Fred.Olsen Cruise Line Pursuing ‘Ship Cloud’ to Reach New Level of Connectivity
Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines wants to establish a new connectivity infrastructure with the end goal of providing 100 percent Wi-Fi access from any point on a ship. The cruise line recently extended its contract with MTN Communications as part of its new plan toward complete… READ MORE »
KVH Hires Candice Pascal for Entertainment Licensing and Rights Management
KVH has hired Candice Pascal as vice president of content acquisition, who will lead the company in managing commercial maritime distribution rights for its entertainment content. Pascal will be the main role in securing and overseeing rights to studio and independent film… READ MORE »
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Top Student Rocketry Teams Head to Capital Region for TARC Finals
The top 100 scoring teams from across the United States in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) will travel to Great Meadow in The Plains, Va. to compete in TARC’s national finals on May 10. In this year’s… READ MORE »
Arianespace Launches First Copernicus Satellite
Arianespace launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first Copernicus environmental satellite, Sentinel 1A, on April 3 from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This mission is the first of six that will comprise the core of Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring system. The program will provide data on… READ MORE »
The April issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! In this issue we bring you “The Evolution of a Launch Giant,” an exclusive look at how Arianespace is modernizing as an investment for future success. We also take a look at hybrid networks, playing a pivotal role in commercial broadcasters’ strategies for regional content delivery; as well as the effect major sporting events such as the World Cup and Summer Olympics has on the satellite industry. Read it now!
Mitsubishi to Begin Development of GOSAT 2 Environmental Satellite
Mitsubishi Electric signed a contract to begin development on the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite 2 (GOSAT 2) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). GOSAT 2 will have a variety of advanced features, such as greenhouse gas and cloud/aerosol sensors… READ MORE »
US Air Force Begins Operation of Fifth Boeing-Built GPS IIF Satellite
Boeing handed over a fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to the U.S. Air Force to improve upon the accuracy of the constellation. Boeing and the Air Force validated the systems of the spacecraft, which was launched on February 20, and the… READ MORE »
IZT Provides SCEs to SSL for Transmission Testing
IZT developed and sent two Satellite Channel Emulators (SCEs) to Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to be used to test overall system performance by SSL’s end customers. The SCEs will test the effects of uplink, payload and downlink on the signal before the system deployment. IZT’s SCEs are… READ MORE »
Envivio Releases New Family of G5 Appliances
Envivio introduced a new G5 family of Intel-based server appliances. The new G5 series supports Ultra-HD resolution and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), increases compression density, and is expected to decrease operating expenses for service providers. Operators using the Envivio Muse Live encoders on the G5 platform can distribute up to 100… READ MORE »
Seeafrika Selects RGB TransAct Encoder for OTT Services in Europe
Seeafrika plans to deploy RGB’s TransAct Encoder/Transcoder along with RGB’s TransAct Packager in the delivery of its Over-the-Top (OTT) video services in Europe. Seeafrika intends to deliver 30 broadcast channels to subscribers in the first stages of deployment. Currently, Seeafrika viewers access… READ MORE »
Teledyne President Explains Paradise Datacom Acquisition
Teledyne Microwave Solutions President Russell Shaller discussed how the company’s acquisition of Paradise Datacom fits Teledyne’s larger plans. “For about the last half dozen years we’ve had this vision of… READ MORE »
