Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-07-11] Romanian telco RomTelecom has agreed to acquire DTH operator Boom TV in a deal that represents a significant consolidation of the Romanian DTH market, RomTelecom announced...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-07-11] Hughes Communications posted a sharp increase in 2010 fourth-quarter net income at $16.9 million, compared with $2.4 million in 2009, driven by a 40 percent net...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-04-11] SES Astra’s latest Astra2Connect subdistribution service launch in Germany, unveiled March 2, will lower the operator’s hardware and installation costs and allow the company to provide...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] ViaSat is expanding its Ku-band international mobility coverage to include Ka-band and support the growth of its in-flight Yonder mobile broadband network service, the company announced March...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] Harris Corp. won a contract from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to build Ka-band antennas for the three-satellite Inmarsat-5 constellation, which will provide the backbone for Inmarsat’s...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] Canadian operator Telesat saw its full-year consolidated revenues increase 4 percent from 2009 to $821 million in 2010 but reported income of $228 million in 2010, compared...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] AsiaSat has launched a new DVB-S2 DTH radio and television platform in Australia and New Zealand, the operator announced March 23.     Taiwanese broadcaster Teleport Access Services...

[Satellite News 03-04-11] SES World Skies recently commissioned the SES 8 satellite to bring more capacity to DTH markets in Asia as part of its plan to expand its presence...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-03-11] Inmarsat has selected Cobham as its maritime satellite terminal launch partner to support Inmarsat’s upcoming Global Xpress service, the mobile operator announced March 2.     Inmarsat...

[Satellite TODAY 03-03-11] SES Astra has launched an Astra2Connect-powered broadband sub-distribution service based in Germany to provide connectivity to European customers in areas without terrestrial broadband, the operator announced March...