Connectivity

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has received 10 initial proposals from 19 organizations for the Physical Layer of the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast television standard. According...

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] On Call Communications has selected XipLink, a provider of standards-based wireless optimization software and hardware, to provide acceleration and optimization for their QuickSPOT automated news gathering system....

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Dish and NCC Media have entered a partnership that expands upon the cable industry’s collaborative I+ initiative, which links cable, satellite and telco companies’ ad inventory. The...

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] SageNet will pay approximately $16 million to acquire one of its larger competitors, Spacenet, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks. With the sale, Gilat expects to strengthen...

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] KVH Industries announced that Mark Guthrie has joined the company as vice president of global mobile broadband sales to manage the continuing development of the mini-VSAT broadband...

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Globalstar, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has met all of the conditions precedent necessary for the effectiveness of the amended and restated COFACE...

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Cobham Broadcast has appointed Sam Medler as technical services manager for broadcast. Medler, who will be based at the company’s head office in Whiteley, Hampshire, U.K., will...

As Latin America continues to shape up as a hotbed for the satellite industry, Venezuela is looking to become a more relevant player in this market.  With two satellites already...

Overon America, a subsidiary of Overon, one of Spain’s biggest communication and broadcasting companies, is looking to make more of an impact in Latin America, particularly ahead of the major...

Fortune has certainly smiled on Brazil in recent times. It is hard enough to win the bidding for one major sporting event, so to hold both the FIFA World Cup...