Connectivity

Inmarsat announced that Alphasat, a technically advanced telecommunications satellite, has successfully reached its temporary post in geostationary orbit.

The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), the World Broadcasting Unions- International Satellite Operators Group (WBU-ISOG) and the Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI), have partnered to host a series of interference prevention meetings throughout IBC.

On Thursday, Telesat revealed its Q2 results for 2013 reporting consolidated revenues of CA $216 million ($208 million), an increase of approximately 7 percent (CA$14 million) compared to the same period in 2012.

GlobeCast and Arabsat have partnered to offer new solutions for broadcasters seeking to distribute programming in North Africa.

Philippine direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV provider Global Satellite (GSAT) has contracted its fourth transponder on SES’s NSS 11 satellite.

Hughes Network Systems will supply a Jupiter High-Throughput System (HTS) to Media Networks, a B2B unit of Telefonica Digital.

MEASAT Satellite Systems has signed a six-year agreement with Teleippica for capacity on MEASAT 3.

Helping TV and radio broadcasters reduce costs, attract new customers, and grow advertising revenue is the primary focus of new technology displayed at the International Datacasting booth

Globalstar announced that its senior French lenders have signed a global deed of amendment and restatement providing for the amendment and restatement of Globalstar's COFACE facility agreement and related loan documentation.

Trimble announced it has entered into an agreement with DigitalGlobe, a global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, to license its satellite imagery for offline use in Trimble outdoors mobile apps.