Connectivity

3-D TV broadcasting took a major hit this week as Disney-owned ESPN decided to discontinue its 3-D service effective the end of 2013.

UPC DTH, a Liberty Global satellite television provider in Central and Eastern Europe, announced that Michael Lee has been appointed as Managing Director.

While Hughes and ViaSat have placed orders for High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in recent months, officials at Space Systems/Loral (SSL) said they also expect there will be additional orders this year for HTS as demand continues to increase.

Northrop Grumman recently delivered the first of approximately 20 electronics units for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite payload, allowing the integration and test phase of production to get under way.

ATEME announced Paul Kosac is joining the company as vice president of strategic accounts and channel partners for the Americas

Advantech Wireless will present details of its new UltraLinear GaN-based solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and BUCs at CommunicAsia 2013 tradeshow in Singapore.

Astrium took its commitment to the “ALM with Africa” initiative a step further this week. The program’s first pilot phase is launched in Porto Novo, Benin, with a comprehensive workshop to open the dialogue between participating parties and identify industrial and training needs.

JetBlue Airways is more than doubling its contract commitment to $20 million for in-flight connectivity services, called Fly-Fi powered by Exede Internet, while ViaSat will bill for bandwidth charges based on the service take rate for each flight

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee is addressing concerns on foreign commercial satellite services, under a measure recently passing through committee – H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Bill for

Astrium has just renewed a partnership contract with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) to continue satellite communications support for disaster and emergency relief missions across the world