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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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

[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 09-23-10] 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 09-22-10] Gilat Satellite Networks completed the deployment of a VSAT network for a North African lottery, the company announced Sept. 21.     Gilat was contracted by the lottery […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-10] IPTV and satellite content delivery provider Global Gateway Media & Communications signed a content licensing agreement with HD digital broadcaster Dynamic Media Network (DMN), Global Gateway announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-10] The United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched a payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on an Atlas 5 rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 facility in Florida, […]

[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) […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] ScheduAll has been selected by the Golf Channel to provide its ScheduLink sports content management service, which includes tools for bookings and invoicing, to the broadcaster, ScheduAll […]

The Mobile content and applications (MCA) market influences $80 billion of mobile spending, according to a research report from global telecommunications, media and IT adviser Analysys Mason, released Sept. 3. […]

In-flight broadband provider Row 44 has raised $37 million in new equity, which will be used to continue executing its North American service launch plans for Southwest Airlines fleet and […]

Telefonica International Wholesale Services (TIWS), an international wholesale subsidiary of the Telefonica Group, has contracted Gilat to supply its SkyEdge 2 satellite network to support operations, Gilat announced.     TIWS, […]

Marlink has expanded its contract with shipping company AP Moller-Maersk to provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband airtime services to an additional 200 vessels, increasing the total number of AP Moller-Maersk vessels sailing […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] Maritime communication and navigation systems Furuno has partnered with SpeedCast and Eutelsat to launch the VSAT KU-100 atenna, Furuno announced Sept. 20.     Furuno has been developing […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] End-to-end telematics solutions provider Geotab and machine-to-machine manufacturer Quake Global have released Geotab’s GO4v3 telematics device, which will support global satellite data coverage in conjunction with Quake’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] Northrop Grumman’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellite autonomously transferred target track data from its acquisition sensor to its tracking sensor, the company announced Sept. […]

Fisher Communications Inc. and Streambox have formed a strategic partnership to develop solutions that will enable broadcasters to expand video contribution and Web streaming initiatives for all distribution platforms, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] Independent satellite communications provider Vizada has partnered with Indigo Telecom to launch Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro in Kenya, Vizada announced Sept. 20.      Vizada and Indigo Telecom will […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] GlobeCast has established a point of presence terrestrial link in Warsaw, Poland, to allow the company to offer hybrid satellite-fiber solutions in Eastern and Central Europe and […]