Author: Rebecca Lincks

Dish Network plans to request more time from the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to file a petition against Japan’s SoftBank deal to take over Sprint Nextel.

Leading local satellite-TV-system manufacturers and distributors have requested a reduction of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission’s (NBTC) license fee, stating that they are also a key part of supporting and carrying quality content to viewers.

DirecTV subscription prices will rise in the upcoming year, the satellite TV provider announced via a customer support page Dec. 28.

China has launched the state-run global positioning services Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from its Beidou satellite network on Thursday

SES will provide capacity from one transponder at the ASTRA 31.5 degrees East orbital position to Anadolu Networks, beginning Jan. 1

The initial failure of the Yamal-402 telecommunications satellite to reach its intended orbit was most likely caused by a failure of a bearing in a pump.

Telefonica Global Solutions will utilize Eutelsat’s high-performance KA-SAT satellite to provide high quality satellite broadband services to carriers from all over Europe.

Harris has won a fifth option year valued at $66 million from the Air Force on its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) contract

The launch of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) SARAL satellite designed to study the ocean currents and sea surface heights has been delayed from December to February 2013 due to glitches

The Australian national broadband network (NBN) builder faces potential problems of delivering high-speed services to remote regions the current interim satellite arrangement’s popularity rises