Connectivity

Even though The Boeing Company decided to shut down its high-speed broadband communications offering, Connexion by Boeing, in August, the move may have been one of the company’s strongest. Closing […]

When a corporation has multiple projects underway simultaneously, and those projects are spread out around the globe, having an advanced network in place that can disseminate a wide range of […]

By Gerry Oberst In the last days of August, the European Commission released a series of studies it requested from outside experts to help prepare a review of the European […]

An increasing number of organizations are discovering that the only way to guarantee their communication systems stay online during times of crisis is to employ satellite backup systems to their […]

By Peter Brown More than 800 emergency response and technical support personnel along with two dozen or so satellite-equipped vehicles descended on San Diego in late August for the Strong […]

In the early 1900s, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. George Squier invented a system that allowed the transmission of multiple radio signals along the outside of electrical and telephone lines. In […]

With the market for mobile TV "finally gaining momentum," IMS Research is predicting strong growth for the sector throughout the next several years. IMS forecasts that by the end of […]

Home2US Communications, which launched a pay-TV platform via satellite in North America that caters to a variety of ethnic markets, hopes to eventually get somewhere between 1 and 2 million […]

Intelsat announced that Station 53, supplier of integrated communications services to luxury yachts, has signed a multi-year agreement to provide voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), data and Internet service through […]

VSAT systems have established themselves as a technology ideally suited to corporate networking, enabling a new tier of users to take advantage of the enhanced flexibility the platforms offer. But […]

Pay-TV operator Canalsat hopes to make a strong impact in the mobile TV market in France, as the company seeks to boost its revenues outside of its core direct-to-home (DTH) […]

A strong increase in profits and revenues in the second quarter for Gilat Satellite Networks has given the company’s CEO and financial analysts reason to be optimistic about the satellite […]

By Peter Brown The satellite transponder market has consolidated considerably since the London Satellite Exchange (LSE) was created more than five years ago to serve as a marketplace where companies […]

The Middle East potentially is one of the must lucrative markets in the world for satellite TV. With television being one of the main forms of entertainment, the opportunities for […]

A joint venture between DirecTV Group and Echostar Communications Inc. held the early lead in an auction of public wireless spectrum being conducted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]

Romania Cable Systems (RCS), the media company which launched direct-to-home (DTH) services in Romania in 2005, is looking to launch new DTH platforms in other countries and build an Eastern-European […]

After a few challenging years, satellite-enabled business initiatives have begun to rebound fueled by new technologies and applications. Many industry observers believe that the notion of a "killer app" that […]

With civil space initiatives being pushed with significant momentum, many projects have passed milestones that are making some industry executives re-evaluate this sector. Recently, Boeing Co. successfully tested a key […]

BSkyB has seen an impressive increase in its number of subscribers. In its latest results, the operator announced it added close to 80,000 subscribers to the end of June. In […]

By Nick Mitsis Nearly a year in the making, Intelsat Ltd. announced the closing of its merger with Panamsat Holding Corp. July 3. The deal expands Intelsat’s fleet to 51 […]

By Gerry Oberst In a June report, the European Commission reported that the Galileo satellite navigation program is the largest pan-European industrial project ever. European scientists and industry have been […]

By Peter J. Brown As we ease into the second half of 2006, the United States rapidly is approaching an impressive milestone with respect to broadband service provision. Exactly when […]

By Jason Bates VSAT systems have established themselves as a technology ideally suited to corporate networking, enabling a new tier of users to take advantage of the enhanced flexibility the […]

By Gordon Feller The Russian economy is expected to continue its sustained and steady growth rate in 2006. When the final tally is in at the end of this year, […]

For a long time, establishing a satellite link required the user to stop or pause along the way, and that still remains a valid option today in many instances. However, […]

By Owen D. Kurtin This month we examine the net neutrality, franchise relief and media concentration debates. Anyone who thinks the satellite industry does not have a dog in this […]

Eutelsat Communications full-year results have been greeted positively by the analyst community, as the operator announced that revenues for the year ending June 30 were 791.1 million euros ($1 billion), […]

With a population of more than 1 billion people, India has been targeted as one of the largest potential markets for satellite services, but the Indian Space Research Organization‘s (ISRO) […]

Satellite-TV provider BSkyB intends to be a major force in the U.K. triple-play market, unveiling broadband plans this week that are bigger, bolder and more ambitious than anyone expected. Looking […]

With the consolidation of the major players in the Fixed Satellite Services industry now completed, public and private investors are now turning their attention to other aspects of the satellite […]