Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Arianespace will launch SES’ Astra 3B broadcasting satellite and the German military’s ComsatBw 2 communications platform May 21 after problems with the Ariane 5 rocket’s helium pressurization...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Schlumberger has launched a VSAT service for the offshore industry, the company announced May 13.     The service, SeaConnect, aims to provide VSAT services using a portable...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted Dish Network and EchoStar’s request for a full-court review of the ruling in the two company’s patent dispute with...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Spanish DTH platform Digital+ has lost more than 10 percent of its subscriber base in the period from March 2009 to March 2010, according to the company’s...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Dish Network has entered a multi-year partnership with end-to-end IPTV service provider NeuLion to distribute Dish Network’s international channels using NeuLion’s IPTV network, the companies announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Sensio Technologies appointed Patrick Whittingham to its board of directors, the company announced May 13.     Whittingham previously served as president of the Sony Broadcast and Production...

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) May 12, renewing laws that govern the retransmission of broadcast television...

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] MTV has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplinking of two transponders to the Astra satellite system at 19 degrees East, Arqiva announced May 13.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] CPI International, the microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions provider set to be acquired by Comtech, reported 2010 second quarter revenues of $88 million, CPI announced...

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] Taiwan-based Helioversal Technology has ordered mass production volumes of GPS and GSM modules from U-blox for integration with Helioversal’s miniBee GPS Tracker, U-blox announced May 13.    ...