Connectivity

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] Inmarsat will increase the streaming data speeds on its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service because of demands from the media sector, Inmarsat announced Sept. 17.     […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] Costa Rica’s national telecommunications operator, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), has ordered a Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. SkyEdge VSAT network, Gilat announced Sept. 18.     ICE will […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] TerreStar Corp. has sold its remaining shares in SkyTerra Communications to Harbinger Capital Management and other parties, TerreStar announced Sept. 17.     Harbinger purchased 23.6 million shares […]

[Satellite News 09-18-08] SES expects the combination of its SES Americom and SES New Skies operations into a single operating segment will generate more business than the two units did […]

[Satellite News 09-18-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has launched Cachendo, a professional services and information technology solutions company intended to serve telecommunications firms, media and entertainment companies, and government and other […]

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] KVH Industries Inc. received a contract from an unnamed Southeast Asian customer for Tacnav military vehicle navigation systems and displays, KVH announced Sept. 17.     KVH’s Tacnav […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] BT Vision signed a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for a broad selection of feature films to appear on BT Vision’s new Hi-Def on-demand movie […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] TVI, a Portuguese private broadcaster, ordered an SNG system from ND SatCom, the manufacturer announced Sept. 17.     The system is fully redundant, HD ready and equipped […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] The launch of  the Nimiq 4 satellite was postponed 24 hours until Sept. 20, International Launch Services (ILS) announced.     An avionics unit on the first stage […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Crawford Satellite Services launched two additional high definition feeds for MavTV and World Fishing Network, Crawford announced Sept. 17.     The two feeds will be broadcast in […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Norsat International Inc. has established an Italian subsidiary, Norsat Italia, the company announced Sept. 17.     The new subsidiary was created to pursue opportunities in the maritime […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Serbia Broadband signed a contract with Eutelsat for a fourth transponder on Eutelsat’s W2 satellite, Serbia Broadband  announced Sept. 17.     The capacity under the seven-year contract […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and subsidiary Mabuhay Satellite Corp. have agreed to provide some Mabuhay assets to ProtoStar Ltd. in exchange for a stake in […]

[Satellite News 09-17-08] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is one of the largest fixed satellite services operators in the Middle East and likely will play a strong role in […]

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] Arabsat CEO, Khalid Balkheyour does not believe IPTV will make an impact in the Middle East any time soon.      “I don’t think IPTV will have an […]

IPcopter has rolled out CampNet, a satellite broadband access service, following completion of a trial project performed in conjunction with the European Space Agency.     IPcopter incorporated Sat3Play technology from […]

[Satellite Today 09-16-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC (HughesNet) has introduced a new equipment leasing option that reduces upfront start-up fees by more than seventy-five percent.     The company said the […]

As part of a five-year contract supplying Sky Italia with a fleet of seven automated satellite newsgathering (SNG) trucks, Arqiva will provide Sky Italia with 13.5 megahertz of dedicated space […]

 [Satellite Today 09-16-08] Orbit has received Anatel type approval, the third after it received Intelsat and Eutelsat type approvals, for its OrSat Ku-band maritime stabilized antenna system, the company announced […]

Streambox Inc. released a new product for providing file-based video management and acquisition.      The solution enables control room operators to manage hundreds of video files as they are uploaded […]

[Satellite Today 09-16-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. has completed the full-scale pathfinder ground operations of the Minotaur 4 space launch vehicle in preparation for its inaugural flight, the company announced Sept. […]

Verimatrix has introduced ViewRight CI, an integrated DVB-CI card jointly developed with Neotion.      The card combines secure common interface (CI) card and MPEG-4 transcoding silicon with content security features […]

 [Satellite Today 09-16-08] SES New Skies has signed a new capacity deal with CETel, the company said Sept. 16. SES New Skies will provide CETel services on the upcoming NSS-12 […]

Harmonic provides next-generation video delivery solutions to pay-TV operators, and the company is seeing its business jump as customers make the move to high-definition (HD) content and on-demand services. Harmonic […]

A deal with SkyPerfect, one of the largest satellite pay-TV operators in Japan, could prove to be key breakthrough for OpenTV, CEO Ben Bennett told IBC e-Daily.      “Japan is […]

After four days at IBC, I’ve reached my limit on flat panel TVs, content monitoring systems, mobile TV standards and walking, and I’m sure the thousands of others attendees can […]

[Satellite Today 09-15-08] Mega Hertz, a cable industry distributor, has placed an order with Wegener Corp. for Unity 4600 professional satellite receivers totaling over $800,000, Wegener announced Sept. 15.     […]

Mergers and acquisitions constantly reshape various sectors of the industry as well as the show floor at IBC. Ericsson’s acquisition of Tandberg Television and SES’s takeover of ND SatCom are […]

Mergers and acquisitions constantly reshape various sectors of the industry as well as the show floor at IBC. Ericsson’s acquisition of Tandberg Television and SES’s takeover of ND SatCom are […]

[Satellite Today 09-15-08] A.P. Moller / Maersk, a Danish shipping group, has signed a contract with Marlink for a retrofit of Inmarsat FleetBroadband across its supply service and tanker fleet, […]