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Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel  is at the forefront at bringing advanced TV services to the regional market. In early November, Foxtel added 10 new HD channels, giving it a total […]

Arabsat is touting its 2009 performance as proof that the Middle East satellite market is resistant to the global economic downturn, and Arabsat ready to capitalize on the booming broadband […]

ESPN is taking stock in Executive Vice President of Technology Chuck Pagano’s gut feeling that live 3-D HD broadcasts will drive market success and keep the broadcaster ahead of the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-10] After a year of economic uncertainty, the North American satellite broadband industry became the first region to top 1 million subscribers, with Western Europe likely to exceed […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] VSAT service providers should be wary of pricing potential, cost-sensitive VSAT users out of the market after experiencing a sector-wide drop in service revenues and equipment sales, […]

Arianespace Secures Launch from overhorizon OverHorizon has contracted Arianespace to launch its first communications satellite, OHO-1, on an Ariane 5 rocket. The deal represents Arianespace’s fourth launch contract of 2010. […]

Enensys Brings DVB-T2 Solution to Market Enensys unveiled a DVB-T2 end-to-end solution, demonstrating single frequency network (SFN) and multiple input single output (MISO) abilities. The Enensys solution features a T2 […]

SES CFO Heads to O3B SES CFO Mark Rigolle has been appointed CEO of O3b Networks. Rigolle succeeds Greg Clarke, who is stepping down for personal reasons but will remain […]

BusinessCom Launches IP VSAT Service Satellite telecommunications service provider BusinessCom has launched its Advantage IP VSAT service to provide coverage to Middle East and parts of Asia. The Ku-band, IO […]

WildBlue Communications Former CEO Named 2009 Communications Executive of the Year Former WildBlue Communications CEO Dave Leonard was named the Communications Technology Professionals (CTP) 2009 Communications Executive of the Year. […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Analyst firm Teal Group Corp. has increased its yearly projected count of future space payloads over the next 20 years from 2010 to 2029, Teal Group Lead […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-10] Euroconsult and Irwin Communications are in discussions to merge and transform Irwin Communications into the Washington D.C.-based subsidiary of Euroconsult, the companies announced March. 16.      Euroconsult […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] SpaceX has determined that the first static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket was shutdown due to the failure of a ground support system valve, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] SES signed a long-term deal with the University of Luxembourg to develop Luxembourg as a European center of excellence and innovation for advanced information communications technology in […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Beam Communications will provide docking units for Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite telephone, Inmarsat announced March 10.     Beam Communications will design, manufacture and distribute a range […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Starling Advanced Communications is introducing a single-case, fly-away antenna, the company announced March 10.     The StarPack will provide two-way, high-speed Ku-band broadband satellite communications. The self-contained […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Vizada and Nairobi-based Indigo Telecom have launched the ThurayaIP satellite service in Kenya and other parts of East Africa, the companies announced March 11.     The offering, […]

Interested in hearing the CEOs of the top satellite operators but unable to make it to Gaylord National Convention Center on Tuesday?  Now, you can join SATELLITE 2010 at The […]

Interested in hearing the CEOs of the top satellite operators but unable to make it to Gaylord National Convention Center on Tuesday?  Now, you can join SATELLITE 2010 at The […]

April 24, 1970: Dong Fang Hong 1, also known as China 1, was launched aboard China’s Long March 1 rocket as part of the PRC’s Dong Fang Hong (“”The East […]

January 13, 1996: The launch of Measat 1, built by Boeing and launched on an Ariane 4 rocket, put Malaysia’s first satellite into orbit. The Boeing 376 spacecraft weighed 1.6 […]

August 29, 2005: Intelsat and PanAmSat announced that the two companies would merge in a $6.4 billion deal that would create the world’s largest satellite carrier with 51 spacecraft in […]

February 10, 2009 – An Iridium satellite and a Russian Cosmos satellite collided in the first-ever satellite crash. According to the U.S. Strategic Command’s Space Surveillance Network, the collision left […]

June 7-July 17, 1971: The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) convened the World Administrative Radio Conference for Space Telecommunications (WARC-ST) and determined the frequency allocations for Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS) Click […]

August 19, 1997: The launch of Agila 2 added the Philippines to the list of satellite nations. Designed and built by Space Systems/Loral for the Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation, Agila […]

June 18, 2006: Kazakhstan became the 44th satellite nation when a Russian Proton-K-DM3 launcher put Kazsat 1 into GEO orbit. The 1.5-ton (1380kg) satellite, built by GKNPT Krunichev, carried 12 […]

August 21, 1971: The final treaty for the creation of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) was signed by 11 national governments, creating the predecessor organization to today’s Intelsat Click […]

March 31, 1998: The 22nd meeting of the Intelsat Assembly of Parties unanimously approved the creation of a private, independent spin-off company, New Skies Satellites, to be based in The […]

November 17, 2006: Arqiva, a British provider of satellite and terrestrial communications services, announced that it would acquire the Satellite Broadcast Services business of BT for 25 million pounds in […]

The seminal event of the 1970’s was the””Open Skies”” ruling by the US Federal Communications Commission, which favored competition in satellite services and set a precedent that influenced government policy […]