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[Satellite TODAY 10-15-09] There will be over 20 million cable broadband connections in Europe by the end of 2009, Cable Europe, an association of cable operators throughout Europe, reported Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-09] Nearly 13 percent of total worldwide IP set-top box shipments were operator deployed IP+DTT set-top boxes in 2008, according to an IMS Research report, released Oct. 13. […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Eutelsat won a multi-year capacity deal with one of Hungary’s top national broadcasters, Eutelsat announced Oct. 12.             Eutelsat in a consortium with Magyar Telekom and eVision, […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Comtech AeroAstro Inc., a subisidary of Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for the development of Advanced Plug and […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Australian telco Optus has announced that its Optus D3 satellite is operational.             Launched in August, Optus D3 is located at 156 degrees East and will complement […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed a pre-shipment review for STPSat-2, the first spacecraft for the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Nigerian-based Max Air selected Blue Sky Network’s automated flight following and communication devices for Max Air’s fleet, Blue Sky Network announced Oct. 13.             Max Air outfitted […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-09] Germany’s Lufthansa will launch in-flight broadband services in mid-2010, the airline confirmed Oct. 12.             Lufthansa will use Panasonic’s multi-megabyte Ku-band solution, eXConnect, for the FlyNet service, […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-09] HD Plus, a subsidiary of SES Astra, will launch its HD+ service in Germany at the beginning of November, SES Astra confirmed Oct. 12.              The market […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-09] Harris Corp. received a potential three-year, $7.5 million contract to provide technical and support services for the U. S. Air Force Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) command and […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-09] Mid Europa Partners, a European private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Bulgarian DTH operator Interactivni Tehnologii AD (ITV), Mid Europea said Oct. 9.             ITV […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-09] California-based Enterprise Satellite Solutions entered into a distribution agreement with U.K.-based Applied Satellite Technology (AST), providing Enterprise Satellite access to a range of mobile satellite system, the […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-09] Keystone Enterprise Services is supplying turnkey satellite network services for a business television network that will deliver closed-circuit corporate events in HD to private dining rooms in […]

[Satellite Today 10-12-09] DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite was launched Oct. 8. aboard a Boeing Delta 2 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., DigitalGlobe announced.             The DigitalGlobe ground station received a […]

ViaSat Inc. was awarded two orders valued at more than $10 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals and spare components from the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems […]

[Satellite Today 10-12-09] Viasat Broadcasting signed a four-year distribution deal with the largest IPTV service provider in Estonia, Elion, Viasat said Oct. 9.             Under the agreement, Viasat will market […]

Satellite data modem manufacturer Quake Global signed an agreement with Globalstar to design, build and deliver a new line of Globalstar’s integrated multimode data modems as well as a next-generation […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received orders totaling $33.4 million under its Movement Tracking System (MTS) contract with the U.S. Army, the company announced.             The orders are for the supply […]

International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received an order from Media Broadcast in Germany for IDC’s SuperFlex DVB-S2 broadband satellite caching receiver, SFX4104 Pro Video with Datacast XD content management and distribution […]

Paradise Datacom has released FastLink, a low-latency low density parity check (LDPC) feature now available in its entire line of satellite modem products, the company announced.     FastLink combines implementations […]

Globalstar is upgrading its network to enhance the messaging capacity and the data receiver sensitivity of the Globalstar Simplex data network, the company announced.    The upgrades, supplied by Comtech […]

ViaSat Enerdyne received and displayed analog-transmitted NTSC video from a variety of unmanned aerial systems using its digital EnerLinks 3 ground modem transceiver in a demonstration for customers held at […]

Vizada Networks expanded its connectivity services portfolio to include its Internet Start next-generation broadband IP service in the Middle East and Africa, the company announced.     The service uses Vizada […]

iDirect has expanded its Evolution DVB-S2/ACM product line to include the Evolution X5 Satellite Router, Evolution XLC-11 and XLC-M line cards, the company announced.     The new products aim to […]

[Satellite Today 10-12-09] GlobeCast has deployed a new terrestrial video network for leading French broadcaster TF1 and its news channel, LCI, Globecast said Oct. 8. The five-year contract covers the […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. has rolled out an adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) capability for its CDM-625 advanced satellite modem, which is optimized by pairing the system with Comtech’s forward […]

[Satellite Today 10-12-09] MSS operators reported increased revenues of about 8 percent in 2008 to more than $1.2 billion, Euroconsult announced. Inmarsat held a 51 percent market share in 2008, […]

Hughes Network Systems has released new HX broadband satellite routers — the HX260 Mesh and the HX200, the company announced.     Featuring an integrated, multi-channel TDMA demodulator, the HX200 supports […]

[Satellite Today 10-12-09] Digicel is relaunching its satellite wireless broadband service in of Tonga using the Aptilo Carrier Wireless Service Management System, Digicel announced Oct 7.             The network uses […]

[Satellite Today 10-12-09] Norsat International Inc. signed a non-exclusive agreement for distribution, installation and service of C2SAT products, Norsat announced Oct. 9.             The agreement will add C2SAT stabilized antenna […]