Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-11] International telco Telefónica has deployed Wowza Media Server software as a component on its new multi-screen content delivery network (CDN), Telefónica announced Oct. 17.    Telefónica said...

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-11] GlobeCast has signed fashion broadcaster Fashion One TV to a capacity lease on the Astra satellite located at the 19.2 degrees East orbital slot covering Europe and...

[Satellite News 10-18-11] The Canadian government established its Local Programming Improvement Fund in 2008 through a 1.5 percent levy on the gross broadcasting revenues of larger cable and satellite distributors...

[Satellite News 10-18-11] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is questioning a joint U.S. Department of Defense and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) plan to spend $15 billion on United Launch...

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-11] Inmarsat subsidiary Inmarsat SA has successfully completed the critical design review for the operator’s new Inmarsat-5 satellites, the mobile operator announced Oct. 13.    The Inmarsat-5 satellites,...

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) has contracted satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space to lead a nine-month study regarding satellite communications solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) systems...

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-11] M2M satellite data communications provider Orbcomm and business analytics firm Locus Traxx will integrate and utilize Vodafone’s GSM communications service and Orbcomm’s LEO satellite network to support...

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-11] Wireless networking software developer Connectify has entered into a strategic partnership with Iridium to offer the MSS operator’s AxcessPoint Connect offering to the mobile communications market, Iridium...

[Satellite News 10-17-11] DigitalGlobe has launched two new geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) services, DigitalGlobe FirstWatch and its Diplomatic Facilities Support Package with partner CACI International, the high-resolution Earth imagery solutions provider...

[Satellite TODAY 10-14-11] Lockheed Martin completed a system test on the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) military communications satellite it is building for the U.S. Navy, Lockheed announced Oct....