Focus: Europe
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ConnectivityComcast Tops Fox’s Offer to Buy British Broadcaster Sky
Comcast has challenged 21st Century Fox’s bid to purchase Sky, announcing today its offer to purchase the British satellite broadcaster for $31 billion. Comcast intends to leverage Sky “as a […]
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Government/MilitaryMDA to Design Optical Comms Payload for Airbus
MDA announced that it has signed a contract valued at approximately CA$4 million ($3.1 million) with Airbus for design studies dedicated to the optical data relay payload of the third […]
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ConnectivityMediaset Signs Capacity Deal with Eutelsat to Expand in HD
Elettronica Industriale, a subsidiary of the Italian group Mediaset, has signed a multi-year capacity agreement with Eutelsat to accelerate its transition to High Definition (HD). Due to this contract, the […]
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Government/MilitaryAvanti and GRC Sign Contract to Support Defense Comms
Avanti Communications Group has signed a minimum commitment contract valued at $500,000 with Global Radiodata Communications (GRC), which develops and supplies mission-critical communication products and solutions to provide Ka-band satellite […]
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FinanceHTS and MEO/LEO Opens New Opportunities for CETel
New technology on the satellite side of the supply chain is allowing teleport operators downstream, such as CETel, to engage with previously inaccessible customers. In an interview with Via Satellite, […]