Connectivity

[Via Satellite 11-18-13] Cyfrowy Polsat signed a new contract for additional capacity at Eutelsat‘s Hot Bird video neighborhood and a multi-year agreement to extend the lease of existing capacity. “The...

Jawad Abbassi is the founder and general manager of Arab Advisors Group, a specialized research, analysis and consulting company focused on the communications, media, technology and financial markets

[Via Satellite 11-15-13] With more than 54 years in the satellite industry, David Hershberg, Globecomm’s CEO, has attended numerous satellite conferences and has seen more than one company come and...

[Via Satellite 11-15-13] Kore has added broadband satellite network services from Inmarsat to its Kore Global Connect network portfolio. The new offering is designed to meet demand for rich data...

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] NSR is releasing its next “Broadband Satellite Markets” report, which looks at the state of satellite broadband around the world. The report will give updates on what...

[Via Satellite 11-14-13] Inmarsat has signed Tampa Microwave as a terminal partner for land satellite terminals for its forthcoming Global Xpress high-speed broadband service. Already in use by U.S. Special...

[Via Satellite 11-14-13] Worldwide pay-TV subscriber base surpassed 886.5 million people at the end of the third quarter of 2013 – a 6 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase – generating  $62.6...

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] ITU has dispatched emergency satellite telecommunications equipment to areas severely affected by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore through the Visayas region of central Philippines on Friday with deadly...

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Comcast Wholesale has renewed and expanded key agreements with SES for nearly 650 MHz of C-band capacity to deliver content management and delivery solutions to media companies...

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Rai and Eutelsat Communications have signed an agreement enabling Italy’s public service broadcaster to deliver its new portfolio of HD channels across the country. Rai will broadcast...