Connectivity

[Via Satellite 12-05-2014] Teletok, the sole telecommunications service provider for Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand consisting of three small atolls, has selected Kacific to provide satellite broadband from its...

[Via Satellite 12-05-2014] CMMB Vision has agreed to acquire 51 percent of Dish-HD Asia for $6 million. Subject to regulatory approval, the company plans to combine Dish-HD Asia’s 76 satellite...

[Via Satellite 12-04-2014] Mobile Telesystems (MTS), a major telecommunications company in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), has decided to launch a satellite pay-TV service with 160 channels....

[Via Satellite 12-04-2014] New research by Euroconsult pegs emerging markets as the source of the majority of satellite pay-TV growth. According to the research and consulting firm’s “Satellite Pay-TV: Key...

[Via Satellite 12-04-2014] Thuraya has donated several satellite phones to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to better equip relief workers and first responders for emergencies. The company provided Thuraya XT...

[Via Satellite 12-03-2014] Bristow Helicopters has selected Iridium’s OpenPort service to provide satellite broadband through Thales’ LiveAero product for its Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. The rotorcraft, which are purposed for search...

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Hughes Network Systems has begun offering broadband plans targeted to Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The new Business Internet (BI) Select and Access plans feature download speeds...

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Level 3 Communications is providing Intelsat with fiber for additional network capacity and diverse routing options in the United States. The company will connect Intelsat’s new Tysons...

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] Japanese public broadcaster NHK has been at the forefront of advances in video technology with its ambitious plan to deliver content in 8K, or “Super Hi-Vision” (SHV)....

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] Airbus Defence and Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) have completed a test linking the Thales Alenia Space-built Sentinel 1A satellite with the Airbus-built Alphasat satellite...