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Norsat International Inc. has unveiled its next-generation family of ultra-portable satellite newsgathering terminals, the company announced April 17. Packaged in rugged, wheelable, self-contained cases to comply with International Air Transport […]

Globecomm has introduced SkyBorne Enterprise to integrate cost-effective IPTV broadcast technology into enterprise networks, Globecomm announced April 17. Designed to provide satellite-based IPTV content acquisition and management, subscriber management, packaging […]

GlobeCast is adding two Bosnian channels, BosTel and NTV Hayat, to expand the offerings on its WorldTV service, the company announced April 16. An aggregator and distributor of international television […]

Intelsat and Arqiva have signed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract for satellite capacity to carry digital programming after the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC)’s digital switchover, Intelsat announced April 17.   Intelsat […]

ViaSat Inc. has received orders for its LinkWay 2100 IP modems and LinkWay Network Management Systems from General Dynamics C4 Systems and TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS), ViaSat announced April 17. […]

Beam Communications Ltd. has received a $3.5 million order from Telstra Corp. for Iridium-based satellite communications systems, Iridium announced April 17. The primary component, a Beam remote satellite terminal, emulates […]

Avanti Screenmedia, a United Kingdom-based satellite media and telecoms business, has completed the de-merger of its satellite networks business by way of a dividend. The shares of the existing Screenmedia […]

Global content-management and broadcast distributor GlobeCast selected Intelsat’s IS-9 and IS-904 satellites for distributing all 51 matches of Cricket World Cup 2007, Intelsat announced April 16. GlobeCast reportedly chose Intelsat’s […]

Orbit, the Middle East DTH operator, has signed a deal to kick-start its HD proposition, the company announced April 16. It has teamed with Zonemedia to launch the Voom HD […]

In anticipation of SES Americom’s nationwide commercial IPTV launch, Comcast Networks, Fox Cable Networks, NBC Universal, Showtime Networks, and Turner Broadcasting System have joined the IP-Prime IPTV digital dial, increasing […]

The government of China sent a Compass-M1 navigation satellite into space April 14 aboard a March-3A rocket according to the state-run People’s Daily. Orbiting at 21,500 kilometers, the satellite is […]

Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, has introduced its new advanced program receiver (Model D9854), Scientific Atlanta announced April 16. The receiver is designed for widespread flexibility to service providers through […]

Patriot Antenna Systems has sold its 4.8 meter tri-fold Cassegrain trailer-mounted antenna system to PacSat, Patriot announced April 16. PacSat will utilize the antenna for its state-of-the-art, high-definition (HD) broadcast […]

Spaceconnection Inc. signed a definitive agreement with Intelsat for global occasional use space segment capacity, Intelsat announced April 16. Spaceconnection is extending its relationship for space segment capacity to support […]

Intelsat officials met with Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States April 10 to discuss how to stop unauthorized use of an Intelsat satellite by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil […]

In a program designed to provide Internet protocol (IP) services to warfighters and other military personnel anytime and anywhere, the U.S. Department of Defense unveiled April 11 a public-private program […]

Jacinto Palacios, the new CEO of Ondas Media, believes his experiences at Hispasat and other technology companies provides him with the tools to lead Ondas through the challenge of launching […]

Officers from the department were working with the Australian Banana Growers Council and the University of Queensland to produce a detailed snapshot of banana plantations in the wake of the […]

Gateway Communications will launch a new direct-to-home (DTH) platform in sub-Saharan Africa one of the biggest potential markets for DTH services anywhere in the world, with a target market of […]

Alcatel-Lucent, Thales Alcatel-Lucent completed the transfer of Alcatel’s shares in Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio to Thales. Thales and Finmeccanica then combined their space operations under an entity dubbed the […]

Bigelow Aerospace thinks the secret to turning the suborbital tourism marketing in a successful business is by selling "hang time" to "sovereign clients" — specifically astronaut-supporting countries harboring aspirations of […]

The United States risks losing its military dominance in space, and its preeminence as an explorer of the heavens, if more funding isn’t provided for programs in the void beyond […]

North Korea failed to shut down the Yongbyon nuclear plant by a deadline Saturday, violating the recently concluded six-party agreement aimed at removing the rogue nation from its status as […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] and Alliant Techsystems [ATK] submitted competing bids to NASA to build the Ares I crew launch vehicle upper stage rocket. The Orion crew exploration vehicle and […]

The United States requires a system to protect its satellites and space assets from enemy attack, a key senator said. Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) voiced concerns during a Senate […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) are teaming to produce and launch radar imaging intelligence satellites that will be small, low-cost and quickly replaceable, the companies […]

Tamil Tiger terrorists in Sri Lanka have illegally pirated signals of an Intelsat satellite, according to the company. Those terrorists, called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), are listed […]

NASA To Repair And Use Fuel Tank On Atlantis; June 8 Launch Set NASA will repair and use the external fuel tank that was damaged extensively by hail for the […]

The United States, the nation that invented manned moon missions, just inked a contract to buy basic Earth-to-orbit capabilities from its former foe, Russia, at a time when the United […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] gave the Department of Defense two proposals for space programs, one for the next-generation Global Positioning System Control Segment (OCX), and the other for Network and Space […]