Author: Jeffrey Hill

Amos satellite fleet operator Spacecom has signed a follow-on, long-term capacity contract with Hungarian company Magyar Telekom, which is worth up to $7 million, Spacecom announced Sept. 4.    Magyar...

Eutelsat will continue to roll out its Ka-Sat-powered NewsSpotter services, featuring lightweight compact equipment that can deliver live video in HD and SD from the field via high-speed streaming IP....

MultiChoice will migrate its DStv services from its current transponder space on the Intelsat 10 and Intelsat 7 satellites to capacity on the new Intelsat 20 satellite — a move...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-07-12] Avanti Communications has launched a new satellite newsgathering (SNG) product that utilizes Ka-band capacity from the operator’s Hylas satellites providing coverage across the EMEA region, Avanti...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] European operator SES has collaborated with Sony to demonstrate a live satellite transmission of 4K Ultra HD content played out in Quad Full HD format and encoded...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] Intelsat has reached an agreement with Gogo to provide broadband satellite capacity that will support its in-flight connectivity and digital entertainment solutions, the FSS operator announced Sept....

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] Inmarsat Government has been selected as a prime contractor under the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Custom Satcom Solutions (CS2) contract vehicle, a government program to acquire...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] Canadian essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed two contract amendments with the Commonwealth of Australia that are worth more than $100 million...

Astrium Services’ ND SatCom has been commissioned to provide German media company Südwestrundfunk (SWR) with uplink technology for six radio satellite newsgathering vehicles that are to be implemented in a...

IPTV and over-the-top (OTT) solutions provider Amino Communications has selected Wi-Fi chipset and software developer Celeno Communications to integrate its OptimizAIR Wi-Fi USB solution with Amino’s A140/A540 set-top boxes (STBs),...