Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-11] Indian DTH operator Sun Direct has leased two additional Measat-3 Ku-band transponders from Measat Satellite Systems, the company announced Jan. 12.     The agreement expands Sun Direct’s...

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-11] Eutelsat Communications has positioned the Ka-Sat satellite at its definitive location at 9 degrees East and will begin a series of in-orbit tests as it prepares to...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-13-11] Intelsat S.A. has borrowed $3.75 billion from a consortium of banks and securities in an effort to reorganize its assets and simplify operations, the operator announced...

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] Astrium posted preliminary overall revenues of 5 billion euros ($6.47 billion) in 2010, a 4 percent increase compared to 2009, the company announced Jan. 12.     Astrium...

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] Space Adventures, a commercial manned space travel company, finalized an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency and Rocket Space Corp. Energia (RSC Energia) to sell three...

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] Russia’s Tomsk Polytechnical University (TPU) has selected Hughes’ HX System to provide forest fire monitoring services for the Russian Federal Forestry Agency, Hughes announced Jan. 12.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Thrane & Thrane’s Aviator 200 SwiftBroadband solution received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the system’s installation aboard Cessna 500, 550, S550, 552, 560 and 560XL aircraft,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Harris Corp. entered into an agreement with Svyaz Engineering to allow the Russian company to begin local manufacturing of Harris digital television transmitters to support Russia’s transition...

[Satellite News 01-12-10] NTV Plus, one of a new wave of DTH operators in Eastern Europe, is aiming to be the pay-TV market leader in the lucrative Russian market, with...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-12-11] John Cresswell has been named Arqiva’s CEO, replacing Tom Bennie, who is stepping down after 32 years with the company, Arqiva announced Jan. 11. Cresswell, who...