Author: Veronica Magan

ViaSat has acquired privately held LonoCloud, an early-stage company with expertise in cloud networking software.

RigNet, a provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, has announced it has entered into a global value-added reseller agreement with SnapTV AS, a Norwegian specialist in maritime and offshore infotainment and collaborative media.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has signed a CA$8.3 million contract with Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) to extend its operational support of DND’s Automated Airline Hosting and Aircraft Tasking System (AAHATS).

MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Martial Arts Networks to distribute the Martial Arts TV HD channel via the MEASAT-3a satellite.

The University of Hawaii is planning the first satellite launch from the islands of Hawaii using the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai. The military has used the facility to test missiles but never a satellite.

STMicroelectronics has announced that its Teseo II single-chip satellite-tracking ICs performed successfully in the first ground location test using Europe’s independent navigation system, Galileo.

GlobeCast Americas has expanded its solution-building capabilities in the continent with three strategic appointments to sales positions.

SkyStream FZ has renewed a multi-year deal on SES' NSS-6 satellite at 95 degrees east to provide reliable connectivity to its maritime, and oil & gas customers via secure VSAT networks.

Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat have signed a deal to expand the Spanish satellite operator’s broadband satellite-based network with an additional SkyEdge II system.

TV Integração, the first Brazilian affiliate of TV Globo, has deployed Thomson Video Networks' ViBE CP6000 contribution platform and RD5000 MPEG-2/4 receiver decoder to provide video contribution services to more than 5.4 million viewers.