Connectivity

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Freesat, the subscription free satellite television service, added Service Sound and Vision Corporation’s (SSVC) Forces TV to its channel line-up. Forces TV is the only channel in...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Intelsat signed a 15-year contract with MultiChoice, a pay-TV provider in Africa, for capacity on the operator’s new satellite, Intelsat 36. The satellite is expected to launch...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] NovelSat released a new solution for Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) that allows units to deploy multiple cameras through a single satellite modem without requiring additional bandwidth...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Months of rumored interest have proven true: Internet giant Google has officially entered into an agreement to purchase Skybox Imaging. The $500 million price tag falls shy...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Measat and Newtec are scheduled to deliver a satellite transmission of 4K Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) television video distributed via the new extension to the second generation Digital...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] ViaSat has acquired NetNearU, a company that provides public Internet network management services, to expand its Wi-Fi capabilities. NetNearU’s network management system for Wi-Fi and other networks...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] SES Broadband Services’ (SBBS) Astra Connect high-speed Internet solution was selected for the Connected Schools project by the French government. The project aims to connect and subsidize...

[Via Satellite 06-09-2014] On April 27, 2014 an EF2 tornado etched an eight-mile path of destruction across the center of Baxter Springs, Kan. The widespread damage severed fiber and cable...

[Via Satellite 06-09-2014] Boeing released its annual environmental report, which provides an update on the company’s environmental targets and its progress in sustainable growth and environmental preservation efforts. Boeing achieved...

[Via Satellite 06-09-2014] Comtech Telecommunications reported operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ending on April 30, 2014. Net sales for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14)...