Connectivity

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Spacecom has won another capacity deal in Africa worth just under $6 million. The operator announced, Oct 14, that it had won a five-year deal worth $5.9...

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] SatStream Media is launching SatstreamNet, a multicast-IP content delivery network developed specifically for the maritime industry. The network aims to provide over the air content to vessels...

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] BT’s television efforts in the United Kingdom have been boosted thanks to an important new contract with BSkyB. BT announced Oct. 14 that the two companies had...

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] NSR is set to release the third edition of its Satellite Operator Financial Analysis (SOFA) report in which one of the main conclusions is that regional operators...

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] YahClick Service Partner SimbaNet, and Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, are working together to reduce the entry costs of acquiring YahClick high-speed satellite broadband Internet services. Following...

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] Media Networks Latin America, Unotel Telecom and NAGRA have signed an agreement for the launch of a new pay-TV offering in Brazil by the first quarter of...

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] Globecast announced that Michele Gosetti will take on the role of interim chief executive officer of Globecast Americas, effective immediately, following the departure of Lisa Coelho. “Over...

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] A new Dataxis report forecasts that global shipments of 4K TV sets will surpass 5 percent of the total annual TV shipments in 2017, while the installed...

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Hispasat CEO Carlos Espinós says he expects Latin America to remain the key engine for growth for the company. The operator is hopeful that its Hispasat 4A...

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has received a letter of award for equipment and services from Entel, the largest telecom operator and satellite network operator in Bolivia. Under the...