Connectivity

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] BSkyB closed September with 8.7 million subscribers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, adding 83,000 subscribers in its most recent quarter, the company announced Nov. 2. […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. third quarter revenues improved by nearly 30 percent, the company announced Nov. 1.     Revenues for the quarter ending Sept. 30 […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunications Systems Inc. posted record revenues of $37.6 million in the 2007 third quarter, up 22 percent from the same period a year ago, the company […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] HNS Europe, a European operating company of Hughes Network Systems LLC, will supply Czech telecommunications provider GiTy with its latest generation broadband satellite system, Hughes announced […]

The mobile satellite services (MSS) sector has a definite role to play in the future of communications as the reach of terrestrial telecommunications services providers only extends so far. However, […]

Globalstar has made its share of headlines throughout the past year, though not always for reasons the company would prefer. In December, the satellite operator awarded a contract to Thales […]

In the second half of 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a batch of consultations and regulations that affect the burgeoning satellite broadcasting industry in India. […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite News] NDS, the conditional access and middleware vendor which generates around 80 percent of its revenues from satellite players, has signed another deal with a start-up direct-to-home […]

Fixed satellite services (FSS) companies abandoned some traditional forms of satellite insurance in the early 2000s due to high premiums and insurance rates, relying instead on self-insurance through the use […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] PlanetSky Ltd. signed an agreement with ProtoStar Ltd. for C-band capacity on ProtoStar’s first satellite, ProtoStar announced Nov. 1.     The agreement provides PlanetSky with five […]

This is the last installment in our review of key “demand triggers” for IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) takeup. Since IPTV is widely touted as the principal driver of fixed satellite […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. and Antrix Corp. Ltd. signed an agreement for the lease of Ku-band capacity on the Measat-3 satellite, Measat announced Nov. 1. […]

 [11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Sea Launch’s Odyssey launch platform set sail carrying the Thuraya-3 satellite for the first mission since the company’s January launch failure, Sea Launch announced Nov. 1. […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] The third of Germany’s SAR-Lupe satellites has been launched from the Plesetsk space center by a Russian Cosmos-3M rocket.     The third of five satellites in […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite News] GENEVA — During the first week of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07), administrations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America made clear their broad and deep support […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Aruba Networks Inc. and iDirect Inc. have completed integration testing of a wireless local area network (WLAN)-to-satellite connection, Aruba announced Oct. 31.     The two companies […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today]  Garmin Ltd.’s third quarter total revenue is up 79 percent from the same time last year, the company announced Oct. 31.     All segments reported revenue […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) reported higher revenues for the third quarter of 2007, the company announced Oct. 30.     MDA reported revenues of 291.9 […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed a contract to broadcast Czech music channel Ocko from Astra’s orbital position 23.5° East, Astra announced Oct. 31.     The channel, based in […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Loral Space and Communications and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have completed their acquisition of Telesat Canada, Loral announced Oct. 31.      Loral […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Tandberg Television is providing a combination of compression products and managed services to NBC Universal for the launch of new high definition (HD) channels, Tandberg announced […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] NDS received a contract from Bharti Airtel, one of India’s main cellular operators, to provide services for a digital satellite service in India, NDS announced Oct. […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  Iridium Satellite has formed a partnership with Tesacom to help grow the South American market, Iridium announced Oct. 26.     Tesacom, a South American channel partner […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite News] AeroAstro, a microsatellite company based in Ashburn, Va., recently was acquired by Radyne Corp.. President and CEO Rick Fleeter talks with Satellite News about how being […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  BTV+ has commissioned new satellite uplink equipment to provide high-definition (HD) and standard-definition broadcasting to the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, the […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] Sogecable, which owns the Digital+ Direct-To-Home (DTH) platform in Spain, has secured new capacity with SES Astra as it looks to boost its High Definition (HD) […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] Measat Satellite Systems, the Asian satellite operator, said Oct. 24 that it had signed a deal with StarHub Cable Vision (StarHub) for the delivery of the […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite News] Inmarsat’s launch of SwiftBroadband service, capable of supporting broadband IP data at speeds up to 432kbps, is a significant milestone for the company as it looks […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite News] Over the last couple of weeks, two major research organizations, IMS Research and ABI Research have released detailed market reports on the set-top box arena. ABI […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today] XM Satellite Radio broke the 8.5 million subscriber mark, but posted a 72 percent higher net loss figure in the third quarter of 2007, the company […]