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[Satellite TODAY 01-18-14] Mobile phone network provider Digicel will start providing high-quality internet bandwidth for their cellular network in Papua New Guinea. According to SES, Digicel has contracted capacity both […]

NASA has successfully achieved simultaneous laser communication and tracking with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] Pactel has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with SES for capacity on the NSS-9 at 183 degrees East to ramp up its voice and data service offerings […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] SpeedCast has made an acquisition that will strengthen its position in the maritime satellite communications market in Europe. The company has completed the buyout of Elektrikom Satellite Services, a […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] European and Asian teleport and satellite communications provider Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) has signed a new long-term capacity lease contract with Eutelsat Communications for 46 MHz of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13]Nordic digital pay-TV services provider Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has selected the Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video platform to deliver streaming services for its key broadcast […]

Globalstar’s proposal to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to offer an extra channel of Wi-Fi has raised questions from industry groups.

Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions-Defense has won a $100 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Space Command to support its GPS ground control segment.

South Korea will try again to launch its first satellite by the end of this month.

Russia has launched three new military satellites on Tuesday, Jan. 15 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia.

[Satellite TODAY 01-16-13] United Airlines has become the first international carrier in the United States to introduce onboard satellite-based Wi-Fi Internet connectivity after launching Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band service on a […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement with Huawei for the delivery of its SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to an unnamed Southeast Asian Mobile Network Operator (MNO), […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] Emerging markets will continue to be the driver of growth in the converged global communications, media and technology industries, which will reach the 7 billion mobile subscription […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] Nevion and T-VIPS have completed a merger of the two companies, which will now operate under a single entity named Nevion.    In a Jan. 16 announcement, […]

China has announced that Ziyuan III, its first high-resolution, stereo mapping satellite, meets international standards, freeing the country from relying on imported satellite images.

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting confirmed its Thor II satellite has been successfully deorbited.

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] Hughes Network Systems has received an order from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide satellite broadband services for the agency’s RadNet program, the company announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] ATIS has observed a significant downward trend in the number of NRSC outage reports filed since November 2011 and that the duration of outages appears to be […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] XipLink and Vitacom have successfully deployed XipLink XA appliances for various satellite service customers in Africa and Latin America, the companies announced Jan. 15.    The new […]

NEC Corporation announced an expansion to its plant located in Fuchu City, outside of Tokyo.

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] Eutelsat Communications will deploy a new generation of advanced functions developed by the satellite’s prime contractor Thales Alenia Space on its upcoming Eutelsat 8 West B satellite […]

Passenger connects onboard Emirates’ A380 via OnAir airborne connectivity system.  OnAir, a key service provider in the in-flight connectivity arena, is hoping for a banner year in 2013. Ian Dawkins, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] The Value-Added Services (VAS) market associated with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will more than double its current intake of approximately 22 billion euros to 56 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] O3b Networks has won a second multi-year deal to provide its O3b Maritime high-speed satellite-delivered broadband service aboard one of Royal Caribbean Cruises’ largest cruise ships, Allure […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has successfully shipped the Amazonas 3 multi-mission satellite it designed and built for Hispasat to the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where Arianespace […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] Russian satellite reception equipment manufacturer General Satellite is planning to invest in a new pay-TV platform for Pakistan that will be marketed to the wealthy segment of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] Bulgarian telco and satellite operator Vivacom has launched two new satellite Internet packages aimed primarily at domestic enterprise users, the company announced Jan. 14.    Vivacom’s new […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-13] Commercial launch service provider Arianespace had an exceptionally busy year in 2012 with 10 successful launches, but will attempt to top that performance in 2013, utilizing its […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-13] Telefonica has reached an agreement to sell its 13 percent stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to Eutelsat and Abertis for 101 million euros, bringing in 47 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-13] NASA’s Office of Space Communications and Navigation Program will launch its latest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) Project spacecraft at the end of the month, sending […]