Connectivity

What is UNIDROIT and why are satellite operators saying such bad things about it? UNIDROIT is the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, based in Rome. It traces...

Eutelsat’s announcement in September to implement Carrier ID in video transmissions for the 2012 Olympics could prove to be a key moment in the battle against satellite interference. With satellite...

I have always liked Iridium, at least the new Iridium that followed the bankruptcy of the original, mobile phone-focused Iridium. One of the things that I have liked most about...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-01-11] Viewing on tablet devices is beginning to cannibalize the viewing of video on PC and TVs. This was one of the main findings of Orange Exposure...

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has been boosted by news of an investment of £21 million ($32.67 million) by the U.K. government, which will enable it to...

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11] GlobeCast has appointed Emma Brackett as its new vice president, WorldTV. Brackett will be responsible for driving development of the company’s WorldTV DTH satellite and OTT business...

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  SES has appointed Ferenc Szelényi as its new senior vice president, Commercial Europe, the company announced Nov. 30.       Szelényi will be heading the European sales force...

Eutelsat Activates Atlantic Bird 7 Eutelsat has activated commercial service on its Atlantic Bird 7 satellite at the seven degrees West orbital position. Eutelsat transferred all of Atlantic Bird 4A’s...

[Satellite News 12-01-11] One of the in-flight connectivity market’s biggest success stories this year was Panasonic Avionics, as the company dramatically expanded its X-series service contract network. The global communication...

GateHouse Integrates Inmarsat BGAN into SDR Solution Denmark’s GateHouse has combined Inmarsat’s BGAN satellite communications capability with software-defined radio (SDR) technology to rollout an SDR implementation of a BGAN terminal....