Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] Satellite hardware manufacturer EM Research has introduced a new 39.5 GHz Ka-band frequency synthesizer, the company announced Jan. 19.    EM Research’s KB-39500 frequency synthesizer is available...

[Satellite News 01-20-12] European Aeronautic Defense & Space’s (EADS) technology division Astrium received 3.6 billion euros ($4.64 billion) in new orders in 2011 — beating its estimates by 600 million...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-12] Canadian satellite operator Telesat received a $132.7 million insurance payment from a partial-loss claim it filed after its Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul-2 satellite failed to deploy its...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-12] South African Internet service provider Vox Telecom will launch a low-cost satellite broadband service covering most of South Africa in June, the company confirmed Jan 18.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-12] O3b Networks will launch its new satellite broadband service next year, O3b CEO Steve Collar announced Jan. 17 at a telecom conference in Hawaii.    “We are...

[Satellite News 01-17-12] LightSquared is disputing a Jan. 13 letter statement from the National Space-Based Positioning Navigation and Timing Committee, which reached a unanimous conclusion that the company’s plan to...

[Satellite News 01-17-12] Satellite operator Intelsat and Canadian space company MDA have terminated a $280 million in-orbit satellite life extension service agreement signed by the two companies in March 2011....

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-17-12] ViaSat has launched its Exede high-speed Internet service, integrating the company’s new Ka-band ViaSat-1 high capacity satellite with an advanced next-generation ground system, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-12] U.K. satellite uplink fleet operator SIS Live has expanded its satellite capacity lease agreements with Eutelsat Communications, the companies announced Jan. 16.    SIS Live has signed...

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-12] TS2 Satellite Technologies has introduced new broadband satellite services to Afghanistan, offering two-way high-speed Internet access that do not require phone lines, cable or dial-up modems, the...