Featured Stories

Missed Ex-Im Bank Authorization Opportunity Leaves Industry in Limbo

By Caleb Henry | July 31, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-31-2015] On July 30 the United States Congress missed what many considered to be the soonest viable attempt to reauthorize the Export-Import bank — an important player in...

Technology

Telesat Soon to Order Telstar 18 Successor, Reports Q2 Earnings

By Caleb Henry | July 30, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-30-2015] Telesat expects it will order a previously announced replacement satellite by the end of this year. The new satellite would replace Telstar 18, which is currently in...

Technology

Intelsat Tempers Down Disagreement Over SpaceX’s Experimental SmallSats

By Caleb Henry | July 29, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-29-2015] Intelsat has tempered down a disagreement with SpaceX over the deployment of two experimental satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). SpaceX is planning to launch a constellation...

Leandro Gaunszer, commercial director, LATAM and country manager, Brazil, Media Networks.

Connectivity

Media Networks Largely Done with SD, Eyes on HD, 4K and TV Everywhere

By Caleb Henry | July 27, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-27-2015] Pay-TV service provider Media Networks is shifting its focus primarily to HD, 4K and expanding the reach of television beyond the home. The company has close to...

Riyadh Al Adely, managing director at SkyStream

Connectivity

SkyStream Diversifies Business, Considering European Opportunity

By Caleb Henry | July 24, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] Middle East satellite service provider SkyStream is diversifying its business to include new verticals and a new role as a systems integrator. Services such as managing military...

Technology

Effective Space Solutions Secures Downpayment Funding for First Two In-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft

By Juliet Van Wagenen | July 23, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] When Effective Space Solutions founder and current CEO, Arie Halsband, the former general manager of Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) space division, sat down in 2013 to conceptualize...

Connectivity

Synacor, Siemens Execs Talk OTT Partnership

By Caleb Henry | July 22, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Synacor announced a major partnership with Siemens Convergence Creators and EveMeta to further propel Over-The-Top (OTT) video distribution. The company integrated its search and discovery, cloud ID...

Finance

SpaceX Traces Weak Strut to Falcon 9 Failure

By Caleb Henry | July 21, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-21-2015] After reviewing data consisting of more than 3,000 telemetry channels from the June 28 Falcon 9 rocket failure, SpaceX has identified the probable cause as a defective...

Government/Military

JFCC Space Details Commercial Integration Cell Goals

By Caleb Henry | July 20, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-20-2015] In an effort to include greater industry input in day-to-day operations, the United States Strategic Command’s (U.S. Stratcom) Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) has...

Connectivity

Cobham Satcom Sees Promise in Land VSAT, Ka-band

By Caleb Henry | July 17, 2015

[Via Satellite 07-17-2017] Cobham Satcom is increasing its focus on land terminals as a growth market, and sees potential for High Throughput Satellites (HTS) to be a catalyst for the...