Connectivity

[Satellite News 10-22-08] Viasat Broadcasting continues to see the numbers of DTH subscribers fall in Scandinavia, the company announced Oct. 21. The company, a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group […]

[Satellite News 10-22-08] RRSat Global Communications Network will provide uplink and playout services for the new Fashion TV Paris high-definition channel, FTV HD, over Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] Nynex Network Solutions, a satellite network operator headquartered in Germany, has launched a DVB-S2 network with adaptive coding and modulation based on iDirect’s Evolution product line.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] SES Astra has seen a significant increase in the number of high-definition (HD) channels broadcast via its Astra satellite system, the company said Oct. 20.     At […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] The launch of the Astra 1M satellite on a Proton rocket was postponed after an anomaly was discovered with ground equipment at the launch site in Bakinour, […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] KVH Industries reported third quarter revenue of $15.7 million, a 10 percent decrease from the same quarter in 2007. Net loss for the period was $800,000, the […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] Net sales for Lockheed Martin’s space systems unit decreased by 14 percent for the quarter and 1 percent for the nine months of 2008 from the comparable […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] Eutelsat Communications signed an extended capacity deal with Roots Global, a new pan-European TV platform for South Asian communities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] SpaceDev Inc. signed an agreement to be acquired by the privately held Sierra Nevada Corp., SpaceDev announced Oct. 20.       Under the agreement, SNC would acquire the […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] Integral Systems has reorganized its business operations, the company announced Oct. 20.      Integral’s SAT Corp. subsidiary will move under the company’s space communications services group, joining […]

[Satellite News 10-21-08] Niether Boeing nor Lockheed Martin were notified by the U.S. Department of Defense of any delay in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program, despite the Pentagon’s […]

[Satellite News 10-21-08] Paradise Datacom won a significant satellite modem contract in Asia, which the company believes shows it can compete better with archrival Comtech EF Data.     Paradise Datacom […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] The third satellite in the Earth observation constellation, Cosmo-SkyMed is set to be launched Oct. 24 aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force, Calif., […]

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] Bond Offshore Helicopters has selected Blue Sky Network’s solution to provide GPS flight following, text and voice capabilities aboard its fleet of 10 helicopters based in Aberdeen, […]

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Iridium Satellite has unveiled its new satellite phone, the Iridium 9555, Iridium announced Oct. 20.     The phone’s design features a reduced size, a hand-friendly form factor, […]

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Lao Telecom, a joint venture between the government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Thaicom, has launched the first 3G service in Laos, Lao Telecom announced […]

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Vizada is offering Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) mobile satellite service to news organizations operating in the Middle East, Vizada announced Oct. 20.     Vizada has […]

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) will launch a new satellite broadband service in the Middle East, the company announced Oct. 18. Yahsat 1B will deliver the […]

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] Hughes do Brasil, the Brazilian operating entity of Hughes Network Systems, will implement services on new Ku-band capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy-28 satellite, Hughes announced Oct. 20.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-20-08] WorldSpace Inc. has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the companies announced Oct. 17.     WorldSpace and U.S. subsidiaries WorldSpace Systems Corp. and AfriSpace Inc. filed voluntary […]

[Satellite News 10-20-08] CEOs from the satellite industry’s largest companies remain largely optimistic about their prospects despite the current worldwide economic crisis.     “The good news is, nobody blames the […]

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] SES has confirmed three new launches as part of its multi-launch agreement with Arianespace.     Ranging from 4,400 kilograms to 5,800 kilograms, the three satellites are slated […]

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Globalstar Inc. signed a contract with Ericsson Federal Inc. to develop, implement and maintain a ground interface or core network system that will be installed at Globalstar’s […]

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Lufthansa Technik has completed integration of XipLink embedded wireless optimization software on their mobile access router, Xiplink announced. In addition, Satcom Direct has also developed an aircraft […]

[Satellite News 10-16-08] Commercial satellite operators used the Satcon 2008 conference as a forum to push and develop military partnerships to provide communications services to combat forces and military command […]

[Satellite News 10-16-08] The U.S. military’s desire for a dedicated, exclusive military communications network has turned into a future partnership and dependency on commercial satellite operators. But that paradigm shift […]

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Christopher Hoyle resigned as a director of Norsat International Inc., the company announced Oct. 17.     William Witten, vice president of sales, and Pervez Siddiqui, vice president […]

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received an order from SSI Micro, a Canadian regional Internet service provider, for receivers to upgrade satellite-delivered high speed Internet service to remote […]

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Talia is expanding its iDirect Evolution (DVB-S2) services to sub-Saharan Africa, Talia announced Oct. 16.      Talia, a provider of Internet and voice services for the Middle […]

[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Paradise Datacom received a contract to supply satellite modems for the first phase of a large mobile telephone network expansion project in Asia, parent company Intelek announced […]