Connectivity

DishTV, a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite operator in India, has selected Ericsson to improve its satellite bandwidth efficiency, increase channel capacity and offer more choice to its subscribers in HD and...

Iridium Communications has awarded a $492 million launch contract to SpaceX to carry multiple Iridium Next constellation satellites on Falcon 9 rockets, the companies announced June 16.      The deal...

Asian maritime market communications provider ST Teleport has purchased satellite hubs and Evolution X5 remotes from iDirect to segment its bandwidth and prioritize allocation across multiple maritime customers, ST Teleport...

Integral Systems subsidiary SAT Corp. has received a contract to upgrade China Satcom’s ShaHe and DongBeiWang ground stations with its Monics carrier monitoring and interference detection and analysis system, Integral...

A significant contributor to the economic recovery around the globe is government spending. The Asia-Pacific region is no exception, and this funding to fulfill various projects and government communications obligations,...

Vizada has activated a voice-over-IP (VoIP) connection on its network to offer reduced cost of shore-ship communications via Inmarsat FleetBroadband terminals to its shipping customers, Vizada announced June 16.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 06-18-10] U.K.-based electronic components and subsystems provider Teledyne has reached an agreement to acquire satellite and microwave systems designer and manufacturer Intelek for approximately 28 million British pounds...

[Satellite News 06-18-10] B4U, a leading Bollywood broadcaster, does not expect to launch an HD channel any time soon, despite strong growth in the DTH market in India. Ashok Shenoy,...

[Satellite TODAY 06-18-10] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) has successfully transitioned its Thor 3 satellite from its previous orbital location of 1 degree West to a new location at 4 degrees...

[Satellite News 06-18-10] Asian broadcasters are still skeptical about the returns that can be made from major investments in HD channels.     “There is no pot of gold from HD,”...