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The closer you look at private networks and virtual private networks over satellite, the sooner you realize that both have considerable potential, and the two service offerings have emerged just […]

An anti-satellite missile test conducted by China in January brought widespread attention to a threat that many in the satellite industry have been keeping tabs on for years — space […]

As 2007 winds down, it is interesting to think about the satellite industry subsectors and where they are going. In our industry, companies compete within subsectors such as fixed satellite […]

iDirect, Aruba Complete WLAN Testing Aruba Networks Inc. and iDirect Inc. have completed integration testing of a wireless local area network (WLAN)-to-satellite connection, Aruba announced.     The two companies have […]

Iridium, Tesacom Expand South American Market Iridium Satellite has formed a partnership with Tesacom to help grow the South American market, Iridium announced.     Tesacom, a South American channel partner […]

HNS Europe Provides Broadband Internet For Libraries In Czech Republic HNS Europe, a European operating company of Hughes Network Systems LLC, will supply Czech telecommunications provider GiTy with its latest […]

RSCC Names Deputy Director General Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed Natalia Nikolaeva as its new deputy director general and head of business development, the company announced. She will […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] Com Dev International Ltd. expects to report smaller revenue growth in 2007 due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar, the company announced Nov. 29.     […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] The market for GPS-enabled cell phones will grow by almost 130 percent between 2008 and 2012, a new study from ABI Research claims. Additionally, shipments of […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Network Services Corp. has been awarded a contract to deliver VSAT terminals to an unidentified organization, Globecomm Systems announced Nov. 29.     The three-year contract, […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today]  EaglePicher Technologies LLC has shipped its first two orders for lithium-ion batteries to Orbital Sciences Corp., EaglePicher announced Nov. 28.     The 18-cell batteries including bypass […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] Spacehab Inc. has submitted a bid for NASA‘s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Phase 1 contract , the company announced Nov. 29. Spacehab is working with […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Nov. 29 declared TiVo Inc.’s time warp patent valid, giving EchoStar Communications Corp. another bruise in its legal battle.     […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] MultiChoice, which offers direct-to-home services across Africa, announced Nov. 29 that it has passed the 2 million mark for subscribers in the region. The majority of […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite News] The competition to develop the ground segment for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS constellation has entered its second phase, as Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Co. […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat Communications will sell capacity on its Atlantic Bird 3 satellite to Algerian broadcaster Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA), Eutelsat announced Nov. 29.     The five-year contract, which […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath company, has received an order from Spanish broadcasters for up to 20 systems, Swe-Dish announced Nov. 29.     The order […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a supplemental type certificate for SatWest LLC’s SatWest L-1 Satcom Kit for LearJet aircraft, SatWest announced Nov. 28. […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] The second of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corp. for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has completed […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Australian direct-to-home operator Foxtel unveiled an initiative that enables customer base control their viewing experience from their cell phone, the company announced Nov. 29.     Foxtel’s […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has appointed John Roddy executive vice president for ground operations and product development, the company announced Nov. 29.     Roddy, who has more than […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has waived a requirement that Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) build a ground-based spare satellite, MSV announced Nov. 28.     Under […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Eagle Broadband has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.       Eagle listed its assets as […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to provide a direct-to-home broadcast ground station valued from an unnamed European services provider, Globecomm announced Nov. 28.     Under […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has demonstrated the communications and transmission security architecture of its proposed Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), the company announced Nov. 28.     The tests, […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Arqiva will support the delivery of Southern Africa Direct, a free-to-air lifestyle and culture channel, onto BSkyB‘s platform, Arqiva announced Nov. 28.     Arqiva is providing […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Arqiva will support the delivery of Southern Africa Direct, a free-to-air lifestyle and culture channel, onto BSkyB‘s platform, Arqiva announced Nov. 28.     Arqiva is providing […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] Sea Launch is returning to port and rescheduling the launch campaign for the Thuraya-3 mission, the company announced Nov. 26.     Sea Launch’s Odyssey platform and […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] CNN entered into a strategic alliance with Thuraya to provide mobile satellite customers access to breaking news in English and Arabic beginning Nov. 27, Thuraya announced.    […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today]    Eutelsat Communications has signed a multi-year contract to sell capacity on its W2 satellite to support the expansion of the Canal Satellite Reunion pay-TV platform, Eutelsat […]