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[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09]  Foxtel has launched a DVR satellite TV service in Australia using NDS’ XTV technology, NDS said Nov. 30.     The service aims to enable Foxtel subscribers to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09]  Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) chairman Martin Sweeting was awarded the Faraday Medal from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the United Kingdon, SSTL announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] The Greek government contracted Planetsky and business partner Epikinonia to provide Greece’s Afghanistan-based troops with broadband data and voice services, Planetsky announced Nov. 30.      As part […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] CapRock Government Solutions has deployed CommandAccess, its commercial off-the-shelf communications service for military and civilian agencies stationed in remote areas of operation, the company announced Nov. 30.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, signed a global license agreement with Neotion, a French manufacturer of conditional access modules (CAM) to integrate, produce and market Neotion CAMs […]

Despite a tough economic climate, Astrium Satellites CEO Evert Dudok believes there are enough potential orders in the market to feel comfortable about the company’s prospects throughout the next 12 […]

The satellite communications sector’s belief that it would be mostly protected from the effects global economic slowdown seemed to be shaken in the first and second quarters of 2009, as […]

The European Commission sponsored a two-day conference in October in Brussels to discuss “The Ambitions of Europe in Space.” European big guns Jose Barroso, newly reappointed president of the European […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Stratos Global Corp. has been contracted to install Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) mobile broadband satellite service on Zakher Marine International’s (ZMI) shipping vessels, Stratos announced Nov. 30. […]

Is Internet traffic neutral, or is it manipulated by network providers for pecuniary and anti-competitive purposes? If so, to what degree? Are application providers getting a free ride by using […]

At the beginning of October it was announced that ViaSat was buying WildBlue. What made this a good idea for ViaSat? What made it worth paying the $568 million needed […]

Although the monitoring market is a good one, it is not homogeneous. Monitoring covers a broad range of applications which often are lumped under a single, generic moniker. In reality, […]

There is more to marketing a product than simple sales strategy. Marketing is a defining trait of a company, and one that often makes it stand out from its competitors. […]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios has produced some of the best known movies and content in the world. However, like other content providers, MGM has to adjust to a changing media environment, […]

Hughes Sells Jupiter Capacity to Barrett Xplore Hughes Network Systems sold 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) of capacity on its Jupiter satellite to Canadian broadband provider Barrett Xplore in a […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Canadian satellite manufacturer Com Dev International’s fourth-quarter sales and profits will be $4.3 million lower than expected due to manufacturing issues with two of the company’s government-related […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Thaicom signed a 10-year contract with Thai broadcaster Nation Broadcasting Corp. (NBC), Thaicom announced Nov. 26.      Thaicom will broadcast NBC’s Nation Channel on a free-to-air basis […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Space insurers are expected to generate more than $400 million in profit for 2009, according to a statement released Nov. 30 by Aon International Space Brokers, a […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] The European Commission (EC) has appointed Neelie Kroes as commissioner responsible for the Digital Agenda, the EC announced Nov. 27. EC President José Manuel Barroso named Kroes […]

iDirect Launches Broadband Service in Lebanon Lebanese Internet service provider IDMI launched an iDirect-based satellite broadband service for corporate enterprises, financial institutions and government organizations in the Middle East, North […]

Dielectric Unveils Low-Power Digital Antennas, Filters Dielectric Communications is launching a line of digital antennas and filters targeting low-power television (LPTV) broadcasters. The hardware is designed to optimize LPTV digital […]

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the final report of the Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee, otherwise known as the Augustine report, on Oct […]

Glowlink Communications Technology Inc. Glowlink is a premier provider of COTS satellite spectrum monitoring, interference detection and geolocation systems for government and military markets. Its Model 1000 product is globally […]

Forecasts for the wireless backhaul market in Asia remains strong, as demand in the region remains strong and new technology will help the market meet that demand.   An April […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the new breed of dynamic players on the Asian satellite landscape. Interestingly though, the operator generates less than 10 percent of its overall […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Astrium won a contract worth more than 500 million euros ($749.4 million) to build four satellites for SES, the operator announced Nov. 30.     These satellites, to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the Intelsat 15 communications satellite from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan to Nov. 30, Sea Launch announced Nov. 29. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] SES World Skies and Astel have teamed up to provide mobile broadband and phone services on trains in Kazakhstan, SES World Skies announced Nov. 26.     Astel […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] The Kudelski Group has closed the subsequent offering period of its tender offer to acquire Class A shares of OpenTV not already owned by Kudelski or its […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Solaris Mobile started a major hybrid satellite and cellular network trial in Paris with the help of its project collaborators Alcatel-Lucent and TowerCast, Solaris announced Nov. 27.  […]