Connectivity

[Via Satellite 12-03-13] KVH Industries has more than doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT broadband network in the Asia-Pacific region, continuing the network expansion strategy outlined with the announcement of...

[Via Satellite 12-2-13] Spot, a Globalstar subsidiary, has seen a great deal of success recently as the company seeks out new markets to expand its subscriber base. The company’s next...

[Via Satellite 12-2-13] Visiona Tecnologia Espacial and Telebras formally signed a contract to supply the Defense and Strategic Communications Geostationary Satellite (SGDC) system to the Brazilian government. The $553.4 million...

[Via Satellite 12-2-13] Inmarsat has confirmed the launch date for the first Global Xpress (GX) satellite, Inmarsat 5 F1 (I-5 F1). The satellite is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur...

[Via Satellite 12-2-13] PPC (formerly Philips Projects Centre), an integrated IT services provider in Nigeria, has selected Eutelsat to boost C-band resources to meet demand from the oil and gas...

[Via Satellite 12-2-13] International Datacasting Corporation has appointed a new chief financial officer and vice president of products. The company has also restructured its global sales force in order to...

[Via Satellite 11-27-13] U.S. budget and government spending difficulties are nothing new in recent years. With significant drawbacks in spending occurring in 2013, many government suppliers saw revenue streams run...

[Via Satellite 11-27-13] Telespazio and Eutelsat have signed a strategic multi-year agreement for the marketing of broadband services in Italy using Eutelsat’s HTS Ka-Sat. The initiative supports Italy’s Digital Agenda...

[Via Satellite 11-27-13] Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, recently received a $2.4 million contract to install a digital over-the-horizon microwave communications system. The system will be used on...

[Via Satellite 11-26-13] Boeing’s Defense Space & Security division’s Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) development program has completed the functional qualification-testing phase for the protected wideband satellite communications...