Connectivity

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] ND SatCom appointed Johann Pohany CTO, the company announced Jan. 30.     Pohany will oversee ND SatCom’s product lifecycle from product management, research and development, verification, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] WildBlue Enterprise Solutions and InteliLease will provide funding solutions for WildBlue business customers who want to subscribe to its enterprise products, WildBlue announced Jan. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to provide advanced technology to Thales Alenia Space, MDA announced Jan. 29.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] The Sirius 4 satellite is operational and has taken over all transmissions from Sirius 2 and Sirius 3, SES Sirius announced Jan. 30.     The Sirius […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] Continental Airlines has partnered with LiveTV LLC to offer in-flight satellite-based television programming on flights operating within the continental United States beginning in January 2009, the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] OHB Technology AG acquired 50 percent of the interest in RST Raumfahrt Systemtechnik GmbH from the company’s founder and owner, OHB Technology announced Jan. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] Revenues for Boeing Co.’s Network and Space Systems fell 15 percent for the fourth quarter and 2 percent for 2007, the company announced Jan. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] International Launch Services (ILS) will launch a satellite for Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates under an agreement from satellite manufacturer […]

[Satellite News – 1-30-08] France Telecom (FT) is set to be the first major telco in Europe to launch satellite-based television services alongside an IPTV service. A report, originally in […]

Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Australian operator Optus Satellite‘s D2 satellite completed in-orbit testing and is fully operational, the company said Jan. 29     The satellite is replacing the Optus B3 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Boeing Co. has delivered DirecTV 11 to Sea Launch to in advance of its upcoming launch, the company announced Jan. 29.     DirecTV 11, the second […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Iridium Satellite is introducing a rebate program for North American customers switching from Globalstar to Iridium, the company announced Jan. 29.     The “Trade-Up To Iridium” […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Cerona Networks Corp. has added a new regional sales director, Daniel Zych, the company announced     Zych, who has worked in the satellite industry for 16 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] NSSL Satcom Solutions has deployed Allot Communications‘s NetEnforcer traffic management devices at its ground station in Florida, Allot announced Jan. 28.     The NetEnforcer guarantees the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Pace Micro Technology, the U.K. based set-top box vendor, has seen a substantial increase in its profits for the seven months that closed at the end […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures will operate two Mid-Atlantic States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (MSMART) to provide public safety and emergency communications, the company announced Jan. 29.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted the first multi-engine firing of its Falcon 9 rocket, the company announced Jan. 18.     During the test, the largest […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] ASRC Management Services signed an exclusive distribution deal with Antrix Corp. Ltd. and EOTec to distribute satellite imagery collected by the Resourcesat-1 and Cartosat-1 satellites in […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Handset-based navigation devices will reach an annual sales volume of more than 96 million units by 2012, according to a new report from ABI Research.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Revenues for Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Space Technology division increased by 14 percent to $860 million in the fourth quarter and by 17 percent for the year, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] RamTelecom Inc. has launched its new broadband satellite network, Global-IP, the company announced Jan. 28.     The network, which will meet the increasing IP telecommunication demands […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] OmniGlobe Networks Inc. has received a contribution of  200,000 Canadian dollars ($199,000) from the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program to further develop satellite-cellular […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Arqiva signed a deal to provide TV services to hairdressing salons across Europe, the company announced Jan. 28.     Under a contract with Fitzgerald Shurey Tarbuck […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] SkyPort Global Communications signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract to provide satellite connectivity to Digital Network LLC customers, SkyPort announced Jan. 28.     SkyPort will provide […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Superior Satellite Engineers Inc. has acquired the tooling and production rights for ViaSat Inc.’s Model 8345 Satellite Antenna System, the company announced Jan. 23.     “Superior […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] ABI Research projects that there  will be 462 million mobile TV subscribers around the globe in 2012.     The growth will be led by the Asia-Pacific […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] NSR believes strong demands for capacity from the video market will be the main growth driver for satellite operators over the next few years     NSR […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Revenue in Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s Space Systems division increased by 7 percent in the 2006 fourth quarter to $2.1 billion, the company reported Jan. 24.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has received a multi-year contract to support the Smithsonian Channel on Showtime Networks Inc., Globecomm Systems announced Jan. 25.       The contract, […]

[Satellite News – 1-25-08] The acquisition of Telesat Canada by Loral Space and Communications, completed in October, instantly created the fourth largest fixed satellite services operator in the world. The […]