Connectivity

Thuraya Telecommunications has secured a long-term financing facility through Dubai Islamic Bank

SES announced that the ASTRA 2E satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

ViaSat and Boeing have agreed to work together by offering ViaSat Ka-band airborne satellite terminals as a factory line-fit option on Boeing commercial aircraft

Intelsat announced agreements with media customers in the Asia-Pacific region including Hong Kong-based TVBI

03b Networks announced a major multi-million dollar, multi-year deal to provide fiber-equivalent capacity to Malaysian telecoms provider Maju Nusa.

Inmarsat announced the appointments of Abe Peled and Simon Bax as additional non-executive directors to its board.

Gilat Satellite Networks and Thaicom have signed a Cooperation Framework Agreement.

Singapore – Mediascape, the largest DTH platform operator in the Philippines, expects to become the number one player in the market this year, reaching approximately 600,000 subscribers.

Azerspace 1, Azerbaijan's first telecommunication satellite, has been broadcasting state-run TV channels in test mode since it began trials after its February launch. That will change in July when

n an effort to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters, Google will release 30 high-tech balloons in the first trial of Project Loon.