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Connectivity
Intelsat Responds to Unfair Business Practice Complaints
[Satellite TODAY 04-19-10] Satellite operators Artel, Caprock and Globecomm filed complaints with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and called for a congressional and regulatory inquiry over alleged unfair business […]
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Connectivity
Broadcasters Focus on Monetizing Multi-Screen Content
The improvement in general atmosphere at NAB 2010 was noticeable. While still cautious about the future, the communications industry is decidedly more upbeat about its prospects than at the close […]
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Connectivity
Vizada to Beta Test IsatPhone Handset
Vizada is partnering with Inmarsat to launch a beta test program to validate full commercial readiness of Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro handset, Vizada announced April 16. Vizada will use its […]
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Connectivity
SeaMobile Europe Wins Connectivity Services Contract for Ocean Race
[Satellite TODAY 04-19-10] SeaMobile Europe has been chosen to provide audio and video satellite communications for the AG2R Transat maritime race, the company announced April 16. SeaMobile Europe will […]
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Connectivity
Nagravision, Kudelski Expand Asian 3-D TV Strategy
[Satellite News 04-19-10] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, will work with Korean DTH pay-TV provider SkyLife to expand SkyLife’s 3-D TV offerings, the companies announced. SkyLife launched the Sky […]
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Uncategorized
MTV Wants Complete Experience
As a brand mainly targeting a younger segment of the market, MTV Networks International has to be at the cutting edge of new technologies and ideas. The company always looks […]
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Connectivity
Nagravision Receives Contract to Support SkyLife 3-D Channel
Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, will work with Korean DTH pay-TV provider SkyLife to expand SkyLife’s 3-D TV offerings, the companies announced. SkyLife launched the Sky 3D channel in January […]
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Connectivity
Ericsson Signs 3-D TV, HD Deals with ESPN, Tata Sky
Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced. The […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM Expects 500,000 New Subscribers by the end of 2010
Sirius XM Radio expects to add 500,000 new subscribers in 2010 after adding 257,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2009 and ended the year with a customer base of […]
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Connectivity
Vizada Releases New Mobile Satellite Video Software
Vizada has launched a new video software program, which aims to enable users operating in remote areas to edit, compress and send video images over a mobile satellite terminal, the […]
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Government/Military
RapidEye Enters European Imagery Market with Swedish Distributor Deal
[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] RapidEye has entered into a contractual partnership agreement with Swedish distributor Metria to distribute RapidEye satellite imagery in the Scandinavian, Baltic and Icelandic data markets, the imagery […]
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Government/Military
Obama Defends NASA Policy in Kennedy Space Center Speech
[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] U.S. space exploration will reach beyond the moon and further into the solar system’s reaches by 2025, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a speech at the […]
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Connectivity
Vizada Releases New Mobile Satellite Video Software
[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Vizada has launched a new video software program, which aims to enable users operating in remote areas to edit, compress and send video images over a mobile […]
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Government/Military
ISRO Cryogenic Launch Fails; GSAT-4 Lost
[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] The launch of Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) GSLV-D3 rocket carrying the GSAT-4 communications satellite has failed due to a third-stage engine malfunction that resulted in total […]
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Uncategorized
Informa Appoints Mobile Analyst in Asia Pacific
[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Informa Telecoms & Media has appointed Charles Moon as principal analyst of its Asia Pacific team, the firm announced April 14. Moon will be based in […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Certifies Marlink as Top-Level Partner
[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has been certified as a gold partner by Inmarsat‘s partner accreditation program, the company announced April 14. To receive the accreditation, […]
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Connectivity
Gilat to Supply Broadband Lottery Network in Africa
[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a contract to provide a multi-million dollar broadband satellite communications network for an unnamed gaming and lottery project in Africa, the company […]
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Government/Military
OHB’s Wunderkind Galileo Project Set to Leave the Nursery
[Satellite News 04-16-10] In January, medium-sized German space systems provider OHB Systems received its largest single order to date — a 566 million euro ($767.8 million) contract from the European […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Strikes Broadcasting Deal with France 24
[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13. The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its […]
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Government/Military
ESA Receives CryoSat Data
[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) has started to receive data from the CryoSat-2 satellite, the organization confirmed April 13. The satellite, launched April 8 as part […]
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Connectivity
ACS Angola Leases Eutelsat Capacity for Enterprise Services
[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Eutelsat has signed a five-year capacity contract with ACS Angola, a supplier of IT solutions and corporate network connectivity, Eutelsat announced April 13. ACS Angola will […]
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Connectivity
SES World Skies Wins Puerto Rico DTH Capacity Deal
[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] SES World Skies has signed a long-term, multi-transponder deal with Puerto Rico Telephone, which aims to bring DTH services to Puerto Rico, the company announced April 13. […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Completes First AEHF Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Lockheed Martin has completed all factory testing of the first satellite in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program and is ready to deliver […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Inks U.S. IPTV Reseller Contracts
EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13. The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider of integrated video […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Signs Two U.S. IPTV Reseller Contracts
[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13. The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Strikes Broadcasting Deal with France 24
GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13. The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its English-language channel in […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Goes Terrestrial With New Global Architecture Launch
Intelsat is launching IntelsatONE, a global, terrestrial architecture consisting of an IP/MPLS-based network, fiber, teleports and points of presence powered by Cisco Systems, the company announced April 12. IntelsatONE […]
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Connectivity
3-D Excitement Replaces Skepticism
I’ve been labeled a cynic, and while I may deny the wider scope of the accusation, there is nothing that has drawn out my cynical leanings like the hype that […]
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Connectivity
SES World Skies Wins Two Capacity Agreements
SES World Skies signed capacity deal with Wananchi, a new pay-TV platform in East Africa, the company announced April 13. Wananchi will utilize three full transponders on SES World […]
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Connectivity
Ericsson Signs 3-D TV, HD Deals with ESPN, Tata Sky
Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced April 13. […]