Veronica Magan

The United Kingdom is getting ready to launch the world's first satellite run entirely using a mobile phone.

Google has reached a deal with British free-to-air satellite service Freesat

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-13] Arabsat has reached a deal with South Eastern Europe telecom group, Hellenic Telecommunication Organization for the acquisition of its 99.05 percent equity participation in Hellas-Sat Consortium.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-13] ViaSat’s shares rose 24 percent Thursday after the company reported better than expected sales and earnings for the third quarter. The company said its revenue reached $286.4 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-13] Cobham is preparing a preview of an ultra-small wireless HD camera transmitter at the NAB 2013 show that will take place in Las Vegas this April. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Commercial X-band operator XTAR has announced it is planning to expand its reach into international markets beyond Western Europe. The company has retained Mercury Swift Solutions as […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] KVH Industries has shipped its 3,000th TracPhone terminal for the mini-VSAT Broadband network. The company’s mini-VSAT Broadband network uses a combination of 14 Ku-band transponders to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] The Satellite Design Lab at the University of Texas has been awarded the first place in the national University Nanosatellite Program competition. Ten universities across the United […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Lockheed Martin has announced a milestone in the development of flight software for the United States Air Force‘s Global Position System 3 satellites. The flight software is […]

China has started a project to modernize its agricultural system by using new satellite technology.

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Spanish satellite company Hispasat has launched 4,000 antennas for its broadband satellite services. The move offers advanced broadband services to the Spanish cities that until now had […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) will increase its speeds to more than double from 12Mbps down and 1Mbps up to 25Mbps down and 5Mbps, the country’s Communications […]

African telecommunications company K-NET has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based services to the new high-powered digital communications satellite Astra 2F.

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] The Sicilian regional government in Italy has announced its decision to revoke permission for the United States to build a ground station for a satellite defense system […]

Clyde Space has announced that the first satellite designed and built in Scotland will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan next June.

Boeing has filed a lawsuit worth more than $355 million against its three former partners in satellite launch provider Sea Launch

KT Corp is also interested in buying Vivendi’s 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom.

Liberty Global is in negotiations to buy United Kingdom-based cable and mobile operator Virgin Media.

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] The World Teleport Association has announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors.    Roger Franklin, President and CEO at Crystal Solutions; Richard […]

Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) is deploying 500 StreamboxME Pro licenses to reporters in Japan and throughout the world to capture and transmit live video, Streambox announced.

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] The Society of Satellite Professionals International has announced five new inductees for the 2013 Hall of Fame: Romain Bausch, President and CEO at SES; Robert Zitter, Executive […]

Footage from South Korea’s first successful satellite launch has found its way into the internet

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has signed a $34 million firm fixed price contract with ViaSat on behalf of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System […]

Canada’s first space telescope is approaching its launch date aboard the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] ITC Global will upgrade its mining-sector satellite network with iDirect’s iDX 3.2 software that includes Adaptive TDMA, iDirect announced. ITC Global will also deploy the next-generation Evolution […]

KVH Industries has launched a new TracVision R1, which allows motorhomes, travel trailers, or fifth-wheel trailers travelling in the continental United States to watch satellite TV programming from Dish Network or DirecTV even while the vehicle is in motion.

DigitalGlobehas announced that construction of its WorldView-3 satellite is on schedule. The company plans to complete the satellite in time for a mid-2014 launch in order to meet the requirements of its EnhancedView contract with the U.S. government.

DISH's Hopper ad-skipping device has been belatedly presented with the “Best of CES” (Consumer Electronics Show) award.

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] SES has announced a three-year capacity deal with JSC VimpelCom, one of Russia’s leading mobile operators. Under the agreement, VimpelCom will have additional capacity on SES’ NSS-9 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] United Kingdom regulator Ofcom has published proposals to liberalize all mobile licenses in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands to permit the deployment of […]