Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Spacecom, the Israeli satellite operator, has revealed details of a key customer on its AMOS-5 satellite. The AMOS-5 satellite was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-15-12] Gilat Satellite Networks took a considerable leap forward with its long-term Ka-band strategy by winning a contract with O3b Networks to develop and supply Ka-band infrastructure...

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] Telesat has launched rural broadband services on the ViaSat-1 Ka-band satellite for customer Xplornet in Canada, the operator announced Feb. 14.    ViaSat-1, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral...

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] The ATIS Cloud Services Forum (CSF) has unveiled new standards for multicast-based content distribution that provides a description of multicast as a means for distributing content across...

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] DirecTV satellite TV provider subsidiary Sky Brazil is set to launch an over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV service called Sky Online, the company announced Feb. 13.    The...

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] SingTel profits dropped 9.6 percent in its fiscal 2012 third quarter compared with the same period in 2011, despite a 4.4 percent increase in profits generated by...

[Satellite News 02-13-12] KVH Industries is riding a considerable wave of growth in the mini-VSAT broadband market, which CEO Martin Kits van Heyningen attributed to a 94 percent increase in...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-14-12] Arianespace has successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first Vega rocket, which placed two scientific research satellites and seven picosatellites into orbit, ESA and Arianespace...

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has appointed James Hall, an independent director of the company, as its new chairman of the board effective immediately, IDC confirmed Feb. 13....

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM generated a 7 percent increase in 2011 full year revenues at $3 billion – a 7 percent increase compared to $2.82 billion...