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Connectivity
Macom Announces New High Power Amplifier
[Via Satellite 09-11-13] Macom Technology Solutions, a supplier of high performance radio frequency (RF), microwave, and millimeter wave products, introduced a new high power amplifier that is ideally suited for […]
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Connectivity
Abilis Systems’ TB101 Chosen for SmarDTV BBC Product
[Via Satellite 09-11-13] SmarDTV has selected Abilis Systems’ TB101 Transport Bridge Processor for a new satellite broadcast-to-broadband converter (BBC) product. The SmarDTV BBC product converts satellite TV content into Internet […]
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Uncategorized
Miranda Debuts iTX IP Simulcast Output at IBC 2013
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 introduce its new IP Simulcast Output functionality […]
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Finance
NASA Awards ASO with Contract for MMS Mission
[Via Satellite 09-10-13] NASA has awarded Astrotech Corporation’s Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary, a provider of commercial space services, a contract to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya to Assist SMART Communications in Marino PhonePal Launch
[Via Satellite 09-10-13] Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a mobile satellite services (MSS) operator, has been selected by SMART Communications of the Philippines for the launch of its new crew calling service, […]
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Uncategorized
Newtec Appoints New CCO
[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Newtec has appointed Thomas Van den Driessche to the position of chief commercial officer. Van den Driessche will lead Newtec’s global sales team to achieve Newtec’s ambitious […]
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Uncategorized
XipLink, Hughes Provide Internet Access for Mexican Schools
[Via Satellite 09-10-13] XipLink has successfully integrated and deployed several XipLink Hub Optimization (XHO) appliances with a Hughes Network Systems HN VSAT satellite platform to support the Internet connectivity needs […]
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Uncategorized
Panasonic and SES Sign Satellite Capacity Agreement
[Via Satellite 09-10-13] Panasonic Avionics Corporation a provider of in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC), and global satellite operator SES have signed a major satellite capacity agreement to connect passengers aboard […]
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Uncategorized
Bill Darbe Joins Satcom Direct as Director of Dealer Programs
Satcom Direct, provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions, has chosen Bill Darbe as its Director of Dealer Programs for the company. Darbe will be responsible for […]
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Technology
Telesat Selects Astrium for Telstar 12 Vantage High Throughput Satellite
[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Telesat, a global satellite operator, has procured a powerful, multi-mission satellite from Astrium that will replace the Telstar 12 satellite at 15 degrees west while significantly expanding […]
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Connectivity
O3b Delays Satellite Launch Date for Additional Testing
[Via Satellite 09-09-13] O3b Networks has delayed the launch of its second group of four satellites. Originally scheduled for liftoff on Sept. 30 by Arianespace from French Guiana, the launch […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Moves Forward with DARPA PCAS Program
[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Raytheon is moving forward with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the agency’s Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program, whose software could enable ground troops […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Expands BLOS SATCOM Capabilities
[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Hughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, has advanced in rotary wing Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) SATCOM capabilities by successfully demonstrating data throughputs of up […]
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Connectivity
Advantech Wireless Delivers Uplink System Solutions to Latin America
[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Advantech Wireless, a privately held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of satellite, radio frequency (RF) equipment and microwave systems, has successfully completed the delivery of several uplink system […]
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Uncategorized
Entropic Appoints Matthew Rhodes as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing
Entropic, a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, announced today the immediate appointment of Matthew Rhodes as senior vice president of Global Marketing. Rhodes is responsible for […]
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Uncategorized
Andrew Jordan further strengthens Eutelsat’s management team
Eutelsat Communications announces that Andrew Jordan, previously CEO of Eutelsat Asia, has joined Eutelsat’s Executive Committee. Based in Paris, Andrew will supervise the Group’s growth strategy in Asia and drive […]
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Connectivity
IDC, DSAT Cinema Sign Agreement to Expand and Develop Digital Cinema Satellite Technology
[Via Satellite 09-06-13] DSAT Cinema, a Eutelsat and dcinex joint venture company specializing in satellite delivery of films and live events, has committed to ordering over 1,000 of International Datacasting’s […]
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Technology
O3b Networks and Kymeta to Develop Flat Panel Satellite Antenna
[Via Satellite 09-06-13] O3b Networks and Kymeta Corporation signed an agreement to develop flat panel satellite antennas for the O3b network. The flat, thin, light and low cost antennas and […]
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Finance
NASA’S Ladee Lunar Orbiter to Launch Aboard Orbital’s Minotaur 5
[Via Satellite 09-06-13] Orbital Sciences Corporation is in final preparations for the launch of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft aboard its new Minotaur 5 rocket. The […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Appoints Jean-Hubert Lenotte as Director of Strategy
[Via Satellite 09-06-13] Eutelsat Communications has appointed Jean-Hubert Lenotte as the group’s director of strategy. He succeeds Yohann Leroy who has been appointed deputy chief technical officer and director of […]
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Finance
Sea Launch to Provide Launch Services for Undisclosed Customer
[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Sea Launch AG signed a launch services agreement with a proprietary customer to liftoff its spacecraft on the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL vehicle from the ocean-based Odyssey […]
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Uncategorized
Intelsat Appoints John Diercksen to Board of Directors
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced that its board of directors has elected John W. Diercksen to serve on the board as an independent director […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Selects SAT Corporation to Upgrade satID System
SAT Corporation, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, has received an order from Eutelsat to upgrade multiple satID geolocation systems. In addition to the system upgrades, Eutelsat has […]
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Technology
Raytheon GPS Launch and Checkout Capability for Early Testing
[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Raytheon received Interim Authorization to Test (IATT) security certification for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) Launch and Checkout System (LCS) four […]
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Connectivity
Ateme Arms Alfanews Italy with Kyrion CM5000 Contribution Encoder
[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Alfanews, a satellite transmission and TV production service provider based in Arezzo, Italy, has adopted Ateme’s Kyrion CM5000 contribution encoder. The extended feature set of the encoder […]
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Connectivity
Africa Prepares to Deploy Digital Television
[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Frequency coordination negotiations have succeeded in setting up the mechanism to deploy digital television in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries. The consolidation of national plans to implement the […]
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Uncategorized
Pace launches enhanced ECO Service Management Platform to configure, monitor and manage triple-play and connected home services
Pace plc, a global leader for digital TV and broadband technologies, is launching an enhanced version of its ECO Service Management platform, designed to optimise and simplify the delivery and […]
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Uncategorized
Honeywell Wireless Connectivity Survey Indicates Major Shift in the Definition of Passenger Comfort When Flying
Honeywell Aerospace released a survey that signals a shift among consumers in the definition of airplane passenger comfort and confirms an increasing demand for global, transoceanic, fast and consistent in-flight […]
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Finance
French Government Allocates Funds for Ariane 5 Upgrade
[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Following the first meeting of the joint government-industry committee on space, the French Minister of Higher Education and Research announced that the government was allocating 25 million […]
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Connectivity
Anatel Awards O3b Networks Rights to Operate in Brazil
[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has awarded O3b Networks the rights to use its foreign satellite system in the country by conferring “landing rights” on the company. […]





















