Connectivity

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] GlobeCast will originate and control a pair of Ion Media Networks channels, GlobeCast announced Nov. 20.     GlobeCast receives Ion’s Network feed at the Sunrise Broadcast […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] A Russian Proton rocket placed the Sirius 4 satellite into orbit for SES Sirius Nov. 18, International Launch Services (ILS) announced. This is the first commercial […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] ProtoStar Ltd. and Antrix, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), will jointly provide 216 megahertz of interim satellite capacity to support direct-to-home […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] Thuraya is counting down to the launch of its Thuraya-3 satellite, which is set for Nov. 19 following several days of delays due to unfavourable sea […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp.’s FleetBroadband service is commercially available, the company announced Nov. 19.     FleetBroadband, a maritime broadband satellite communications solution based on Inmarsat‘s FleetBroadband service, […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today]  UDcast has named David Richardson as vice president of corporate and business development, the company announced Nov. 16.     Richardson will contribute to the development of […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated Iridium Satellite LLC exclusive access some L-band spectrum for global mobile satellite services, the company announced Nov. 15. […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (CSR), which operates as XM Canada, reported a 100 percent increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, the company announced Nov. […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] Arinc has tested and deployed XipLink’s embedded acceleration system in Arinc’s Skylink broadband communications platform, XipLink announced Nov. 14.     The XipLink acceleration system combines SCPS-based […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] NDS is expanding its sales, support and research and development operation in Seoul, Korea, the company announced Nov. 16. The facilities have been operational since 2001. […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The DirecTV Group  is switching its stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange  to the Nasdaq, DirecTV announced Nov. 15.     "Companies that list […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] A pair of U.S. Congressmen have written to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin expressing concern over a study contract awarded to small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology […]

[11-16-07 — Satellite News] The satellite industry scored a resounding victory at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07), as the meeting closed with delegates rejecting requests from terrestrial players that […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp. has introduced a new dedicated GSM service for crewmembers and officers of merchant ships, the company announced Nov. 15.     GSM Oceanwide enables […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite News] While relying more and more on commercial satellite services, the government is a “terrible customer” for the industry, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Armor said […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] The Ariane 5 rocket placed the SkyNet 5B and Star One C1 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced Nov. 14.     SkyNet 5B, built by Astrium Services, […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has tested a new type of rocket engine that uses oxygen and methane propellants, the company announced Nov. 14.     The TR408 engine […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite News] Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has been growing at an impressive rate throughout the last few years, building satellites for European, African and […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Com Dev International Ltd. signed a strategic alliance agreement with GateHouse A/S of Denmark to provide a global turnkey automatic identification system (AIS) solution for user […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to provide Spanish telecommunications satellite service provider Hispasat with an Interactive Multimedia Communication Amerhis-2 Repeater, Thales Alenia announced Nov. […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] UDcast will supply DVB-H headends for Harris Corp.’s Atlas DVB-H Mobile TV transmitters, UDcast announced Nov. 14.     UDcast will provide its DVB-H IP encapsulators, network […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) won a $24 million contract to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East to be used by government departments, service […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite News] While Mobile Satellite Ventures’ (MSV) financial performance “remains on track,” the company only has enough cash on hand to last through June and is negotiating with […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat Communications signed a five-year contract with Entertainment Highway Ltd. to provide capacity on the W4 satellite, Eutelsat announced Nov. 13.     Entertainment Highway will […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Bentley Walker, a U.K.-based satellite solutions provider, purchased a second HX System network operations center, Hughes Networks Systems announced Nov. 12. Bentley Walker purchased the […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Thomson will provide DVB-H broadcast technology to Sistema Mass Media, a branch of Russia’s AFK Sistema, for the launch of a mobile multimedia service in […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Orbcomm Inc. posted revenues of $6.9 million in its 2007 third quarter, up from revenues of $5.5 million in the same period a year ago, […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Stockholders of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two satellite radio companies, Sirius and XM […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma (STRAC) is expanding its deployment of satellite-based communications, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced Nov. 13.     STRAC […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. received a contract from the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority to outfit more than 300 public vehicles with a satellite-based management system, […]