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Dish Network Appoints Clayton CEO Joseph Clayton is to become the new CEO and President of Dish Network, while Charlie Ergen, who formerly held the positions of President and CEO, […]

Latin America as a region has probably frustrated and intrigued the satellite sector in equal measure through the years. With economic instability rife in the early part of the previous […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-22-11] Analysis firm Raymond James is raising its Orbcomm 2011 and 2012 EBITDA estimates by 3 percent and 15 percent, respectively, following the company’s successful acquisition of […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-21-11] About 11 million U.K. households are expected to have 3DTV-ready television sets in 2016, but less than half of them will be active with 3DTV service, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-17-11] Throughout the next nine years, the mobile satellite services (MSS) market is expected to grow at an annual rate of about 13 percent — from 2.4 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (SIRG) has teamed up with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) to develop initiatives to combat satellite interference, the organizations announced June 14. […]

[Satellite News 06-09-11] The satellite industry will launch more than 1,600 satellites — $250 billion in spacecraft — in the next 15 years at an average of 110 satellites launched […]

On May 26, Venezuelan Science, Technology and Intermediate Industries Minister Ricardo Menendez announced that the Venezuelan government had reached an agreement with the Chinese government to build a second geostationary […]

International data and video solutions provider Global Crossing uses an integrated global IP-based network that includes offerings such as collaboration, broadcast and media services. Global Crossing also acquires satellite capacity […]

Telesat’s new Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, which was only launched last week, suffered an anomaly that prevented the satellite’s north solar array to fully deploy. The south solar […]

SES World Skies signed three capacity deals with IP, Ethernet, data center and video solutions provider Global Crossing, which will increase its corporate network capacity with an additional 10 MHz […]

Comtech EF Data received a $1.2 million order for satellite ground station communications equipment from an unnamed systems integrator, which will deploy the equipment to support a Latin American military […]

BSM Technologies, a provider of remote monitoring, fleet management, fleet diagnostics and automated vehicle security systems, has extended its existing reseller agreement with EMS Global Tracking, BSM announced.     EMS […]

Canadian satellite systems manufacturer Advantech Wireless received satellite communication product sales orders from telecom and broadband providers in Brazil and Mexico, the company announced.     Advantech will provide AMT 75 […]

Hughes do Brasil, Hughes Network Systems’ Brazilian operating company, has signed a long-term contract for Ku-band capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 14 satellite, the operator announced May 3.     Hughes do […]

ViaSat expanded the coverage of its Yonder high-speed internet service in Brazil and the surrounding region via the StarOne C1 satellite, the operator announced March 25.     ViaSat installed and […]

Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s new 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, in a worst-case scenario, may only operate at around 50 percent of its full capacity. Telesat said in a press […]

Nevion Restructures Business Units Nevion split its sales department into two separate divisions as it looks to enhance its global presence. The Media Networks division will cater to service providers […]

Globecomm Systems completed its satellite uplink hub for Televisa at its Mexico City broadcast center, Globecomm announced.     The hub was designed by Globecomm under a contract signed in early […]

Arqiva To Launch Shared Multiplex Service on AMC-10 Arqiva will launch a DVB-S2, MPEG-4 shared multiplex satellite platform from its Los Angeles teleport, enabling broadcasters and cable programmers access to […]

The Latin American mobile market will see 100 percent penetration by the end of the first quarter of 2011 despite the fact that 30 percent of the region’s population will […]

Advantech Wireless Selected by Hoje Telecom for VSAT Upgrade Advantech Wireless signed a contract with Hoje Telecom of Brazil to provide a VSAT upgrade hub, RF equipment and more than […]

Comtech Xicom Introduces XTLN Ka-band BUC Product Line Comtech Xicom Technology introduced a family of Ka-band block up converters (BUCs) designed for high data-rate Ka-band satellite communications uplinks. The BUCs […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-10-11] Nine out of 10 telecoms firms are restructuring their businesses to connect vertical markets offerings and grow top-line revenues, according to an Informa Telecoms & Media […]

Starting this week, the editors at Satellite TODAY.com would like to present you with a list of what we found were interesting and relevant reads from the Web every Monday. […]

The satellite industry continues to enhance its offerings in order to both protect its traditional business strongholds and develop new revenue streams. To accomplish this, satellite developers have improved technology […]

Advantech Wireless Upgrades Transcend Backhaul Solution Advantech Wireless has released the latest version of its Transcend 800 microwave radio and will target the product for broadcasting backhaul markets. The upgraded Transcend […]

AST Launches E-mail Service for IsatPhone Pro Applied Satellite Technology (AST) has released Onsatmail, a free compressed e-mail service for IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phones. The service will leverage a firmware […]

EMS Technologies Wins Iridium Next Hardware Contract EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space Division has been contracted by Iridium’s prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to provide L-band communications hardware for the Iridium […]

SpaceX Adds Astronaut to Safety, Mission Assurance Team Retired NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman has joined SpaceX as senior engineer of astronaut safety and mission assurance. Reisman will join another former NASA […]