Connectivity

TeamCast unveiled two new modulators in its ModulCast range — the MMB-1000/2000 and MIS-1000/2000.      The products meet the CMMB standard for mobile YV in China and the ISDB-T standard […]

Satellite operators have seen the prices for launch services rise, and continued growth could begin have an impact on future satellite purchases. There has been “huge increases in launch service […]

I’m generally cynical when it comes to hearing about the promise of new satellite services and how a market is set to become hot at any second. It probably comes […]

The European broadcast landscape has seen unprecedented change in recent years. With more competition than ever before in television markets as well as new consumer behaviors emerging in the way […]

Network Electronics integrated Skyline Communications’ DataMiner multi-vendor network management system with Network Electronics’ Flashlink, VikinX and Ventura product ranges, the company announced.       The integration enables customers to monitor and […]

Mobile TV and mobile video services offered over broadcast and unicast distribution are projected to grow almost ten-fold from the end of 2007 to 2013, according to NSR.      A […]

TigrisNet has installed an iDirect Series 15000 universal hub and 50 Evolution X3 satellite routers to power an enhanced DVB-S2 network with adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) for corporate and […]

Upcoming changes in the broadcasting market are on the minds of many at IBC. The digital TV transition in the United States and the growing market for multi-platform broadcasting promise […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, the largest DTH platform in Poland, hopes to become a major player on the Polish communications/media landscape by becoming “a triple-play or even a quadruple-play operator,” CEO Dominik […]

OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has become an authorized reseller of Comtech EF Data’s Vipersat network products, OmniGlobe announced Sept. 10.     Omniglobe promote and distribute the Vipersat product line to its […]

Newtec has selected Altera Corp.’s Cyclone 2 field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) to deliver broadband services to its Sat3Play broadband terminal. The Sat3Play broadband terminal is part of a two-way […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Irdeto has expanded a set-top box license agreement with Cisco Systems, enabling Cisco to integrate Irdeto’s conditional access solution with its set-tops.     As result of this […]

Quintech Electronics and Communications Inc. introduced a new 16×16 RF matrix switch dubbed QRM.      The QRM features the latest Q-Route technology, which provides maximum reliability with signal path redundancy […]

Tandberg Television unveiled an end-to-end head-end and distribution solution for next-generation digital terrestrial television (DTT). Tandberg cited European digital switchover deadlines, growing consumer and industry pressure for high-definition (HD) broadcasts […]

NDS launched a suite of advertising solutions that will enable advertisers to target, engage and measure TV audience behavior.     The new advertising solutions, dubbed NDS Dynamic, will allow TV […]

There are many interesting trends on the European broadcast landscape. The number of high-definition (HD) channels is on the rise, telcos are entering the TV markets and the capability of […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] SES Astra has created a new company, Astra Broadband Services (ABBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary set to further promote and enhance SES Astra’s portfolio of products, the company […]

  The floor at IBC 2008 likely will be buzzing with an broad array of industry concerns, as xecutives, analysts and insiders from around the globe converge on Amsterdam with […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] DataPath Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Metracom to provide sales and integration support for the MaxView network management system in Europe, Datapath announced Sept. 12. […]

Scopus unveiled a new network monitoring system, Eldorado, which features a customizable architecture for management of resources across networks.     Eldorado is equipped with several wizard-based redundancy schemes, the H.264 […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Telesat Holdings Inc. named Michel Cayouette as its CFO, the company announced Sept. 12. Cayouette will join Telesat on Sept. 17, succeeding longtime CFO Ted Ignacy, who […]

IBC 2008 opens as broadcasters face potential problems on multiple fronts. Their customers are demanding more and more content available on a more diverse set of platforms. This change in […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Sea Launch reported that its vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port and are now on their way to the Equator for the launch of Intelsat’s Galaxy […]

[Satellite Today 09-11-08] Actel Corp. released a business update for its third quarter 2008 financial report on Sept. 10 revealing that the company now believes quarter revenues will decline seven […]

 [Satellite Today 09-11-08]  In APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.’s unaudited interim first half 2008 financial reports, the company claimed that its turnover amounted to approximately HK$198 million ($25 million USD) compared […]

 [Satellite Today 09-11-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a managed network services contract from Indigo Wireless, Globecomm announced Sept. 11.       Under the agreement, Globecomm said it will provide […]

[Satellite News 09-11-08] The O3B in O3B Network‘s name stands for “the other three billion,” the target market for the company’s ambitious 16-satellite constellation. O3B wants to connect three billion […]

 [Satellite Today 09-11-08] Iridium Satellite LLC  shipped 5,000 phones to service providers for new subscribers in the past two weeks, with the majority going to partners serving the Gulf Coast, […]

 [Satellite Today 09-11-08]  As part of a new five-year contract supplying Sky Italia with a fleet of seven automated Satellite News Gathering (SNG) trucks, Arqiva said it will provide Sky […]

[Satellite News 09-11-08] How to finance all the planned mobile satellite services (MSS) systems remains a hot topic on the final day of World Satellite Business Week in Paris as […]