Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-31-12] The worldwide mobile data market will see a tenfold increase in consumption by 2016, with mobile phone users consuming six-and-a-half times as much video, eight times...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] SpaceX has signed a contract with FSS operator Intelsat to launch a satellite once the launch company’s new Falcon Heavy rocket is complete, SpaceX confirmed May 30....

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Proteus has entered into a partnership with DigitalGlobe to provide bathymetric and seabed-mapping products derived from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite imagery, the companies announced May 30.    Proteus...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] ASC Signal unveiled a new 2.4-meter nomadic antenna that aims to incorporate its advanced mobile features in a compact unit for rapid deployment, the company announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Worlwide pay TV accounts will surpass the 1 billion mark in 2014, according to a Pyramid Research market forecast published May 30.    In its bi-annual Media...

[Satellite News 05-31-12] Technology manufacturer CPI International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Codan Satcom, a satellite communications solid-state RF subsystem provider for commercial and government end-users, the...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-30-12] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) believes technology being used in XBOX games consoles can be used in in-orbit satellite docking systems, the company announced May 28....

[Satellite TODAY 05-30-12]  Cambridge Consultants and Iridium Communications have successfully completed initial trials of key new components of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS), a...

[Satellite TODAY 05-30-12] iDirect has been boosted by another significant customer win for its IDX 3.1 platform, the company announced May 29. Bentley Walker, a major European VSAT network operator,...

[Satellite TODAY 05-30-12]  Verimatrix has appointed Geir Bjørndal to its executive team, the company announced May 29. Bjørndal will be responsible for significantly increasing the company’s market penetration and visibility...