Connectivity

[Via Satellite 11-17-2014] Yahlive, a joint venture between Yahsat of the UAE and SES of Luxembourg, has leased a new transponder to Babylon Media Company. The agreement provides additional capacity...

[Via Satellite 11-14-2014] DirecTV has teamed up with Samsung to begin offering 4K content. Beginning today, customers with DirecTV’s Genie HD DVR and a 2014 model Samsung Ultra-High Definition television...

[Via Satellite 11-14-2014] United States-based pay-per-view provider iN Demand has renewed its agreement with SES for C-band capacity on two of AMC 1’s transponders. iN Demand will use the capacity...

[Via Satellite 11-14-2014] RCS Communications has initiated commercial service in South Sudan using O3b Networks’ High Throughput Satellite (HTS) constellation. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) signed a long-term capacity agreement...

[Via Satellite 11-13-2014] Isocel Telecom, a top Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Benin, has entered a long-term agreement with Eutelsat for C-band capacity from the Eutelsat 3B satellite. The company...

[Via Satellite 11-13-2014] Gilat has announced a new terminal, the SkyEdge 2-c Libra that combines both satellite and cellular technologies. The Libra terminal transmits download traffic by satellite, and uploads...

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Avanti has unveiled its new education service, Avanti Connected Education, which will deliver Internet-enabled learning to thousands of children in Africa. The service seeks to improve the...

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] KVH Industries has significantly increased the capacity for its mini-VSAT Broadband network. The expanded capacity on key South American beams has resulted in as much as three...

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Raga Sat has gone live on O3b Networks’ Fiber in the Sky satellite network. The Democratic Republic of Congo-based service provider is the first African client to...

[Via Satellite 11-11-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the Middle East based MSS operator, is targeting growth from many verticals going forward including maritime and new markets such as the “connected car,”...