Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] The Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies has signed a contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. to build Azerbaijan’s first national satellite, Orbital announced May 27.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Eutelsat has teamed up with Eurosport to broadcast the French Open in 3-D to retail stores throughout Europe, Eutelsat announced May 27.    The 3-D coverage, running...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Eric Shanks, former executive vice president of entertainment of DirecTV, has been appointed president of Fox Sports, the Fox Sports Media Group confirmed May 26.    Shanks...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] South Africa-based telecom service provider Q-Kon has leased long term C- and Ku-band capacity on Spacecom’s Amos-5i and Amos-5 satellites, the operator announced May 26.     Q-Kon...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Nepal Telecom (NTC) has deployed Gilat’s SkyEdge broadband satellite network to provide data and toll-quality telephony services to Gorakshep, the last village on the Everest trek before...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Quintech, a broadband RF signal management hardware designer and manufacturer, has released LTE 3000, a new LTE RF switch, the company announced May 25.     The LTE...

[Satellite TODAY 05-26-10] Hughes Network Systems’ has won two Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts from the state governments of Texas and Colorado to provide Spaceway 3 services supporting the...

[Satellite TODAY 05-26-10] Programming transmitted by SES World Skies’ AMC 11 satellite will not be affected as no collision occurred with Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 satellite following SES’ orbital maneuvers, the...

[Satellite TODAY 05-26-10] Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has signed a five-year contract renewal with Orange Business Services to continue supplying its Business VPN global IP infrastructure, the company announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-26-10] MTV Networks Asia has joined the Asia TV Advertising Coalition (ATAC), an alliance of Asian broadcasters dedicated to generating new advertising revenue streams for subscription television across...