Connectivity

[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....

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  Solaris Mobile has received a key recommendation from the ITU, the company announced Nov. 30. The company has been acknowledged by the ITU and its MSS system...

Arianespace Grabs Optus 10 Launch Deal Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle...

As one of 3-D TV’s earliest innovators in the United States, sports broadcaster ESPN remains committed to bringing 3-D content to households. Chuck Pagano, who was recently named ESPN’s new...

This year the satellite sector has gone through many changes. EchoStar acquired Hughes, Astrium agreed to acquire Vizada and deal making was abundant, involving SES and SpaceX as well as...

It may seem odd that satellite interference can be a bit of a taboo subject in the industry, given that the recent Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) event I attended...

EADS acquired independent global satellite-based mobility communication services provider Vizada this past August for 673 million euros ($934.32 million). The deal, which is still awaiting final regulatory approvals, will see...

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...