Connectivity

AsiaSat announced an expansion and renewal agreement with Speedcast to use multiple C- and Ku-band transponders on the new AsiaSat 9 satellite. This upgrade will enhance Speedcast’s managed network services […]

  Increased competition from Over-the-Top (OTT) Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime is posing significant challenges for satellite operators. Moreover, the vast amount of […]

Following major space and ground infrastructure investments and the expansion of its Latin America video neighborhood, SES announced the launch of its Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) platform into the region […]

Viasat announced it will offer a satellite-enabled Wi-Fi hotspot service known as Community Wi-Fi to nearly all of Mexico. The new service will bring an affordable Wi-Fi experience directly to […]

Vodacom Business Nigeria has signed an agreement for satellite services with Intelsat to expand its enterprise broadband networks and enable new and enhanced services throughout West Africa. Under a new […]

Honeywell announced the availability of its newest satellite communications system, the Aspire 400, which provides aircraft flight crews and passengers with access to worldwide voice and data connectivity and provides […]

SES has appointed John-Paul Hemingway as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SES Networks, effective April 5. Hemingway succeeds Steve Collar, who has officially taken on his new position as president […]

Unique Broadcasting Service S.A. (UNBROSSA) has signed a multiyear, multi-transponder agreement with Eutelsat for capacity on the Eutelsat 117 West B satellite to launch its new low-cost Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform […]

This story, about how an electric co-op morphed into a community ISP, is one that everyone in the satellite and telecoms industry should read. This is what we are talking […]

Intelsat announced that it has launched a new Ku-band Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) media platform for Central and Eastern Europe.  As part of the IntelsatOne terrestrial network, the platform will […]

Eutelsat has passed on a potential deal with Viasat for use of its ViaSat 3 satellite, instead ordering a new Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) system from Thales Alenia Space. […]

ThinKom Solutions and Comsat recently partnered to complete a coast-to-coast expedition to test and validate a seamless end-to-end continuous high-speed satellite communication solution in a moving vehicle under a range […]

For many years, the satellite industry behaved differently from other high technology industries, where continuous and rapid change is a constant. Only until recent years has our industry begun moving […]

The Croatian national broadcasting group Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT) has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat for capacity on Hotbird, the operator’s video neighborhood for Europe and the Middle East, in […]

LiveU has introduced a new platform, LiveU Matrix, that enables broadcasters to more quickly view, manage and distribute their live content. According to LiveU, users can search, filter, preview and […]

Satellite TV provider Kiwisat is launching a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) offering in the Caribbean to deliver TV entertainment to consumers on the islands using the SES 10 satellite. Under the […]

Viasat has opened its new expanded office in Dublin, Ireland, which is expected to house up to 250 team members focused on developing next-generation software and technology for the company’s […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) confirmed over the weekend that it has lost communications with the recently orbited GSAT 6A communications satellite. ISRO launched the satellite on March 29 […]

LiveU has unveiled its newly enhanced LU600 High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) portable transmission product suite. According to the company, it has already deployed thousands of its LU600 HEVC units […]

Coca-Cola and Intelsat have joined forces to help stimulate economic and social growth in rural communities by leveraging the operator’s Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology. By offering Wi-Fi hotspots […]

On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted SpaceX approval to provide broadband internet services with its planned constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites. The constellation, called Starlink, will […]

After a brief one day delay, SpaceX successfully launched the fifth set of 10 Iridium Next satellites this morning from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Iridium confirmed shortly after […]

Rarely a day goes by without a senior government official in the United States or elsewhere focusing on how to best address the digital divide: an important global goal to […]

With just three months left on the launch clock, Audacy’s Zero demonstration satellite has completed all environmental testing, the company reported. Hosted at SSL, Zero has undergone random vibration testing (to […]

NewSpace startup LeoSat, which is building the satellite equivalent of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in space, plans to focus primarily on raising funds for its Series A round this […]

Comtech EF Data has received an infrastructure equipment order valued at $1.4 million from an undisclosed satellite operator. The operator teams Comtech EF Data products with its High Throughput Satellite […]

Unlike SpaceX and OneWeb, NewSpace startup Astranis is sending its smallsats all the way out to Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) to deliver broadband internet. From there, the company intends to […]

Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) has selected SSL to build its next Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV satellite, which the operator will use distribute Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) video for the 2020 Tokyo […]

LiveU has combined its High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) bonding technology with satellite service to create a hybrid live solution. According to LiveU, its LU600 service will automatically choose between […]

Integrasys, a development, engineering and integration company specializing in the telecommunication and broadcasting markets, has launched its Always Up Satellite Terminal (Alusat) product — an automated Very Small Aperture terminal (VSAT) […]