network built on iDirect’s Evolution platform, the company announced Nov. 19.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Ltd. for the development, delivery and installation of elements of the Amos-4 ground segment, Thales Alenia […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Incomnet, one of Mongolia’s largest telecommunications service providers, added Gilat’s SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to its satellite communications network to serve Mongolia’s mobile operators, Gilat Satellite Networks […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Thuraya is rolling out its ThurayaIP service to government and corporate sectors in Libya, the company announced Nov. 19.     In partnership with General Post & Telecommunications […]