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Arqiva Extends Global Distribution Contract with ABS-CBN Arqiva renewed its contract to provide Filipino company ABS-CBN’s U.S. operations with distribution services for five years. Arqiva will continue delivering ABS-CBN’s eight-channel bouquet […]

Visit Via Satellite’s Digital issue for an exclusive video interview with Petra Mateos.  When appointed chairwoman of Hispasat in 2004, Petra Mateos felt the company needed to have more of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Analysys Mason’s Connected Consumer Survey showed that 70 percent of European and U.S. market consumers view mobile broadband as slower, less reliable and more expensive than fixed […]

While not considered a banner year for the satellite communications sector, 2010 was not as down as some might have forecasted. Many executives navigated their companies successfully through a tough […]

EMS Technologies Names Mackay to Board EMS Technologies appointed President and CEO Neil Mackay to its board and said Mackay’s involvement in overseeing the company’s strategy development, risk management and corporate […]

Iridium Upgrades Direct Internet Software Package Iridium Communications introduced an updated version of its Direct Internet software package to connect to the Internet using the Iridium 9555 and Iridium 9505A satellite […]

Sevis Systems Unveils GSM Bandwidth Optimization Platform Sevis Systems unveiled its third-generation GSM bandwidth optimization platform, a backhaul solution designed to optimize GSM traffic. The Sevis 6104 is designed to work […]

Telenor Leases Thor 3 Broadband Capacity to Vicus Luxlink Teleport services provider Vicus Luxlink leased six transponders of Thor 3 inclined-satellite capacity from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) with the option of […]

NASA Seeks Space Technology NASA is accepting applications from U.S. graduate students for the agency’s Space Technology Research Fellowships to perform space technology research beginning in the fall. The fellowships, […]

Arianespace Wins Sicral 2 Launch Telespazio has selected Arianespace to launch the Sicral 2 satellite into geostationary orbit on an Ariane 5 launched from the Guiana Space Center in November […]

Bentley Walker Offers Weather-Resistant C-Band U.K. satellite ISP Bentley Walker launched C-band satellite Internet services for customers in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The service aims to bring two-way […]

GMN Unveils Data Accelerator, Control Router Satellite data service provider Global Marine Networks (GMN) introduced its WebXaccelerator product for ship-to-shore and remote communications in the commercial fishing, marine transport, cruise […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-10] Due to the holiday, there will be no Satellite TODAY News Feed on Fri., Dec. 31. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on Mon. Jan. 3.

[Satellite TODAY 12-23-10] There will be no Satellite TODAY Daily News Feed issued Dec. 24 due to the holiday. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on Dec. 27.

Telespazio has selected Arianespace to launch the Sicral 2 satellite into geostationary orbit on an Ariane 5 launched from the Guiana Space Center in November 2013, Arianespace announced Dec. 6. […]

German airline Lufthansa has launched its broadband service, FlyNet, on long-haul flights.  Lufthansa worked with long-standing partners Panasonic Avionics Corp. and Deutsche Telekom to develop this service, which initially will […]

Starling Advanced Communications has received its first military aviation market order from Italian company Selex Galileo, Starling announced Nov. 30.     The $1 million order will see Starling install satellite […]

Operator O3b Networks has raised a total of $1.2 billion through a multi-layered finance deal from a group of investors and banks, including the African Development Bank. The deal also […]

Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) subsidiary MeshTV updated its services to allow multiple, dedicated live stream content feeds to be formatted for mobile devices while providing monetization and user analytics, […]

Mobile broadband and related industries are expected to generate 1.8 percent of South Africa’s total GDP and create as many as 28,000 jobs by 2015, according to a sector growth […]

Oil and gas industry managed communications provider RigNet was selected by Librestream, a mobile collaboration solutions provider, to re-sell its Onsight mobile collaboration system, RigNet announced Dec. 2.     The […]

Global analyst firms are predicting strong five-year growth in the Asian mobile voice and data markets.    Global telecoms, media and IT adviser Analysys Mason continued its enthusiastic Asian mobile […]

LightSquared sees the launch of SkyTerra-1 as a major step in combining satellite systems and 4G-LTE terrestrial networks and a peek into the future of the North American consumer market. […]

Thrane & Thrane is launching its Aviator 200 airborne solution to markets in the Middle East, the manufacturer announced Dec. 6.     The terminal, which uses Inmarsat‘s SwiftBroadband 200 service, […]

The U.S. Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and ViaSat have demonstrated the ability to integrate commercial mobile satcom networks with JTRS networks, ViaSat […]

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has selected Spacenet to provide emergency communications services and associated high performance equipment to support police operations, Spacenet announced Dec. 6.     Spacenet, a […]

Vizada Networks received a contract from the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (Eulex) to supply VSAT hubs and remote terminals and lease Ku-band satellite transponder space, Vizada […]

Just announced! Satellite TODAY launches its new White Paper Program. This new program gives satellite professionals an opportunity to showcase their authoritative reports to the satellite community. The automated system […]

Globecomm Wins Ka-Band Contract from Hughes Globecomm Systems won an $18 million, five-year Ka-band infrastructure contract from Hughes Network Systems. Globecomm will design, install, and test multiple Ka-band Earth stations […]

CapRock, Tampa Microwave Combine Military Satcom Development Efforts CapRock Government Solutions has partnered with remote terminal solutions provider Tampa Microwave to deliver end-to-end military-grade satellite communications solutions. CapRock will integrate […]