Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Thuraya expects to sell 20,000 units of its Thuraya XT handheld phone in 2010, according to the company’s sales forecast, released April 26. The MSS operator said...

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Middle East DTH operator Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) is launching six new HD channels in the Middle East, the company announced April 25.     Starting in May,...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] UPC DTH will begin a comprehensive repositioning process of its customers’ satellite dishes, the company announced April 23.     UPC is transitioning its services to Telenor’s Thor...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Marine satellite antenna manufacturer Intellian has completed Eutelsat ESV characterization on its v60 maritime satellite VSAT antenna system, Intellian announced April 26.      The v60 validation results...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Thaicom will investigate signal interference on one of its satellites impacting the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) network, the operator announced in a statement released April...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] International Launch Services (ILS) launched the SES-1 satellite into geostationary orbit for SES World Skies, ILS announced April 26.      The ILS Proton Breeze M rocket launched...

[Satellite News 04-27-10] Ever since KVH Industries and ViaSat introduced the Mini-VSAT broadband service with ViaSat’s ArcLight spectrum mobile broadband technology in July 2007, the two partners have worked to...

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to telecom Astel in Kazakhstan, Gilat announced April 26.     The Astel...

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator SES’ 2010 first quarter revenues dipped slightly to 423.4 million euros ($565.6 million), down from 423.9 million euros ($566.3 million) in the same period a...

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Communications solutions provider BT has completed its first satellite terminal in Antarctica, the company announced April 23.     The terminal, Ice Station Troll, is part of the...