Caleb Henry

[Via Satellite 06-09-2016] Hispamar Satelites, the joint venture of Hispasat and Oi, has appointed Clovis Jose Baptista Neto as the new chairman of the board of directors. Hispamar Satelites shareholders […]

[Via Satellite 06-09-2016] Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) to jointly develop satellite services. The cooperation agreement will […]

[Via Satellite 06-08-2016] Two months ago Bangladesh got its first Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television service through Beximco Communications, a joint venture between Beximco Holdings and GS Group. Beximco Communications’ RealVU DTH service […]

[Via Satellite 06-08-2016] Two U.S. congressmen from the House of Representatives — Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and Brian Babin, R-Texas — have submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary […]

[Via Satellite 06-08-2016] Arianespace has delayed the launch of EchoStar 18 and BRIsat, Flight VA230, from June 8 to June 16 following a hiccup during the preparations for the rollout […]

[Via Satellite 06-08-2016] Pay-TV company beIN has chosen Es’hailSat to transmit live coverage of the UEFA Euro 2016 in 4K from the 26 degrees east orbital slot, which covers the […]

[Via Satellite 06-08-2016] EMC has taken orders to supply VSAT equipment and services for seven platform supply vessels in the North Sea as part of a four-year fleet agreement with […]

[Via Satellite 06-08-2016] Satellite communications provider IsoTropic Networks and Aterlo Networks, an Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming video specialist, have collaborated to deliver High Definition (HD) video using satellite IP multicast. According […]

[Via Satellite 06-08-2016] Inmarsat and PressReader have partnered to enable people working and living in remote locations to have access to an unlimited newspaper and magazine service. The partnership brings […]

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] There is a major push to extend internet access and general connectivity across Africa which, being the second largest continent in size and population, is a big […]

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] Cordell Expeditions has completed the 2016 Heard Island Project, a multidisciplinary expedition to a remote island in the Southern Ocean, with satellite connectivity from Inmarsat Government. The […]

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] South Korea-based I DO IT Co. has selected MaxLinear’s MxL862 Full-Spectrum Capture (FSC) digital Channel Stacking Switch (dCSS) System-on-Chip (SoC) for the SelfSat–H21DCSS flat satellite antenna. The […]

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) has signed a new and expanded contract for Ku-band satellite solutions on Intelsat 18, located at 180 degrees […]

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] Iridium plans to begin the commercial availability of its Iridium Certus service the second quarter of 2017, the company announced today. Iridium Certus is an upcoming satellite […]

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] Thuraya and satellite solutions firm Satlink have teamed up to support the Walk On Project (WOP), a foundation that raises awareness and research funds for those with […]

[Via Satellite 06-07-2016] QVC, a video and e-commerce retailer, has signed a capacity extension deal with SES, and decided to move a significant block of its regional shopping channel content […]

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has completed integration of Peru’s first Earth observation satellite, PeruSAT 1. The manufacturer finished the satellite for CONIDA, the country’s national space agency, […]

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN) is using Elemental Technologies video processing to power a unified headend to deliver both broadcast and Over-the-Top (OTT) television content. Elemental is providing […]

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) shareholders approved a merger with Novra Technologies on May 30. Shareholders of IDC will have more than 40 percent ownership of the combined […]

[Via Satellite 06-06-2016] GMV has provided support for Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS)-Africa — a project U.K. satellite operator Avanti is spearheading with support from the U.K. and South African space agencies. […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] Lower cost connectivity is enabling cities around the world to go “smart,” and Venezuela-based Vikua is one of the companies leading the charge in creating the smart […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is building a new test rig for the Ariane 6 upper stage engines at its Lampoldshausen […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] Arabsat and Algerian channel DTV have signed a contract today to broadcast the DTV channel over the Maghreb geographic region and Northwest Africa on the Badr 5 […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] SES Platform Services (SES PS) and Fox Networks Group (FNG) Germany have signed a multi-year contract for SES PS to continue delivering content management and provide playout […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] Funds managed by Apax Partners completed the acquisition of Marlink, Airbus Group’s commercial satellite communication business, Marlink announced June 3. The acquisition did not include Airbus Defence […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2016] Inmarsat has appointed Gautam Sharma as managing director to head its operations in India. Sharma joins Inmarsat having most recently held a series of senior international positions […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] The United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded ViaSat a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price contract to provide senior leaders and their support staff with Ku-band and Ka-band […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] Lockheed Martin, Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have successfully completed a comprehensive technical review of the commercial communications satellites Arabsat 6A and […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] A total of 22 participants in this year’s Marathon Des Sables extreme running race received rescue services though the use of Globalstar’s Spot Gen3 safety devices. Each […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] Airbus Defence and Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) are starting a joint pilot project to establish a new external payload platform on the International Space […]