Author: Staff Writer

Eutelsat intends to maintain development of digital terrestrial television (DTT) in France. The operator has announced that, following the first series of tests of reception of HDTV through France’s DTT...

Spacenet Inc. introduced StarBand Nova satellite broadband Internet services for small-office and residential users, according to a Sept. 19 release. StarBand Nova is aimed at independent users looking for reliable,...

Harmonic Inc. announced Sept. 19 that Boom TV’s recent satellite direct-to-home (DTH) service in Romania is powered by a Harmonic IP-based headend including Divicom encoders, Divitrack IP-distributed statistical multiplexing and...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Sept. 19 that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.9 million satellite communications equipment order from a U.S. government agency to expand...

Artel, Inc., a global provider of information technology and managed network services, announced nine signed but previously unannounced contracts valued at approximately $100 million. According to a Sept. 18 statement,...

Blue Sky Network (BSN), a global-logistics provider for two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite, announced Sept. 19 it will offer existing MagnaStar customers special pricing on BSN Iridium...

A recent Forecast International study projects that an estimated 682 expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) of various types will be produced throughout the next decade to meet global demand. The study,...

Lost amid widely published speculation last week that Rupert Murdoch might divest his interests in DirecTV were definitive answers about what such a move would mean to the satellite TV...

Echostar Communications Corporation announced on Sept. 18 that Carl Vogel will oversee day-to-day operations as president for Dish Network, effective immediately, while continuing to serve as vice chairman of the...

Several hundred international scientists are expected to attend the Envisat Symposium from April 23 to 27, 2007, in Montreux, Switzerland, to present and review results of ongoing research projects using...