Author: Tai Nichols

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the country's first dedicated Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS 1A) on July 1, 2013 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

Intelsat and Ericsson announced the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcasting's facilities in Atlanta, Ga.

The Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) elected Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, as its new chairman of the board.

Satellite and terrestrial network provider, Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) announced the second release of SpeedNet AV technology, an enhanced, cloud-based browser designed to address the challenges associated with using a satellite connection in remote regions.

The HbbTV Consortium will launch a strategic marketing campaign intended to increase global acceptance of the HbbTV standard.

Through a joint decision, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Ministry of Communications and Media of the Russian Federation have enabled the training program for specialists from Russian enterprises NIIR FSUE and RSC Energia, as well as the transfer of technologies.

A year's worth of data led to NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite’s depiction of worldwide vegetation, providing insight to changes over time.

Garmin recently introduced Monterra, its new handheld, outdoor GPS device. Monterra is designed to survive in harsh environments and will be powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system,

SES recently announced a multi-year multimillion-dollar contract renewal with Supernet

SpaceX has been awarded a contract with Thales Alenia Space to launch Turkmenistan NSSC, Turkmenistan’s first satellite. The satellite is scheduled to launch within the next two years on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.