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China has started a project to modernize its agricultural system by using new satellite technology.

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Satellite and fiber-based connectivity services provider Gilat Satcom has entered into a joint venture with regional Internet service provider (ISP) Microlink to enhance affordable high-speed fiber and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Commercial X-band operator XTAR has announced it is planning to expand its reach into international markets beyond Western Europe. The company has retained Mercury Swift Solutions as […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] KVH Industries has shipped its 3,000th TracPhone terminal for the mini-VSAT Broadband network. The company’s mini-VSAT Broadband network uses a combination of 14 Ku-band transponders to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Liberty Global has reached an agreement with Virgin Media to acquire the company in a stock and cash merger that creates one of the world’s largest broadband […]

Arianespace and its Russian Starsem affiliate have successfully launched and orbited six new satellites for Globalstar on its Soyuz-Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Astrium Services has signed a multi-year capacity renewal agreement with Intelsat for C-band capacity to be used by Astrium Services’ maritime customers in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Spanish satellite company Hispasat has launched 4,000 antennas for its broadband satellite services. The move offers advanced broadband services to the Spanish cities that until now had […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) will increase its speeds to more than double from 12Mbps down and 1Mbps up to 25Mbps down and 5Mbps, the country’s Communications […]

African telecommunications company K-NET has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based services to the new high-powered digital communications satellite Astra 2F.

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] The Sicilian regional government in Italy has announced its decision to revoke permission for the United States to build a ground station for a satellite defense system […]

Clyde Space has announced that the first satellite designed and built in Scotland will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan next June.

Boeing has filed a lawsuit worth more than $355 million against its three former partners in satellite launch provider Sea Launch

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] The World Teleport Association has announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors.    Roger Franklin, President and CEO at Crystal Solutions; Richard […]

Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) is deploying 500 StreamboxME Pro licenses to reporters in Japan and throughout the world to capture and transmit live video, Streambox announced.

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] The Society of Satellite Professionals International has announced five new inductees for the 2013 Hall of Fame: Romain Bausch, President and CEO at SES; Robert Zitter, Executive […]

Footage from South Korea’s first successful satellite launch has found its way into the internet

KT Corp is also interested in buying Vivendi’s 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom.

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] Satellite broadcaster Sirius XM Radio turned in especially strong 2012 fourth quarter and full year financial and operating results, with double-digit growth in revenues, adjusted EBITDA and […]

Liberty Global is in negotiations to buy United Kingdom-based cable and mobile operator Virgin Media.

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has signed a $34 million firm fixed price contract with ViaSat on behalf of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System […]

Canada’s first space telescope is approaching its launch date aboard the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] A group of executives from domestic commercial satellite companies have co-signed a letter to the United States Department of Defense to urge the military to better illustrate […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] ITC Global will upgrade its mining-sector satellite network with iDirect’s iDX 3.2 software that includes Adaptive TDMA, iDirect announced. ITC Global will also deploy the next-generation Evolution […]

KVH Industries has launched a new TracVision R1, which allows motorhomes, travel trailers, or fifth-wheel trailers travelling in the continental United States to watch satellite TV programming from Dish Network or DirecTV even while the vehicle is in motion.

DigitalGlobehas announced that construction of its WorldView-3 satellite is on schedule. The company plans to complete the satellite in time for a mid-2014 launch in order to meet the requirements of its EnhancedView contract with the U.S. government.

DISH's Hopper ad-skipping device has been belatedly presented with the “Best of CES” (Consumer Electronics Show) award.

Astrium Services Extends Regional Maritime Capacity Lease Astrium Services has signed capacity deals with SES to deliver connectivity to vessels around Latin America as well as in the North Sea, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] Sea Launch failed to loft an Intelsat satellite into orbit early Friday morning after its Zenit 3SL rocket and Ukrainian-built booster experienced an anomaly approximately 40 seconds […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have announced the completion of their merger. The combined company now has a market capitalization of $2.1 billion, based on the closing price of […]