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Connectivity

  • iBiquity Will File With FCC Over Satellite, HD Radio Inquiry

    [Satellite News 08-28-08] iBiquity Digital Corp., a developer and licenser of HD radio technology, told Satellite News that it will file with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response […]

  • Skylogic Receives Environmental Certification

    [Satellite Today 08-28-08] Skylogic, the broadband affiliate of Eutelsat Communications, has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management system certification from Bureau Veritas, an accredited certification body of quality, environmental […]

  • Pacific Century Matrix Becomes GlobeCast Hong Kong, Names New VP

    [Satellite Today 08-28-08] Pacific Century Matrix has been renamed GlobeCast Hong Kong Ltd. following its acquisition by GlobeCast earlier this summer, the new company announced Aug. 28.     The integration […]

  • Norsat Partners With Navisystem

    [Satellite Today 08-28-08] Norsat International Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership with Navisystem Marine Electronics, a provider of maritime VSAT based in Italy, the company announced Aug. 28.     […]

  • ND SatCom Supplies TDF with Turnkey Uplinks

    [Satellite Today 08-28-08] ND SatCom, an SES Astra company, will deliver a turnkey redundant 5+1 uplink station for TDF‘s teleport in Nantes, France, the company announced Aug. 28.     According […]

  • iBiquity Will File With FCC Over Satellite, HD Radio Inquiry

    [Satellite Today 08-28-08] A representative from iBiquity Digital Corp., a developer and licenser of HD radio technology told Satellite News that it will file with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission […]

  • SatService Unveils New Distributor

    [Satellite Today 08-28-08] SatService Gesellschaft für Kommunikationssysteme (SatService), a German satellite technology vendor, has introduced a new sat-nms LRXD 14 L-band distributor for satellite ground terminals, the company said Aug. […]

  • Streambox, Thrane & Thrane Announce Partnership

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08] Streambox Inc. and Thrane & Thrane have forged a partnership, the companies announced Aug. 27.     The partnership is aimed to develop enhanced integration between the Streambox […]

  • RapidEye Constellation Set For Launch

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08] The RapidEye constellation is ready for launch from Baikonur Aug. 29, according to an announcement from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL).    All five satellites, designed and […]

  • Avanti Wins Albania Deal

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08] Avanti Communications has signed wholesale partnership agreement with a satellite telecommunications service provider in Albania, opening its first business in the country, Avanti said Aug. 26.     […]

  • Hughes Launches Satellite Broadband Internet For Businesses

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08] Hughes Network has made HughesNet Business Internet service plans available, the company announced Aug. 27. The plan aims to provide high-performance broadband access to small- and mid-sized […]

  • Production, Testing Begins on Globalstar Constellation

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08] Thales Alenia Space has begun production assembly, integration and testing of the first Globalstar second-generation flight model satellites, Globalstar, Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace announced on Aug. […]

  • OverHorizon President Outlines Capital Expenditure Plans

    [Satellite News 08-26-08] OverHorizon, a new satellite services operator addressing the global mobile satellite communication market, hopes to launch services in the next two years.     In July, the government […]

  • Orbital Names Pair of Executive Managers

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. named Frank Culbertson Jr. senior vice president and deputy general manager of the advanced programs group, and Mark Pieczynski vice president of the company’s […]

  • Harmonic Makes Executive Changes

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08]  Harmonic has appointed Ian Graham vice president of sales and support for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the company announced Aug. 27.     Graham previously […]

  • GeoEye Satellite Provides Imagery to Video Games

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08]  GeoEye Inc. has provided high-resolution images taken from its Ikonos satellite for integration into Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X video game from UbiSoft, GeoEye announced Aug. 26.     The […]

  • Channelot, Udcast Unveil Micro-Transmission Station

    [Satellite Today 08-27-08] Channelot and Udcast have made the Channelot 100i available to the market, the companies announced Aug. 27.    The DVB-T/H micro-transmission station is embedded with a UDcast […]

  • Stratos CEO Sees Potential in JSAT Joint Venture

    [Satellite News 08-26-08] Stratos Global executives returned from a trip to Japan with a new joint venture, JSAT Mobile Communications, in hand. The entity, developed partnership with JSAT,  is set […]

  • Thrane & Thrane Posts Strong Results

    [Satellite Today 08-26-08] Thrane & Thrane, a manufacturer of equipment and systems for global mobile communication based on satellite and radio technology, reported a sharp increase in revenues and profits […]

  • Pace Going Green

    [Satellite Today 08-26-08] Pace is targeting three areas of its business to make its products more environmentally friendly, the company announced Aug. 26. Pack is “taking action to reduce our […]

  • AAAN Debuts History Channel HD in Honk Kong, Singapore

    [Satellite Today 08-26-08] AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN) launched the History Channel HD in Hong Kong and Singapore, the company announced Aug. 26. The channel will offer a separate schedule […]

  • WildBlue Introduces Equipment Lease Program

    [Satellite Today 08-25-08] WildBlue Communications has introduced an equipment lease program for new customers, the company announced Aug. 25.     Under the program, customers will no longer be required to […]

  • Thuraya Signs Three Commercial Partnerships

    [Satellite Today 08-25-08] Hong Kong Satellite Communication International Ltd., Japan Digital Communications and AA Techneq have signed commercial partnerships with Thuraya, the mobile satellite company announced Aug 25.     The […]

  • GlobeCast America CEO Steps Down

    [Satellite Today 08-25-08] Mary Frost stepped down as CEO of GlobeCast America, the company announced Aug. 25.     Christian Pinon, chairman and CEO of GlobeCast, will serve as interim CEO […]

  • Gilat Purchasers May Face Litigation

    [Satellite Today 08-25-08] A consortium of investors that entered an agreement in March to purchase Gilat Satellite Networks has informed the company that it will not close the merger transaction, […]

  • ManSat CEO Looking Forward from Legal Victory

    [Satellite News 08-25-08] ManSat and the Office of Communications (Ofcom), an independent regulator and competition authority for the U.K. communications industries won a favorable ruling Aug. 13 in the High […]

  • AsiaSat 6 Contract Decision Expected Within Three Months

    [Satellite News 08-22-08] AsiaSat expects to announce who has won the contract for the AsiaSat 6 satellite in the next three months.     AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson told Satellite News, […]

  • Satellite Executive Matchmaker Service Takes Off

    [Satellite News 08-22-08] Global Satcom Connections founder C.J. Foster and her partner John Dugan say their organization, which matches executives with employment, was created because of high demand.     “When […]

  • Orbital Awarded Intelsat Contract for IS-18 Satellite

    [Satellite Today 08-21-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. has been selected by Intelsat to manufacture the Intelsat-18 (IS-18) satellite, Orbital Sciences announced Aug. 21.      The satellite will be based on the […]

  • JSAT-Stratos Form Joint Venture for Mobile Communications Market

    [Satellite Today 08-21-08] JSAT has formed a joint venture with Stratos Global Corp. to serve the mobile satellite communications needs of Japanese businesses and government agencies, the companies announced Aug. […]