Author: Staff Writer

Intelsat demonstrated an advanced interactive, multimedia, Ku-band satellite terminal that combines digital video and Internet Protocol (IP) traffic into a single data stream at the ITU Americas Telecom conference and...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] announced the completion of funding commitments and the final equity partner in its Gilat-To-Home DBS service – the investment bank ING Furman Selz Investments. Total...

Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] and Qualcomm Inc. [QCOM], partner the Globalstar system, demonstrated Internet access through the satellite system at the ITU Americas Show in Rio de Janerio last week. A...

Alcatel Space announced that it has completed and delivered to Hughes Space and Communications [GMH] the first of two communications payloads for the two XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] spacecraft. The...

Global VSAT Forum 2000: LATIN AMERICA will be this year’s only worldwide VSAT industry meeting devoted to examination of the VSAT industry’s growth and opportunities in Latin America. The meeting...

The “dot com” revolution is continuing to gain momentum and by all indications finally has moved into the forefront of the satellite industry. High-profile software companies are investing in satellite...

Eutelsat’s Sesat launched successfully from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 0306 local time on April 18. Russian senior staff spoke of their “mutual happiness”, referring to links between Eutelsat and the...

Middle East broadcaster ART is set to benefit from the cancellation of the Sara Vision MMDS project in Saudi Arabia and the relaxation of the dish ban in that country....

Disney Channel Europe is to be divided into up to four separate channels, rolling out initially in the UK, France and Germany. It is not yet clear exactly how the...

Key: D – Digtal A – Analogue 105.5 degreesE Asiasat-1 & 3S D. Ekushey TV, the first independent TV network in Bangladesh, has commenced test transmissions on 3749 MHz vertical,...