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The satellite sector is poised to see a period of rapid innovation and growth, spurred by the new U.S. National Space Policy, a broadband-hungry military and planned launches of more […]

Visit Via Satellite’s Digital issue for an exclusive video interview with Petra Mateos.  When appointed chairwoman of Hispasat in 2004, Petra Mateos felt the company needed to have more of […]

[Satellite News 02-16-11] Croatia’s T-Hrvatski Telecom is using satellite capacity from the three transponders it leased from Eutelsat in January to extend the reach of its MAXtv pay-TV service. T-Hrvatski […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-15-11] SkyVision Global Networks, a provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fiber, is targeting more revenues from the African market, SkyVision CEO Doron Ben Sira told […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-11] U-blox and its test and measurement equipment supplier Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) concluded a simulation of the European Galileo satellite positioning system, U-blox announced Feb. 14.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-11] EchoStar entered into an agreement acquire Hughes Communications and its subsidiaries, including its main operating subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, for about $2 billion, EchoStar announced Feb. 14. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-15-11] KVH‘s 2010 capacity expansion efforts enabled the company to deliver more than 60 terabytes of data and 1.5 million international voice calls via its mini-VSAT Broadband […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-11] LightSquared‘s SkyTerra 1-supported integrated broadband satellite system and space-based network has been accepted from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems and is ready to begin service, LightSquared announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-11] The U.S. Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate awarded a $900,000 contract to Boeing to explore ways to modify existing commercial satellite capabilities to meet military satellite needs, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-11] Sky-Stream, a Dubai-based connectivity and satellite service solutions provider, launched a satellite IP-TV streaming service over the iDirect TDMA platform, iDirect announced.     The service, powered by […]

[Satellite News 02-15-11] NASA, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the U.S. Department of Defense revealed their 2012 fiscal year budget proposals to Congress, giving insight into […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-14-11] The Indian Air Force (IAF) unveiled plans to launch seven satellites over the next four to six years to provide own military and civil satellite navigation […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-11] Middle Eastern Internet service provider Icces selected bandwidth optimization technology and software from XipLink to improve the end-user Internet performance of its Saudi Arabia-based network, XipLink announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-11] Comtech Xicom Technology unveiled its X-BUC block up-converter, which is targeted to commercial and military customers using X-band capacity on Xtar and Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-11] Credit Suisse claims AT&T may be interested in acquiring Dish Network, according to a Feb. 10 report by the research firm.     Credit Suisse Analyst Jonathan Chaplin […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-11] Russia will launch a new Glonass-K navigation satellite on a Soyuz rocket Feb. 24 from the Plesetsk space center, Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Alexei Zolotukhin announced. […]

[Satellite News 02-14-11] EchoStar entered into an agreement to acquire Hughes Communications and its subsidiaries, including its main operating subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, for about $2 billion, EchoStar announced Feb. […]

[Satellite News 02-14-11] Rene Oosterlinck was the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first full-time director of the Galileo program, serving from early 2008 through the end of 2010. Oosterlinck was tasked […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-14-11] Pakistani satellite service provider Supernet inked a capacity deal with SES World Skies for Ku-band transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite to support a large VSAT […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-11-11] Norwegian company Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) received approval from its board to procure and launch the Thor 7 satellite by the end of 2013, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-11-11] Globecomm Systems’ second quarter 2011 service revenues jumped 40.8 percent to $47.3 million, with consolidated revenues increasing 23.1 percent year-over-year to reach $70.2 million — a […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-11] Globalstar will launch its next six satellites in May, along with two additional launches carrying six satellites apiece between August and September, the mobile operator announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-11] Star Asia Technologies, a developer of mobile satellite and terrestrial broadband wireless services, signed a multi-year agreement with Broadband Broadcast Services (BBS) to provide wireless and satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-11] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink secured a three-year contract to supply expanded Sealink VSAT services to Norwegian offshore and subsea-vessel operator DOF ASA, Marlink announced Feb. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-11] Harris Corp. was awarded a contract to supply its entire HD broadcast portfolio to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture and Information at four new HD studio […]

[Satellite News 02-10-11] In February 2010, the U.S. Air Force entrusted Raytheon with the evolution of its GPS infrastructure by awarding the company with an $886 million to improve the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-10-11] O3b Networks has entered into a framework agreement with Middle East telco Etisalat to enable its operating companies to benefit from O3b services under a separate […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-10-11] ViaSat’s satellite services contributed revenues of $59.3 million in the 200 third quarter, representing a 383.3 percent increase that was primarily attributable to its subsidiary WildBlue […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-11] Lockheed Martin Space Systems has won a $339.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to build the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ultra-high frequency communications satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-11] Harris Corp. launched its new Selenio media convergence platform and has been contracted to provide the large-scale contribution and distribution system to Omantel, the company announced Feb. […]