Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] Australian satellite company NewSat has contracted Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to build its new Jabiru-1 satellite, featuring a Ka-band payload that will aim to provide high-powered...

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] GlobeCast has expanded its available satellite capacity resources over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by launching a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite,...

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] ViaSat has transmitted the first data over its ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite and the high-speed data network of its subsidiary, WildBlue, the companies announced Dec. 7.    According...

[Satellite News 12-09-11] LightSquared’s quest to challenge a perceived 4G LTE market duopoly in the United States has been anything but easy. Plagued by interference issues surrounding nearby GPS signals...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-08-11] The ESPN sports network renegotiated its broadcast contract with the National Football League (NFL) and has agreed to pay $15.2 billion over eight years for the...

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) will launch operations on its new, fully funded Satmex 8 satellite beginning in the third quarter of 2012, the Mexican operator announced Dec. 7....

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] European FSS satellite operator Eutelsat has granted approval to Vislink’s Advent Flydrive 120 Antenna, the companies confirmed Dec. 7.    Eutelsat fully tested the Advent Flydrive 120...

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11]  Iridium has made its GEOS emergency response service available to its Iridium Extreme satellite phone customers, the company announced Dec. 6.     Iridium has integrated the GEOS...

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11] Hughes Networks Systems (HNS)has won a task order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to deliver managed broadband services to...

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11] Avanti Communications has won a new satellite broadband contract in the United Kingdom worth £5 million ($7.82 million), the company announced Dec. 6.     Avanti won the...