Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-13] The Vietnamese Government has approved a plan to launch its first remote sensing satellite VNREDSat-1A on Arianespace’s Vega rocket from the European Guiana Space Center in South...

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-13] The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems two contracts to produce the Space-Based Infrared Systems GEO 5-6 satellite (SBIRS) and purchase materials needed to construct its...

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] A growing number of seafarers see on-board Wi-Fi connectivity as essential in order to use their own smartphones, tablets and laptops aboard ships, with social media, especially...

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] Hispasat’s Amazonas 3 satellite has started its systems, deployed its solar panels and begun its in-orbit test phase, the operator confirmed.    The satellite reached its geostationary...

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] Eutelsat has inked German Internet service provider skyDSL Global to a five-year multiple spot beam capacity contract on Ka-Sat, with an option for an additional five years,...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Dish Network reported a decrease in its 2012 full-year net income, caused by higher subscriber-related expenses that were driven by programming costs, increased subscriber acquisition costs from higher...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Satellite broadcast television continued to expand its household reach in Germany during 2012, with approximately 18 million households receiving their TV directly from a satellite source by...

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-13] Video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic has reached an agreement to sell its Cable Access business to Aurora Networks for $46 million in cash, which would complete the...

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-13] By 2017, 4G LTE operators will see their revenues leap through an extended growth spurt, reaching more than $340 billion spread throughout the international market, compared to...

Oceans TV, a leading provider of in-cabin TV entertainment content to cruise lines, announced today that Royal Caribbean International has extended satellite TV channel agreements for two of the cruise...