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Pakistan’s national satellite, Paksat, will play a major role in a program intended to bring the benefits of satellite technology to the population. CEO Usman Bajwa discusses the challenges ahead.  […]

Discovery prides itself on being a pioneer in HD and is approaching 3-D in the same manner, says John Honeycutt, executive vice president and head of international business operations for […]

There have been important developments in Mexico but not the kind you would expect to hear on the evening news. Mexico has kept step with a telecom liberalization plan 15 […]

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, non-profit research organization that calls the beginning and end of recessions, declared in September that the recession that gripped the globe throughout […]

Furuno Rolls Out VSAT Antenna on maritime Network Maritime communication and navigation systems Furuno has partnered with SpeedCast and Eutelsat to launch the VSAT KU-100 atenna. Furuno has been developing […]

The satellite sector has spared no efforts to enhance reliability of its services, and advancements in network remote monitoring tools are providing more benefits for operators and service providers. Satellite […]

When the Lucas Gusher came in at Spindletop in 1901, igniting the Texas Oil Boom, drilling rigs primarily were driven by hardened men working with hardened steel and horsepower. Drilling […]

Integral Systems Expands IS3 Management Team Integral Systems expanded the management team of its Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3) business unit to support growth in demand for its managed network […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] The headline of an Oct. 28 story should have read "Tecom Selects ITS Tranceiver-HPT for Airborne KuStream Antenna Installation."

Each year at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, Via Satellite  magazine honors the most outstanding industry executive of the year. The honoree is chosen for durable contributions to the global […]

[Satellite News 10-26-10] The global race to save outer space could lead to sustainable development of space resources. While the very idea of outer space brings to mind concepts such […]

Did you miss the live Webcast? Watch it now On Demand! The ILS Proton rocket successfully lifted off from Pad 24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 15th at 12:53 am […]

Satellite networks come in all manner of shapes and sizes and use a multitude of technologies to transmit information. Each type of network has its own idiosyncrasies and set of […]

The launch of the third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite in December, along with the planned launches of several next-generation commercial satellites, has ushered in a new broadband satellite era […]

CapRock Launches Energy Market VSAT Service Harris Corp. subsidiary CapRock Communications launched its turnkey FieldAccess VSAT service offering for land drilling, shallow-water and production platform markets in the United States. […]

Canal Digital Hires Clear Channel Sweden CEO to Lead Company Telenor appointed Patrik Hofbauer CEO of broadcaster Canal Digital. Hofbauer, currently CEO of broadcaster Clear Channel Sweden, will start his […]

 A single “last mile” is separating European satellite operators from a broadband consumer market potentially worth millions of customers and dollars. Common wisdom has it that broadband have-nots reside mainly […]

For years now, legal, finance and government intelligentsia have propounded a purely competition-based theory of regulation, in which, as long as markets were competitive and transparent, industry-specific types of regulation […]

Arsat, the satellite operator owned by the Argentinean government, could ultimately gain 50 percent of its revenues from outside of Argentina and even could look to form a partnership with […]

In this column my focus largely has been satellite services at the consumer level. There is another way to look at this, however, and I was reminded by the recent […]

In September, we discussed maritime regulations in the United States as stated in the rules for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV). Here, we expand our discussion to include general guidelines […]

 In July this year, the European Commission reached out to the United States in the space sector, inviting U.S. companies and researchers to participate in European Union (EU) funding for […]

MediaCorp is the largest broadcaster in Singapore, and with Singapore likely to be one of the early adopters of 3-D TV in the Asia-Pacific region, MediaCorp likely will be at […]

We’ve heard this story before – Apple has released another device that will, according to the media, forever change the broadcasting business. Since the company behind the device is Apple, […]

Avanti Taps Distributor for Internet Continuity Service Avanti signed contract for U.K.-based Computerlinks to become the first distributor of Avanti’s Business Internet Continuity (BIC) service. Under the three-year contract, valued […]

GeoEye on Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list Satellite imagery provider GeoEye has been ranked 84th on Fortune Magazine’s 2010 “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” list. GeoEye qualified for the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies […]

Thrane & Thrane Releases Aviator Swiftbroadband Solutions Satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane has released its Aviator 200, 300 and 350 Swiftbroadband solutions. The Aviator 200 aims to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-10] MDA signed a $5.8 million deal with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide an advanced technology solution for CSA’s Exploration Surface Mobility program, MDA announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-10] Cobham Satcom has launched a beta program for its ST24 marine-stabilized TV receive-only antenna, which is designed for yachts, the company announced Sept. 22.     Designed with […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-10] NASA, acting on behalf of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), awarded a sole-source contract to ITT Corp. to produce the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) […]