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SES has announced today that the Swiss programs RTL CH and RTL II CH will be broadcast from ASTRA’s orbital position 19.2 degrees East from 2014 onwards. With the change, […]

Exelis has integrated a nationwide network of cameras and applied imaging analytics that detect changing weather at a hyperlocal, or street, scale capable of informing users of threatening conditions. The […]

Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, will demonstrate the central role it is […]

SES S.A., operator of a global fleet of 54 communication satellites, has successfully placed a €500 million 5-year Euro bond. The bond, issued by SES Global Americas Holdings GP and […]

 U.S. government changes its business approach with satcom vendors A dysfunctional U.S. congress, a $16 trillion national debt, and the failure of a Super Committee to reach a budget decision. […]

Eutelsat’s full year results contained two surprises: the first was lower than expected guidance for one-year and three-year growths. Having had two profit warnings in the last 15 months, management seems to

Power density is the single most important operating parameter for transmitting earth stations and probably the least understood by operators of satellite communication terminals. In this two-part article, we

AMC 21 at Orbital’s facilities.Photo: OrbitalViaSat 1 Broadband SatellitePhoto: Space Systems/LoralBoeing has transmitted a government-developed, frequency-hopping signal through a commercial satellite

Anik G1 in the Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR)Photo: SSLEchoStar Technologies and GVT plan to form a joint venture for pay-TV services in Brazil. The venture would offer a national service based on IPTV and

Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellitePhoto: AstriumAn Ariane 5 ECA launcherPhoto: European Space AgencyArianespace and Astrium signed an initial agreement to begin the production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA

Raj Malik, Measat’s newly appointed SVP, sales and marketing. Photo: MeasatMeasat Satellite Systems has appointed Raj Malik to the position of senior vice president, sales and marketing. In this role, Malik

Bharti Airtel has launched its Africa Connect network aimed at enhancing Africa’s connectivity with the rest of the world and adding to the data carriage capacity in the continent. Africa Connect is expected

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Harris CapRock Communications has announced the signature of a five-year contract with Carnival Corporation to provide communications services onboard more than 100 cruise ships within its 10-brand cruise line fleet. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] United Airlines has launched its 100th aircraft equipped with satellite Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, and expects to have nearly 200 aircraft featuring the service by the end of […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Broadband Satellite Services Limited (BSS) has announced it has completed the acquisition of AND Group and the Satcom Global group of companies. Focused on the satellite communication […]

Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.71875 per share, to be paid to holders of its 5.75% Series A Mandatory […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-13] European satellite operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has selected iDirect’s new Velocity product line as the ground infrastructure solution for its new Thor 7 high throughput satellite […]

Matthew Goldman, Senior Vice President, Technology, Ericsson Television, Inc. Matthew Goldman is Senior Vice President TV Compression Technology at Ericsson, where he is focused on video compression related products and […]

Peter Ostapiuk, Vice President, Media Product Management Intelsat Peter Ostapiuk is responsible for the management and development of Intelsat’s media products portfolio. He manages a global team of marketing and […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Axiros has entered a deal with ViaSat, resulting in the first deployment of the TR-069 protocol over satellite. Under the agreement, ViaSat will position Axiros’ AXESS.ACS for […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-13] SES and Eutelsat are in discussions toward finding a solution around 28.5 degrees east. Following the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the rules of the […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Thales Alenia Space Belgium will build a new plant in Leuven, which will start operations in the first half of 2014. This strategic new facility reflects Thales […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Optus has signed a five-year contract with the State Government of Western Australia to deliver an enhanced satellite service through the Optus Aurora Digital Viewer Access Satellite […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Eutelsat Communications has reached a new milestone in the drive to reduce the digital divide with satellite broadband installers now trained and certified to bring Eutelsat’s Tooway […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-13] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), has launched its Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) hardening scripts, an improved information assurance (IA) […]

Robert Cleave, president, Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, talks to Via Satellite’s Editor, Mark Holmes, at the World Satellite Business Week 2013 in Paris, France

Jay Monroe, CEO of Globalstar, talks to Via Satellite’s Editor, Mark Holmes, at the World Satellite Business Week 2013 in Paris, France

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Lockheed Martin has powered on the system module of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R (GOES-R) satellite for the first time. The GOES-R series is NOAA‘s next geostationary […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-2013] Raytheon has successfully completed software iteration 1.5 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). The iteration 1.5 software […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] UltiSat, a global provider of turnkey communication solutions, has been awarded multiple contracts to provide several nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with global managed satellite network solutions. These programs […]