Connectivity

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Canal Digital, the Nordic direct-to-home platform, saw an increase in revenues but a drop in overall profits and subscriber numbers for the quarter ended June 30, parent […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Harmonic Inc. will provide Astra Platform Services with high-definition (HD) encoders and statistical multiplexing for a network upgrade, Harmonic announced July 24.     Astra will install Harmonic’s […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Integral Systems Inc. reported total revenue of $41.8 million in its 2008 third quarter, up 17 percent from the same period a year ago, Integral announced July […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Paul Lithgow was appointed COO of AeroAstro, a business unit of Radyne, in June.     Lithgow will oversee current programs and new business development for AeroAstro, which […]

[Satellite News – 07-23-08] Swiss defence company Ruag has been part of the space landscape in Europe for around 30 years, but is looking to play a larger role in […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] BSkyB signed an innovative deal with one of the world’s biggest music companies to offer digital music services, BSkyB said July 23.     The satellite pay-TV operator […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Viasat, a Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary, has seen a decrease in direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region in the second quarter, the company announced July […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Revenues in KVH’s mobile communications business improved 4 percent to $18.3 million in the company’s 2008 second quarter, the company announced July 22. The gains were driven […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has increased the speeds of three of its HughesNet consumer service plans, the company announced July 23.     The Home plan now features […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] SES New Skies signed another capacity deal for its NSS-7 satellite, the operator said July 23.     SM2 Sports Media Solutions, based in Greenwich, Conn., delivers sports […]

[Satellite 07-22-08] Comtech EF Data Corp. has acquired the network backhaul assets and the NetPerformer and AccessGate product lines of Verso Technologies, Comtech Telecommuications Corp. announced July 21.     The […]

[Satellite Today 07-22-08] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. reported second quarter revenues of $1.8 million, an increase of 17 percent from the same period in 2007, the company announced July 22. […]

[Satellite News 07-22-08] For years, economists and politicians have racked the brains of think tanks to develop a solution to revive the lackluster industrial output of the Rust Belt, a […]

[Satellite News 07-22-08] The aerospace industry has been dominated by the federal government investments, but Space Angels Network principal and co-founder Burton Lee aims to bring seed- and early-stage financing […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] Inmarsat has ended discussions with Harbinger Capital Partners in regard to a possible offer for Inmarsat, the satellite operator said July 21.     Harbinger, which is Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] Louis Brothers, founder and president of Valley Forge Composite Technologies (VFCT), is so confident that his company’s new small satellite platform will be a revolution for the […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] XM Satellite Radio added 322,000 net subscribers in the 2008 second quarter to bring its total subscriber base to 9.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] AeroAstro, a business unit of Radyne Corp., named Paul Lithgow COO, the company announced July 21.     Lithgow will supervise upper management and oversee current programs and […]

[Satellite Today 07-18-08] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ACTi) introduced a specialized two-channel flyaway broadcast system geared towards specific applications in Southeast Asia, the company announced July 18.     The new […]

[Satellite Today 07-18-08] Space Angels Network LLC, a network of seed- and early-stage investors focused on aerospace-related ventures, issued a call for applicant companies for the Aerospace Venture Forum, Space […]

[Satellite News – 07-18-08] BSkyB, which serves around 1.4 million broadband subscribers in the United Kingdom, hopes to use that infrastructure to provide the next generation of content services to […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-08] Hughes Communications Inc. will provide the broadband satellite backbone America’s Emergency Network Inc. (AEN)’s video-Internet emergency communications network, Hughes announced July 17.     Hughes’ Spaceway 3 satellite […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. reported revenues of $301.2 million in the 2008 second quarter, a 15 percent improvement over revenues a year ago, the company announced July 17. […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-08] Dish Network’s EchoStar 2 satellite “experienced a substantial failure that appears to have rendered the satellite a total loss,” Dish said in a July 14 filing with […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-08] The government of Cyprus granted OverHorizon (Cyprus) PLC a second orbital slot, the government announced July 17.     OverHorizon, which has offices in Arlington, Va., and Solna, […]

[Satellite Today 07-17-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) appointed Susan Miller senior vice president for satellite services, the company announced July 17.     Miller, who previously has served as president and […]

[Satellite News – 07-17-08] Hellas Sat has ambitious plans to attack both the direct-to-home (DTH) and residential broadband arenas, as the Greek national satellite operator looks to transform its business […]

[Satellite Today 07-16-08] Microsemi Corp., a manufacturer of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits and semiconductors, has acquired Semicoa, a provider of semiconductors and smart munitions optoelectronics for the military […]

[Satellite Today 07-16-08]  Thuraya is launching a new small broadband terminal with advanced video streaming capability, the company said July 16.     The terminal, developed by Hughes Network Systems LLC, […]

[Satellite Today 07-16-08]  Sea Launch launched the EchoStar 11 broadcast satellite, the company’s fourth mission of the year, Sea Launch announced July 16.     Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) manufactured the satellite, […]