Connectivity

Many people talk about streaming content, and almost everyone has used it at one time or another. But not everyone fully  understands what streaming technology is or the problems it […]

The financial world has one of the most voracious appetites for information when measured in the number of bits distributed by various communications channels throughout the globe. This data is […]

Nearly three decades of war have left Afghanistan’s communications infrastructure in ruins. The new government is determined to rebuild these links in order to improve the quality of life for […]

The Jan. 23 announcement that Jared “Jerry” Abbruzzese had resigned as chairman of the board for TerreStar Networks Inc. and chairman of TerreStar Global Ltd. coincides with reports that the […]

Motivated by rumors of a possible merger between digital satellite radio companies Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, a new consumer-advocacy group seeking to maintain competition in the industry […]

Intelsat Corp. awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to manufacture the Intelsat 14 satellite, SS/L announced Jan. 19. Based on SS/L’s 1300 platform, Intelsat 14 will carry 40 C-band […]

Spacehab Inc., which provides commercial space services to NASA, has eliminated 36 jobs as the company’s contract to support space shuttle operations nears completion, Spacehab announced Jan. 18. The elimination […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. will supply components, including modulators and redundancy switches, to DirecTV under a contract valued at about $1 million, Comtech Telecommunication Corp. announced Jan. 16. The components […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. lost $3.5 million in its 2007 first quarter, up from a loss of $2.6 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Jan. 16. […]

ViaSat Inc. will supply its LinkStar DVB-S2 satellite networking system to Unete Telecomunicaciones SA of Bolivia to expand enterprise broadband services in Ecuador and the surrounding region, ViaSat announced Jan. […]

International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has been awarded a contract by Shin Broadband Internet of Thailand to provide software for a next-generation Internet protocol TV service in Asia, IDC announced Jan. […]

Kudelski Group has acquired a controlling stake in OpenTV, the company announced Jan. 16. Kudelski, a supplier of conditional access system to pay-TV operators, announced in October that it had […]

U-blox America Inc. delivered its 5 millionth GPS receiver to Mobile Crossing Inc., a manufacturer of rugged handheld GPS computers and personal navigation devices, u-blox announced Jan. 15.

Inspired as a response to rumors of a potential merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, law students at George Washington University have created a consumer advocacy group […]

Norsat International Inc. has issued 1 million common shares of stock and nearly 533,000 non-transferable common share purchase warrants in connection with its Employee Share Ownership Plan that was unveiled […]

Al Majd Satellite TV, an Arabic entertainment and news channel, has surpassed 200,000 subscribers, the company announced Jan. 15. The three-year-old channel, based at Dubai Media City, serves households primarily […]

Camping World will sell and service King Controls’  new King-Dome line of high definition-ready automatic and in-motion satellite television antennas, King Controls announced Jan. 15. King Controls is a Bloomington, […]

Arris will acquire digital TV broadcast systems provider Tandberg Television in a move that will create an ascendant player in the digital media industry, Arris announced Jan. 15. Arris will […]

Lockheed Martin has received a contract from Inmarsat to develop enabling technology for Inmarsat’s mobile satellite network, Lockheed Martin announced Jan. 15. Under the $36.5 million contract, Lockheed Martin will […]

Final preparations are underway for the launch of the NSS-8 satellite, SES New Skies announced. Sea Launch is scheduled to place the satellite into orbit Jan. 25 using a Zenit-3SL […]

DirecTV and EchoStar jostled for attention and headlines throughout the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, as the two direct-to-home (DTH) providers unveiled a variety of new […]

Ondas Media, a European satellite media company, has signed a deal with Dutch broadcaster Talpa Radio B.V as Ondas looks to build its satellite radio business in Europe. Talpa Radio […]

Virgin America will offer EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network on all flights, the airline announced Jan. 12. Pending government approval, the airline hopes to introduce domestic service this spring. The […]

RAMTelecom Inc. and SkyPort International Inc. have formed a strategic alliance to serve the North American market, the companies announced Jan. 10. SkyPort’s Houston-based network operations center and RamTelecom’s Ottawa-based […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will provide a data reception and transmission subsystem that will be used in an advanced solution for two Yamal-300 satellites for Russian operator Gascom. […]

Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology named Stuart Hall as its new CFO. Hall will join Pace in April, succeeding David Brocksom. Damien Wilkinson, Pace’s group financial controller, will head […]

Intelsat Ltd. plans to offer about $600 million of senior notes due 2015, the company announced Jan. 8. The net proceeds will be used, along with cash on hand, to […]

BCE, LORL The Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) businesses of Loral Space & Communications Inc. and Telesat Canada will be combined under a new Canadian company that will become the fourth […]

Moving to position itself to meet growing commercial demand for high-resolution satellite imagery, DigitalGlobe awarded Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. a contract to build the WorldView 2 satellite, DigitalGlobe announced […]

Moving to position itself to meet growing commercial demand for high-resolution satellite imagery, DigitalGlobe awarded Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. a contract to build the WorldView 2 satellite, DigitalGlobe announced […]