Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Crest Subsea contracted Orange Business Services to improve communication infrastructure of its diving support vessels by developing and managing a customized VSAT marine communication system, Orange announced...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-31-11] Hybrid wireless and satellite broadband network LightSquared has entered the second phase of its $337.5 million cooperation agreement with Inmarsat to increase the amount of contiguous...

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services (GCS) has achieved managed services master certification from Cisco, Schlumberger GCS announced Jan. 28.     Schlumberger GCS demonstrated its ability to deliver solutions...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-31-11] In an effort to diversify its service portfolio, BSkyB has acquired U.K. public Wi-Fi operator The Cloud, BSkyB announced in its half-year results issued Jan. 27....

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Iridium Next prime contractor Thales Alenia Space awarded a systems integration and testing contract to Orbital Sciences, to integrate the low-Earth orbit constellation’s communications payloads and platforms,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Media and broadcast resource management company ScheduAll has moved its corporate headquarters to Hollywood, Fla., the company announced Jan. 27.     ScheduAll said it outgrew its previous...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-26-11] Sky Deutschland has raised approximately 165 million euros ($225.08 million) in financing as part of an effort to kick-start 2011 as a turnaround year, the satellite...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-27-11] Enterprise users, emerging markets and social networks will help boost worldwide SMS traffic revenues up to $136.9 billion in 2015 from the $105.5 billion the sector...

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] The U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) granted a LightSquared request to drop its requirement that mobile phones using satellite airwaves must be able to communicate with satellites,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] Shaanxi Broadcast, a Shanghai-based digital cable TV network operator, selected Irdeto’s Cloaked Conditional Access (CA) technology to begin testing as part of its strategy to transition over...