Connectivity

High-definition (HD) TV has more than proven itself technologically, and according to industry analyst reports, HDTV will be in 52 million households by 2009, up from the current 4 million […]

LEO or GEO? That’s the question being pondered by Globalstar, as its first-generation fleet of 40 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites ages. With the fleet designed to last into 2010, "we […]

Thales agreed to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space, the companies announced April 5. Thales will issue 26.7 million shares of stock to Alcatel and […]

Turksat CEO Osman Dur believes satellite communications will play a vital role on the Turkish communications landscape, and the government-owned operator is involved in many projects to bring higher quality […]

XMSR XM Satellite Radio added more than 568,000 net new subscribers during the first quarter of 2006, bringing its total number of subscribers to more than 6.5 million, the company […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC introduced last week its new HughesNet brand, replacing Direcway. The new brand unifies the company’s range of broadband solutions and services, going beyond Direcway’s traditional "broadband […]

Digiturk plans to launch a high capacity personal video recorder (PVR) in Turkey in 2007 as the direct-to-home operator bids to bring leading edge technologies to the Turkish digital television […]

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is targeting a strong performance in Latin America throughout the coming years, encouraged by the strong early performance of its Amazonas satellite. The spacecraft, the cornerstone […]

LORL Loral Space & Communications Inc. lost $74 million in 2005, excluding a gain related to its bankruptcy proceedings, compared to a loss of $177 million in 2004, the company […]

Wildblue Communications Inc. will offer free installation for its high-speed Internet via satellite service — except in the U.S. Midwest, where company subscriber numbers are doing quite well, Wildblue announced. […]

By Nick Mitsis Even though much discussion surrounding Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) has spurred interest among satellite service providers, consumers may not respond to satellite-enabled offerings, once they hit the […]

By Gerry Oberst Combining one of the world’s largest untapped markets for satellite broadcasting with national instincts for bureaucracy and home-grown solutions, the Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market presents both a […]

By Peter J. Brown With IPTV, maintaining quality of experience brings its own set of challenges and a greater degree of emphasis on IP network management, operations support systems and […]

By Peter J. Brown The rapid emergence of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) solutions has created quite a stir in satellite circles. The timing is remarkable, as IPTV arrives just as […]

By James Careless Talk to many satellite operators in Latin America, and they will tell you the same thing: The Latin American market is not for the faint of heart. […]

By Jason Bates In a short period of time, digital signage networks have evolved beyond the phase where they are viewed as simply a new technology that provides an interesting […]

By Owen D. Kurtin This column has focused extensively over the last two years on the transformation of the satellite sector by private equity purchasers in 2004 and the initial […]

With the expiration of its two-year no-compete deal with Intelsat, Loral Skynet is once again offering Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) services to customers in North America. " We have resumed […]

Ciel Satellite, which recently announced that Alcatel Alenia Space will build its Ciel-2 satellite, does not expect any further satellite initiatives until at least 2007. David Lewis, president and COO […]

WRSP Worldspace Satellite Radio‘s recent financial results and subscriber numbers have been improved, but the company’s stock price has been taken on a short roller coaster ride throughout the past […]

Convergence between satellite broadcasting and telecom service took another step forward as the United Kingdom’s British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) acquired a nationwide broadband network, Easynet. Recently, the satellite pay-TV […]

When it comes to buying emergency satellite communications before disaster hits, governments have yet to fully embrace purchasing complete systems. "They don’t want to pay for it if they’re not […]

Thanks to more efficient encoding and compression, look to an ever expanding flow of rich media. The sheer amount of content in this category that is available is only going […]

It has been a busy year for the major satellite pay-TV operators across Europe. All seem to have been involved in major initiatives as they bid to keep the pressure […]

PA Panamsat Holding Corp. recorded a profit of $72.7 million in 2005, rebounding from a loss of $79 million in 2004, the company announced March 9. The 2004 loss was […]

SES Astra has launched a new service it hopes will smooth the digital transition process in Germany, offering an infrastructure for free-TV, pay-TV and additional interactive services as the country […]

KVH Industries Inc., which manufactures satellite antennas for boats, cars, and recreational vehicles (RV), continues to expand its efforts in the mobile market, and executives feel confident about the future […]

Showtime CEO Peter Einstein has not ruled out the possibility of conducting an initial public offering (IPO) in 2006, as the operator, which is one of the main pay-TV providers […]

When a corporation has production information that must be transmitted from remote sites in the field to its headquarters in an area lacking a traditional communications infrastructure, IT network managers […]

IP VPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) via satellite is a distinct application targeted specifically at the large, small and medium enterprise (SME), and small office/home office (SoHo) sectors. A […]