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[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] Firefly Space Systems, designer of a series of dedicated launch vehicles for small satellites, today tested its first rocket engine Firefly Rocket Engine Research 1 (FRE-R1). The test […]

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), a Netherlands-based company, has contracted capacity from SES under a long-term agreement for a new Free-to-Air (FTA) channel, which will start to […]

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] Onlime has upgraded its 15-meter C-band antenna connected to Measat’s Africasat 1a with a high power C-band modular High Power Amplifier (HPA) from General Dynamics Satcom Technologies. […]

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] The all-electric satellite ABS 3A, built by Boeing for Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), is operational following an on-orbit handover on Aug. 31. The satellite, based on the […]

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] Hispasat has launched a new permanent service, offering 4K TV transmissions using High Dynamic Range (HDR) format. The service is now available through the European beams of […]

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] Television and Radio Broadcasting Network of Armenia (TRBNA) has partnered with Intelsat to implement a Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network on Intelsat 33e, the second scheduled satellite […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) is on the mend after an agreement for Pico Digital to acquire its broadcast products business fell through. The company’s shareholders rejected the […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] Harris Corporation, the prime contractor and system integrator for the ground segment dedicated to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R (GOES-R) series, has finished the first of six […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] Singtel, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and Telefonica have teamed up their startup arms, Singtel Innov8, Orange Fab, hub:raum, and Telefonica Open Future, respectively, to link the startup ecosystems […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] SES’ wholly owned subsidiary SES Platform Services has launched Liquid VOD, a new solution for Video-on-Demand (VoD) over satellite, and Lucid OVP, and Online Video Platform (OVP) […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] Avanti Communications and Global Invacom, in partnership with Microsoft and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program, are demonstrating satellite broadcasting using […]

[Via Satellite 09-08-2015] High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services are poised to catalyze growth in cellular backhaul, according to a recent study from Euroconsult. The research firm expects HTS will contribute […]

[Via Satellite 09-08-2015] Inmarsat is participating in Rolls-Royce’s Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) to evaluate how to make autonomous ships a reality. The project, funded by the Finnish funding […]

[Via Satellite 09-08-2015] Intelsat and Harmonic have partnered to start a linear Ultra-HD demonstration channel available in North America. The channel, HVN Intelsat UHD, will broadcast from Intelsat’s Galaxy 13 […]

[Via Satellite 09-08-2015] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has selected Skyline Communications’ DataMiner to automate its operations end-to-end. DataMiner reads service configurations from TSBc’s existing service configuration database and, with that […]

[Via Satellite 09-08-2015] Arabsat and Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) have established a Joint Venture (JV), called Trio, dedicated to offering triple-play services over satellite. The Trio platform is built on […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-2015] Cobbett Hill Earth Station, one of the fastest growing independently owned teleports, is actively considering expanding to become a global operator by the end of next year. […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-2015] M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MACOM) has released the MAAP-011246, a new 2-Watt power amplifier, and the MAAP-011139, a new 4-Watt power amplifier in a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-2015] Planet Labs has added Ann Mather as its first independent board director. Mather is on the board of directors for Google, Netflix, MGM, Shutterfly, and Arista Networks, […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-2015] Fashion One Television has launched its global Ultra-HD channel Fashion One 4K with SES to reach North America, South America, and Europe. The broadcaster debuted the channel […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-2015] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has reached an agreement with wireless communications specialist Identec Solutions to integrate Globalstar’s STX3 chipset into a new asset-tracking solution. Identec Solutions will […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-2015] “Ten years from now we’ll have three legacy satellites refueled in orbit — past tense,” predicted Benjamin Reed, deputy project manager of the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-2015] Axesat, a top enterprise connectivity provider in Latin America, has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Eutelsat Americas to provide corporate services in South America. Axesat will […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-2015] Avanti Communications has signed a multi-year contract with Global RadioData Communications (GRC), a developer and supplier of mission-critical communication products and solutions, for Ka-band satellite connectivity. Avanti […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-2015] Gilat Satcom has started offering advanced access to Intelsat EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services for customers in Africa. The company is providing customers with EpicNG contracts […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-2015] Signalhorn has signed a multi-year contract with an undisclosed leading maritime company to provide remote managed offshore fleet communication services for vessels supporting wind farms in Northern […]

[Via Satellite 09-02-2015] International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Region 2 member countries have decided to submit an Inter-American Proposal (IAP) to the ITU that favors allocating a portion of the C-band […]

[Via Satellite 09-02-2015] United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the U.S. Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS 4) satellite on Sept. 2 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket. The fourth satellite […]

[Via Satellite 09-2015] The first European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) payload, hosted on SES 5, is fully operational, SES announced Sept. 2. The EGNOS GEO 1 L-band hosted payload […]

[Via Satellite 09-02-2015] ARCA Space Corporation, a company designing both drones and orbital and suborbital launch vehicles, has selected Spaceport America as the site for its space launch vehicle and […]