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[Satellite Today 09-03-08] WildBlue Communications Inc. has secured $50 million in equity financing, the satellite service provider announced Sept. 3.     Terms of the financing, led by Liberty Media, Intelsat, […]

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] Alcatel-Lucent joined forces with the Telecommunications Journal of Australia to offer the Broadband Environment Challenge, awarding $10,000 in prize money for the best papers on broadband applications […]

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] MTV acquired a second transponder on Eutelsat’s Eurobird 9 satellite after calling on GlobeCast to provide distribution and capacity for MTV Portugal, MTV announced Sept. 2.     […]

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) of India has been converted into the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), the Indian government announced Sept. 1.     As part […]

[Satellite Today 09-01-08] MTV Networks International has made a key move in the high-definition (HD) arena with the launch of a major pan-European initiative, the company announced Sept. 1. MTV […]

[Satellite Today 09-01-08] Thuraya has unveiled its new billing system built by LHS that is intended to provide more flexibility and efficiency for Thuraya in its customer service operations.     […]

[Satellite Today 09-01-08] Eutelsat has signed a new capacity contract with SISLink, a supplier of satellite uplinks, Eutelsat said Sept. 1.     The deal, for a total of 4,000 hours […]

[Satellite Today 09-01-08] French DTH platform Canalsat reported 5.2 million subscribers at the end of June, parent company Vivendi announced Sept. 1.     Canalsat part of Vivendi’s Canal+ Group, is […]

[Satellite Today 09-01-08] TransCore has rolled out with CabLink satellite mobile terminals, the company announced.     The next-generation technology is aimed at small to mid-sized carriers and private fleets options […]

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] The proposed merger between Arqiva and National Grid Wireless was accepted by the U.K. Competition Commission, Arqiva announced Sept. 2.      The company said that the merger […]

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] Stratos Global Corp. completed a field trial of its Fleet Broadband with the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN), the company announced Sept. 2.     The three-month trial was […]

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) appointed Astronaut Steve MacLean as its president Sept. 2.     MacLean, who served onboard both the space shuttles Columbia and Atlantis, is […]

The XM-Sirius merger saga wrapped up as we were closing this edition. While I’m sure that officials from the two satellite radio companies are relieved this chapter is over, this is just the beginning of the

David McGlade joined Intelsat as CEO in April 2005, following the company’s acquisition by a group of private equity firms. Since then, McGlade led the acquisition of PanAmSat and

European policy makers are seeking a more coordinated strategy for using satellite resources for their national security and defense, but these efforts could be stymied by a key legal development in 2008. In

The Ka-band market looks poised to become a major revenue generator for the global satellite industry. What will the market look like in the future and is it large enough to support the current players as well

The airline industry is a major economic driver around the globe, but the system is reaching the limits of its capacity. How will the satellite industry play a key role in keeping airlines flying and the

  TECHNOLOGY ATCi INTRODUCES FLYAWAY ANTENNA PACKAGE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA ATCi has introduced a specialized two-channel flyaway broadcast system geared towards specific applications in Southeast Asia. The new package will […]

In 2003 and 2004, the satellite industry was abuzz with speculation about the entry of private equity firms into the fixed satellite service sector, and we analyzed many potential positive and negative impacts

Faced with a shortage of military satellite communications capacity, the U.S. government has increasingly turned to commercial operators to close the bandwidth gap. Roughly 80 percent of all U.S. government […]

U.S. military readiness is based on satellite communications, and reliance on U.S. Air Force launch capabilities will continue to grow as newer and more powerful satellites are required. The U.S. […]

Many satellite companies provide equipment and services optimized to the stringent requirements of the military sector. The following briefs highlight a few such companies and services. ATCi ATCi designs, develops […]

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Alcatel-Lucent is demonstrating a new and improved version of its mobile broadcasting solution at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) trade show starting today in Berlin. For the first […]

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] The five-satellite RapidEye constellation was successfully launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 7:15 a.m. UTC, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) announced on Aug. 29.     According to SSTL, […]

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites have completed acoustic testing, Northrop Grumman announced Aug. 28.     The satellites are being built by prime contractor […]

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. appointed Donald E. McHugh Jr. vice president and controller of its technical services sector, and David Reith director of business operations and CFO of […]

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] A number of top telcos are joining forces in Asia to bring enhanced pay-TV services, including DTH, to Indonesia, one of Asia’s largest markets. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia […]

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) has received the 2008 Asia Pacific Frost and Sullivan Technology Leadership Award in the field of maritime broadband communications.     SingTel’s office-at-sea suite […]

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] The U.S. Air Force has certified readiness for dedicated operational utility evaluation and trial period operations of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit […]

[Satellite Today 08-28-08] Skylogic, the broadband affiliate of Eutelsat Communications, has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management system certification from Bureau Veritas, an accredited certification body of quality, environmental […]