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C-Com Adds Russian Language Support C-Com Satellite Systems has added Russian language support to its iNetVumobile antenna systems. C-Com says this feature is being made available to address the growing […]

Inmarsat Government Gives CEO Position to Helfgott Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. public sector, appointed David Helfgott as CEO. Helfgott will be responsible […]

ASC Signal Inks Ka-band Antenna Contract from European Satellite Operator ASC Signal has been selected to provide a significant number of Ka-band antennas to an unnamed major European satellite operator […]

London-based Bluebox Avionics will provide its portable in-flight entertainment system for Singapore Airline’s low-cost carrier Scoot’s fleet of Boeing 777s. The Bluebox Ai iPad app provides content for passengers to […]

DirecTV Latin America, which owns 93 percent of Sky Brasil, 41 percent of Sky Mexico and all of Pan Americana, saw its 2012 first quarter revenues jump 33 percent to […]

Duncan Aviation, based in Lincoln, Neb., has installed and certified Aircell Broadband with in-flight Wi-Fi in a Learjet 45 and Challenger 600-2B16, including the 601-3A/601-3R/604 variants, via three supplemental type […]

The ever-increasing mobility of video consumers and the rapid growth of the Latin America commercial market has dominated the satellite industry spotlight during the past two years. Not only has […]

KVH Industries is now offering its mini-VSAT Broadband service and TracPhone satellite communications terminals to maritime customers throughout South America, the company announced June 4.    KVH will offer the services […]

Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech EF Data was awarded a $2.5 million contract for satellite earth station equipment for a mobile operator in Latin America, the company announced May 9.    Comtech said the […]

Hispasat reported revenues of 157.5 million euros ($207.29 million) in 2011. This represents a 3.4 percent increase compared to the same stage last year. This was one of the highlights of […]

Ateme and STI Telecom have successfully delivered and installed an HD-SAT turnkey satellite distribution platform for Brazilian broadcaster TV Record in São Paulo, the companies announced.    The fully redundant satellite uplink system, integrated by […]

Mexican commercial television broadcaster Grupo Televisa has contracted Gilat Satellite Networks to provide its SkyEdge 2 VSAT network for its private communication network across Mexico, Gilat announced.    The SkyEdge 2 […]

Satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space and its subsidiary in Spain have won two subcontracts to provide telemetry, tracking and control, and radio frequency equipment for two commercial satellites that are being built […]

STM Group has rolled out its SatLink family of VSATs and hubs with support for new DVB-RCS2 standards to commercial markets, the company announced.        STM claims it is the first […]

Intelsat has introduced a new platform for its satellites based on an open architecture design that combines its spectral rights in the C-, Ku- and Ka-bands with high throughput technology, the […]

SES has introduced new SAT-IP satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to IP devices.        The operator said the SAT-IP […]

Beam Communications has received a commitment from Telstra to purchase a minimum of $5.1 million in Iridium-based satellite docking stations and product bundles during the next 12 months.       The order follows […]

Latin American digital market revenues increased by 26 percent in 2011, which places the region’s growth rate above all other emerging markets, according to recent analysis issued June 12. The numbers of DTH […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-12] NewSat America has joined the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) as a new member, the company announced June 1.    NewSat America is a subsidiary of Australian satellite […]

Latin America is hot market for satellite right now. But, it is not just in the areas of broadcasting and pay-TV. The cellular backhaul market is a vibrant one, and […]

Economies are growing and the demand for pay-TV services in Latin America is increasing. People have more disposable income and are willing to embrace new pay-TV services. Satellite is likely […]

Latin America is a vibrant sports broadcasting market. The spotlight will be on the region even more during the next four years as Brazil gets set to host both the […]

With economic crisis in the saturated European and North American markets, satellite operators are now turning to emerging markets with limited infrastructure and growing demand for communications services for new […]

BT, the U.K. based telco, is one of the largest buyers of satellite capacity in the region. The operator has been building its presence in Latin America, and needs satellite […]

Welcome to this special edition of Via Satellite dedicated to the Latin American region. This exciting edition puts the spotlight on one of the most dynamic regions for satellite communications […]

La demanda de servicios móviles con necesidad intensiva de ancho de banda está aumentando en toda Latinoamérica. Esto presenta oportunidades significativas para las compañías satelitales en el ámbito de red […]

Las economías están creciendo y la demanda de servicios de televisión de pago en Latinoamérica está aumentando. Las personas tienen más rentas disponibles para optar por servicios de televisión de […]

América Latina es un vibrante mercado para las emisoras deportivas. La región va a ser el foco de la atención durante los próximos cuatro años mientras Brasil se va preparando […]

Con la crisis económica de los mercados saturados de Europa y Norteamérica, los operadores satelitales están interesándose en los mercados emergentes con infraestructura limitada y demanda creciente de servicios de […]

BT, la empresa de telecomunicaciones del Reino Unido, es uno de los más grandes compradores de capacidad satelital en la región. Esta operadora ha estado desarrollando su presencia en la […]