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Avanti Signs Key NATO Agreement Avanti Communications has signed an ordering agreement with NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), formerly the NC3A Agency, to provide service from its Hylas fleet. […]

Avanti Rolls Out Pay-As-You-Go Hylas-1 Internet Service Avanti Communications has launched its new Pay-As-You-Go high-speed Internet connection service across Europe with no monthly subscription fees. Avanti will offer a high-bandwidth […]

Gilat Expands SkyEdge 2 Deal with Panama’s C&W Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Cable & Wireless Panama (C&W) to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband network that will be […]

Inmarsat Deploys OnAir Service on Two Asia Pacific Airlines Japanese airline ANA will deploy Inmarsat SwiftBroadband on its international routes starting in mid-2013. Inmarsat said the Wi-Fi services, which are […]

Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Testing with First MUOS Satellite Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the first U.S. Navy next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system. The Mobile User Objective […]

GlobeCast Australia, Optus TV Name New CEO After Lattin Retires GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin has retired, but will continue with the company in an advisory role. Simon Farnsworth has […]

ECS, OH TV Partner on Massive Satellite, IPTV Hybrid Service Offering European Communication Services (ECS) has partnered with OH TV to offer joint broadcast and IPTV services to the African […]

National Geographic is a powerful brand with broadcasting channels that can be found around the world, which make valuable editions to any pay-TV platform. However, like most broadcasters, it is […]

MSS operator and service provider Globalstar has spent the last two years financing and launching 24 new satellites that it hopes will bring the company’s Duplex service back into full […]

NetJets is adding Aircell’s in-flight connectivity system to 100 additional aircraft in its fleet. Aircell said the 100 additional systems will establish NetJets as having 40 percent of its total […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to analyze and define aspects of its Phoenix program that are focused on repurposing non-working GEO […]

Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) was selected by the U. S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to provide payload-processing services for the second in a series of Mobile […]

Satellite manufacturer Boeing has won a $317.7 million contract modification to build the 10th Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-10) global communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of […]

Northrop Grumman has joined the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA). HPA formed in March 2011 as a group of satellite manufacturers, spacecraft operators, system integrators and launch vehicle providers that aim […]

AVX Corp. Develops Thin-Film Multilayer Coupler Technology Component manufacturer AVX Corp. has developed a new wideband directional coupler with high directivity for the satellite industry. The company said the ITF High […]

International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) Adds Lippert and Ata to Board of Directors IDC has appointed Del Lippert and Georges Ata to its board of directors, effective immediately. The IDC board now […]

Avanti Integrates Newtec Sat3Play Hubs into Hylas Satellite Infrastructure U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications has installed Newtec Sat3Play hubs in its Earth stations to extend the IP broadband service range on […]

Arianespace Chosen to Launch Kazakhstan’s DZZ-HR Satellite on Vega Rocket Arianespace has been selected to launch the DZZ-HR high-resolution observation satellite being built by Astrium for the Republic of Kazakhstan. Arianespace’s […]

O3b Networks is ramping up activity ahead of the launch of its first satellites next year. The company announced the launch of its new O3b Maritime service and is likely […]

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a private, non-profit corporation whose members are America’s public TV stations — non-commercial, educational licensees that operate more than 350 PBS member stations and […]

ATCi Launches New Antenna System Antenna Technology Communications (ATCi) has launched its Simulsat Multibeam transport antenna system specifically designed for cable TV applications. The complete RF Transport System includes the […]

ASC Signal Inks Ka-band Antenna Contract from European Satellite Operator ASC Signal has been selected to provide a significant number of Ka-band antennas to an unnamed major European satellite operator […]

Inmarsat Government Gives CEO Position to Helfgott Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. public sector, appointed David Helfgott as CEO. Helfgott will be responsible […]

C-Com Adds Russian Language Support C-Com Satellite Systems has added Russian language support to its iNetVumobile antenna systems. C-Com says this feature is being made available to address the growing […]

With a population of more than 1 billion people, India is one of the world’s biggest and most dynamic broadcast markets. The country continues to expand the size of its […]

Satmex is one of Latin America’s largest regional operators, and earlier this year, was one of the first operator’s to sign up to buy an “all electric” satellite from Boeing, […]

Latin America is a vibrant sports broadcasting market. The spotlight will be on the region even more during the next four years as Brazil gets set to host both the […]

BT, the U.K. based telco, is one of the largest buyers of satellite capacity in the region. The operator has been building its presence in Latin America, and needs satellite […]

Cisco AIMS TO Solve Satellite/VoIP Bandwidth Issues with New Multiplexing Solution Cisco is introducing an IP multiplexing technology for its Cisco Mobile Ready Net package that aims to dramatically improve […]

Dish Network Hires New Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer U.S. pay-TV provider Dish Network has appointed James Moorhead to the position of senior vice president and chief marketing officer. […]