Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 03-03-11] SES Astra has launched an Astra2Connect-powered broadband sub-distribution service based in Germany to provide connectivity to European customers in areas without terrestrial broadband, the operator announced March...

[Satellite TODAY 03-03-11] ViaSat has rolled out its ECC66100-series Forward-Error Correction (FEC) core off-the-shelf product for optical transport, ViaSat announced March 2.     The technology was designed to provide cost...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported a 2010 fourth-quarter loss of $55.6 million, compared with income of $31.2 million in the same period a year ago, due...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-02-11] High-throughput satellites (HTS) and the increased presence of oil and gas operations in remote environments will help the satellite enterprise communications industry grow sector-wide revenues from...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] SES Astra has completed the sale of its stake in German satellite equipment provider and ground system integrator ND SatCom to Astrium, SES announced March 1.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] Thales Alenia Space established a separately owned German subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space Deutschland GmbH, in Stuttgart, the manufacturer announced March 1.     Thales said the subsidiary aims...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] Spanish broadcaster Starmax HD has contracted GlobeCast to provide aggregation, encryption and delivery of the full bouquet of channels broadcast to households across Spain, GlobeCast announced March...

The world of satellite broadband is on the cusp of an evolution to Ka-band global connectivity. Over the next year, ViaSat is looking to lead the North American satellite broadband...

Government eavesdropping on private communications is as old as government itself. Telecommunications providers are but an instrument for government wiretapping. As blunt as this may sound and regardless of whether...

Resolution 80 again will be considered at the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), as it has since 1997. That resolution calls for recommendations on carrying out the international rules on...