Connectivity

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Satellite Today News Editor Jeffrey Hill asks on our blog: Google Inc. has thrown money behind O3b Networks‘ low-Earth orbit constellation, which aims to supply emerging markets […]

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Revenue in the Russian information technology and communications market is expected to total 50 billion euros in 2008, according to a report by the European Audiovisual Observatory. […]

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Hughes Network Systems introduced its Wideband Configurable Demodulator Subsystem (CDS) with a capability to simultaneously demodulate multiple time division multiple access channels on a 36-megahertz satellite transponder, […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] In a legal dispute over a $300 million investment in Loral Space & Communications Inc. from MHR Fund Management LLC, the Delaware Chancery Court has decided that […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Stratos Global Corp. has rolled out an antivirus program for the maritime satellite market, the company announced Sept. 22.     AmosConnect Anti-Virus provides onboard protection against intrusion […]

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Oksana Ferchuk has been appointed CEO of Viasat Ukraine, one its shareholders, Modern Times Group (MTG), said Sept. 23. Ferchuk replaces Rich Caproni, who will assume the […]

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Inmarsat is expanding its FleetBroadband range of services to target the lower end of the maritime market, the company said Sept. 23.     The operator will offer […]

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Sea Launch signed a launch services agreement with O3b Networks for up to two launches, Sea Launch announced Sept. 23.     According to Sea Launch, the first […]

[Satellite News 09-23-08] Iridium signed an agreement with GHL Acquisition Corp. Sept. 23 that will eliminate Iridium’s debt of about $131 million and allow the mobile satellite service provider to […]

[Satellite News 09-23-08] Iridium signed an agreement with GHL Acquisition Corp. Sept. 23 that will eliminate Iridium’s debt of about $131 million and allow the mobile satellite service provider to […]

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Iridium signed an agreement with GHL Acquisition Corp. Sept. 23 that will eliminate Iridium’s debt of about $131 million and allow the mobile satellite service provider to […]

[Satellite News 09-2208] The Americas region, driven principally by the United States, continues to lead the globe in terms of demand for high-definition (HD) TV services, while Japanese consumers are […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] United Service Source Inc. (USSI), a communications service provider, has acquired Ascent Media’s Palm Bay satellite systems engineering and field business unit, USSI announced Sept. 22.     […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Orbit Technology Group has reached an agreement with Milano Teleport to provide Ku-band maritime OrSat Systems for Milano Teleport’s ISeaGlobal broadband marine communication platform, Orbit announced.      […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has launched Helius business IPTV solutions in an effort to expand its portfolio of HughesNet enterprise offerings in Europe, Hughes announced Sept. 22. […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), ICO Global Communications Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. have reached an agreement to integrate satellite communications into mass-market cellular handsets and devices, the companies […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Gilat Satellite Networks will design a line of satellite ground-segment equipment for O3b networks, Gilat said Sept. 22.     Gilat’s planned line of VSAT terminals and gateway […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] Arianespace will acquire 10 Soyuz launch vehicles from the Russian Space Agency, Roskosmos, Arianespace said Sept. 22.     The contract provides for the supply of Soyuz ST […]

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] International Launch Services launched the Nimiq 4 satellite for Telesat, the companies announced Sept. 22.     The satellite, which will be located at 82 degrees West, is […]

Harmonic Inc. will supply additional encoders to DirecTV Inc. that will be used to expand the DTH operators high-definition (HD) national channel service, Harmonic announced.      Harmonic will supply DiviCom […]

SES New Skies has signed a capacity deal with CETel for transponder space on the NSS-12 satellite, SES News Skies announced.     CETel will use a Ku-band transponder on the […]

Tam Tam TV, an entertainment channel in the Ivory Coast, has chosen GlobeCast to provide a broadcast solution that combines remote broadcast delivery via Internet with satellite distribution, GlobeCast announced. […]

Integral Systems Europe delivered and installed a fully-integrated carrier signal monitoring, transponder planning, and network management system for the Vinasat satellite program, Integral announced.     The system will be part […]

IBC 2008 wrapped up our the tour of the major communications shows around the globe and confirms a common thread running through all the major and minor communications shows: The […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] The launch of Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, scheduled for Sept. 23, will be delayed 24 hours due to unfavorable weather during transit to the launch site, Sea […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed a contract with the International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) to lease satellite capacity on AfricaSat-1, Measat announced Sept. 19.     Intersputnik, an […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] SES New Skies has signed a capacity deal with SkyVision, a provider of Internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, SES New Skies said Sept. […]

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel), said Sept. 18 that it had formed a joint venture with Chunghwa Telecom to build the ST-2 satellite.      This satellite is targeted […]

HDTV, IPTV, delivering content to mobile devices, and hybrid set-top boxes (STBs) were some of the hottest topics at IBC 2008. IBC e-Daily caught up with a number of top […]

GlobeCast, which provides content management and worldwide transmission services, announced during IBC that it was acquiring French software company Netia, which offers software solutions for audiovisual content management. IBC e-Daily […]