Veronica Magan

[Via Satellite 11-26-13] After stopping the countdown clock three times, SpaceX had to scrub its first attempt at launching SES’ SES 8 satellite – its first time launching a commercial […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-13] Today at precisely 5:37 p.m. EST the window opens for a historic event in the satellite launch industry. It is the time when SpaceX will attempt its […]

Pace to Acquire Aurora Networks for $310 Million Pace plc, a global developer of technologies and products for PayTV and broadband service providers, has entered into a conditional agreement with […]

DirecTV Selects Astrium to Build New Satellite for Services in Brazil DirecTV has selected Astrium to build the latest addition to its communications satellite fleet. The satellite will be based […]

ViaSat Wins $3.24 M Contract with US Department of Energy for Cybersecurity Infrastructure The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted 11awards totaling approximately $30 million for the development of […]

Our first ever Middle East and Africa dedicated edition is out. In this issue we explore a common theme throughout the region for satellite: high demand and opportunity for growth. […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] ITU has dispatched emergency satellite telecommunications equipment to areas severely affected by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore through the Visayas region of central Philippines on Friday with deadly […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Comcast Wholesale has renewed and expanded key agreements with SES for nearly 650 MHz of C-band capacity to deliver content management and delivery solutions to media companies […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Rai and Eutelsat Communications have signed an agreement enabling Italy’s public service broadcaster to deliver its new portfolio of HD channels across the country. Rai will broadcast […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] U.S. Electrodynamics, Inc. (USEI) recently completed the installation of a 4.8m Ku antenna on SES’s AMC 21 satellite using Vialite RF-over-fiber links between the new antenna and control […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Media Networks has reached an agreement with TV4ISP to provide pay-TV solutions for Internet Service Providers (ISP) in Brazil through the integration of Media Networks’ DTH and […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-13] International Launch Services (ILS), successfully carried the Sirius FM 6 satellite, built by SSL, into orbit on an ILS Proton for Sirius XM Radio. The ILS Proton […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-13] In-flight connectivity and entertainment solutions provider Gogo has signed a contract with Japan Airlines (JAL) to provide Gogo’s in-flight Internet service on JAL’s entire domestic fleet, which […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-13] The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (USMC) has taken delivery of ViaSat’s off-the-shelf mobile devices with advanced information security. The USMC is now beginning evaluation of this […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-13] Advantech Wireless has released its new S6920 Ruggedized SCPC/RCS VSAT Terminal. Built to withstand the harsh environments encountered in outdoor applications, the S6920 terminal is a complete […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-13] Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator, has certified the RedPort Optimizer satellite Wi-Fi router and the RedPort XGate satellite email and data service software […]

[Via Satellite 10-24-13] After being postponed for a week, International Launch Services (ILS) is moving forward with the Sirius FM 6 satellite launch on Oct. 25, 2013. The original liftoff […]

In the November issue of Via Satellite magazine, we learn the inside story behind Eutelsat’s strategy for Latin America, the oil and gas industry’s perception of the HTS market and […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-13] Astrium has delivered the proto-flight model (PFM) of the microwave radiometer (MWR), to the prime contractor Thales Alenia Space for installation on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-13] Video consumption across non-traditional devices such as tablets, smartphones, PCs and connected PCs evolved exponentially into a global phenomenon that is not restricted to a geographic area […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-13] Fashion One, the international television network for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle, has selected Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to provide broadcast services. The SD channel launched its demo […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-13] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a contract task order to Riverside Technology, a designer and implementer of integrated scientific, engineering and IT solutions, […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-13] SES and OmniAccess, a VSAT service provider and network integrator in the luxury superyacht market, have signed a new Ku-band capacity deal on SES’ NSS 12 satellite […]

[Via Satellite 10-24-13] Media Networks will provide its wholesale service in Ku-band satellite Internet (ISAT-KU) to Conekta, the satellite links division of the Peruvian operator Proveedor de Comunicaciones del Oriente […]

[Via Satellite 10-24-13] Orbcomm launched its GT 1100 trailer tracking solution to the transportation and distribution industry at the American Trucking Association (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition from Oct. 19-22 […]

[Via Satellite 10-23-13] SES has signed a renewal of its contract with Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Asia. The new agreement will enable SET Asia to serve its subscribers in the […]

[Via Satellite 10-23-13] NASA has awarded Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) a contract to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission to launch in […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-13] Spacecom’s Amos 5 at 17 degrees east has won another broadcast deal in East Africa. Under the new $3.6-million contract, Spacecom will provide analog to digital migration […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-13] Signalhorn, a global provider of network services and communications solutions using terrestrial, satellite, and wireless technologies, has made two new appointments to its executive team. Richard Minter […]