Connectivity

Gulf Air, based out of Bahrain and one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, aims to be one of the most progressive in terms of providing in-flight entertainment...

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-11] Arianespace launched six new second-generation Globalstar satellites on its new Soyuz 2-1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Arianespace confirmed Dec. 28 that the Soyuz’s upper...

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-11] SpaceX has confirmed an updated Falcon 9 launch schedule for Orbcomm’s second-generation (OG2) satellites. The updated plans, announced Dec. 29, include launching the first OG2 prototype satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-11] Pole Star, Absolute Software and Absolute Maritime Tracking Services have completed a three-company merge into a London-based entity providing a combination of monitoring and security related services,...

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-11] Global Marine Networks (GMN) signed a distribution agreement with Vobal to make its voice-over-IP (VoIP) services available to maritime customers and incorporate Vobal technology as part of...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-29-11] Orbcomm has reached a definitive agreement with hospitality technology and services company PAR Technology Corp. to acquire its subsidiary PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS) for...

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-11] Hughes Network Systems has filed a letter of intent to seek access to the United States market from its Jupiter Ka-band satellite located at the 97.1 degrees...

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-11] Starmax HD announced Dec. 28 that it is closing down operations, but said the shut down is temporary and that the Spanish DTH platform would return to...

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-11] Deutsche Telekom may bid for rights to broadcast the German Bundesliga soccer league via satellite, according to a Dec. 27 report in the Financial Times Deutschland.  ...

[Satellite News 12-28-11] Despite economic challenges and a series of next-generation offerings still in development, the satellite industry reaped remarkable financial benefits in 2011 thanks to smart acquisition moves and...