ntl Aims For One-Stop-Shop Status
SES Astra, a SES Global company and a provider of direct-to-home services, signed a transponder contract with the broadcast division of ntl that gives ntl more capacity in the U.K....
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Hughes Launches VPN Solution
Hughes Network Systems Inc. unveiled a satellite-based virtual private network (VPN) acceleration solution. Based on the IPsec standard, the company’s DirecWay VPN Accelerator enables enterprises and government agencies to implement...
Globecomm Wins Two Infrastructure Pacts
Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems [GCOM], a provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications, today was awarded two satellite infrastructure contracts valued at approximately $3.6 million. The first contract is with a repeat...
Intelsat Signs Two Oil And Gas Companies
Intelsat announced two separate deals to lease transponder capacity to companies in the oil and gas industry. One agreement involves a long-term contract for capacity on its IA-6 satellite with...
Dominion: Arbitration Ruling A 'Positive Step'
According to Naples, Fla.-based Dominion Video Satellite, a small, U.S.-based, satellite-TV company whose Sky Angel TV service features family-oriented programming, an arbitration panel unanimously found EchoStar Communications [DISH] violated its...
John Madden Gets 'Sirius'
Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of NFL games, nabbed “Monday Night Football” analyst and legendary NFL head coach John Madden to provide on-air analysis for “Sirius...
SES Astra Clinches ITV Transponder Leasing Deal
Luxembourg-based SES Astra, a European satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], reached an agreement to lease two transponders to ITV, reportedly the biggest commercial television network in the United Kingdom....
Northrop Grumman Taps EMS For EHF Contract Help
Atlanta-based EMS Technologies [ELMG] said its space and technology division was chosen by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to develop an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Satellite Communication Antenna Systems for the U.S....
After A Year, Partners' ATG Promise Comes True
ARINC and Telenor will be demonstrating technology this month at the World Airline Entertainment Association trade show in Seattle that allows GSM subscribers to use their mobile phones while in...
Orf Leases More SES Astra Transponder Capacity
SES Astra, a European satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], signed a long-term agreement with Orf to lease additional Astra satellite transponder capacity to Austria’s largest public broadcaster. The new...