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[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] Eutelsat has inked German Internet service provider skyDSL Global to a five-year multiple spot beam capacity contract on Ka-Sat, with an option for an additional five years, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), provider of construction, repair and refit services for naval, military and commercial vessels, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (YahSat) have been […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] Satellite-based IP communications technology provider iDirect has announced completion of pilot tests with ip.access, a small cell solutions vendor for mobile operators around the world, to support 3G […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-13] After a year of sustained investment in new network capacity and systems, ViewSat is now planning to capitalize upon it and expand across global markets, including the […]

Singapore has announced its intentions to develop its satellite and space technology industry.

After almost three decades in orbit, the Landsat 5 satellite has set a new world record as the longest-operating Earth observation satellite.

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Satellite broadcast television continued to expand its household reach in Germany during 2012, with approximately 18 million households receiving their TV directly from a satellite source by […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Spacecom and SatLink Communications have announced the addition of TV5Monde Afrique to the Amos-5 17 degrees east French-language broadcast bouquet. SatLink Communications is providing a TV distribution […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Brazil has become the first country outside of Russia to host part of the Glonass satellite navigation system. The Brazilian Space Agency and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Dish Network reported a decrease in its 2012 full-year net income, caused by higher subscriber-related expenses that were driven by programming costs, increased subscriber acquisition costs from higher […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] RRsat Global Communications Network, provider of digital content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced it has successfully wrapped up distribution […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] RRsat Global Communications Network, provider of digital content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced it has successfully wrapped up distribution […]

In the aftermath of the Russian meteor explosion last week, the international scientific community has renewed the call to make U.S. military satellite data available since those same satellites also detect incoming meteoroid

NASA has announced the next commercial cargo resupply mission will take off on March 1.

Orbital Sciences Antares rocket. Image credit: Orbital Tags: Orbital Sciences, Budget Cuts, Satellite Launch Publication: News.Yahoo.com Publication Date: 02/19/2013 Orbital Sciences’ Michael Hamel, head of business development, has expressed his […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-13] Video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic has reached an agreement to sell its Cable Access business to Aurora Networks for $46 million in cash, which would complete the […]

Orbcomm has announced it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Fort Lee, N.J. to Rochelle Park, N.J. today.

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-2012] After a successful launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane-5 ECA rocket two weeks ago, Azerbaijan’s first telecommunications satellite, Azerspace/Africasat-1a, has reached its final orbital position at 46 degrees […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-2012] The World Teleport Association (WTA) has ranked Mexico-based Elara Comunicaciones as the second fastest growing teleport in 2012. Each year, the WTA recognizes the Top Teleport Operators […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-2012] IPTV and OTT solutions provider Amino Communications has appointed Joe Coles as the company’s new senior vice president for product management and marketing. Coles has more than […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-2012] Satellite operator Avanti has announced the appointment of Harry Formosa as its new European sales director. With more than 30 years of experience, he comes from BT where […]

International Launch Services (ILS) is looking to bounce back quickly after the problems of launching the Yamal-402 satellite late last year for Russian satellite operator, Gazprom Space Systems.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its annual benchmarking study of broadband speeds and, for the first time, a satellite provider was included. ViaSat’s Exede Satellite Internet service debuted at the top spot for exceeding advertised speeds.

DIRECTV announced it has added 761,000 net additions in its 2012 fourth quarter, driven by DIRECTV Latin America's record of 658,000.

Orbital Sciences Corporation has reported its 2012 fourth quarter and full year financial results, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations but not revenue expectations.

A weather satellite spotted the meteor that exploded the Ural Mountains in Russia early Friday morning. The object caused a sonic boom as it entered Earth’s atmosphere and injured hundreds of people in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, approximately 930 miles east of Moscow.

MTN Satellite Communications has announced the expansion of its MTN Worldwide TV (MTN TV) service.

Researchers in Spain have developed a new system capable of increasing conventional GPS devices’ accuracy. The

Thomson Video Networks has announced the launch of its new multi-format integrated receiver decoder (IRD), RD600.