Connectivity

[Satellite News 05-13-11] U.S. pay-TV satellite operators Dish Network and DirecTV are launching new video services to bring a fresh range of entertainment options to consumer markets. While both companies...

[Satellite News 05-13-11] Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN Co.), the entity in charge of the country’s planned Internet connectivity program, has contracted satellite operator Optus to provide an interim satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Vizada has launched its new Universal Card prepaid solution to work with both mobile and fixed satellite terminals at sea, the independent satellite communications provider announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) appointed Jill Grinda as its new vice president, the organization announced May 11.             Grinda will base her...

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] SpaceX hired former Broadcom Corp. financial executive Bret Johnsen as its new CFO, the company announced May 11. Johnsen, who previously served as CFO of Mindspeed Technologies,...

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Iridium Communications will leverage iDirect’s VSAT platform as part of a multi-year plan to upgrade the ground-control infrastructure of its low-Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation Iridium Next,...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-12-11] Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems has contracted another hardware developer for technology integration on three of the manufacturer’s Inmarsat-5 constellation satellites. L-3 Electron Technologies (L-3 ETI)...

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Loral Space & Communications generated $67.8 million in 2011 first quarter net income, which more than doubled its $29.4 million intake during the same period in 2010,...

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Healthy satellite service customer base growth helped Iridium Communications drive $8.3 million in profits during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the company’s net loss of...

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Hughes Network Systems completed its deployment of several HX System broadband satellite networks for Microcom, a service provider in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Hughes...