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Advantech Wireless Promotes Former Hughes Exec to VP of North, South American Sales Canadian-based satellite hardware manufacturer Advantech Wireless promoted Paul Sandoval to vice president of sales for the Americas […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom Inks U.S. Army MTS Program Contract Comtech Mobile Datacom has received an initial funded order totaling $4.6 million to support the U.S. Army’s Movement Tracking System (MTS) […]

January 2010 was a landmark month for 3-D TV, as ESPN, DirecTV and Discovery made significant announcements at the Consumer Electronics show regarding 3-D TV content and channels. DirecTV aimed […]

The global satellite landscape is full of new companies aiming to carve out a niche for themselves in an increasingly competitive business. In the FSS sector, newcomers to the business […]

As we come to the end of the summer, we now look forward to September and the latest round of industry events, which come one after another. One of the […]

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Integral Systems Europe Awarded Asiasat contract Integral Systems Europe (ISE UK) has been awarded a contract by AsiaSat to upgrade two satellite terminals at its Tai Po Earth Station. Construction […]

Hughes Rolls Out Satellite Internet Service for Enterprise Market Hughes Network Systems introduced its new business-grade satellite Internet service plans for small- and mid-sized businesses.     HughesNet Business Internet aims […]

Comtech Xicom Unveils XTD-400KHE Ku-band TWTA Comtech Xicom Technology introduced a new 400-Watt Ku-Band traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) that features the size, weight and prime-power requirements of traditional 200-Watt […]

EchoStar Satellite Services Hires Former SES Executive as President EchoStar Corp. has appointed Anders Johnson as president of EchoStar Satellite Services, effective immediately. Johnson will report directly to EchoStar president […]

TV Globo, one of Latin America’s largest broadcasters, has carved out a strong position in its home territory of Brazil, the most populated area in the region with almost 200 […]

Iridium is one of a number of highly ambitious MSS operators looking to make an impact across a variety of enterprise and commercial markets. Its long-term buzz circles around its […]

Dish Network Appoints Clayton CEO Joseph Clayton is to become the new CEO and President of Dish Network, while Charlie Ergen, who formerly held the positions of President and CEO, […]

DirecTV Starts Home Media Center Trial DirecTV has started field trial testing for its DirecTV Home Media Center. It will ultimately provide customers with a ‘receiver-less’ solution for many TVs […]

ABS Gains $215 Million in Bank Financing Asia Broadcast Satellite has secured $215 million in new funding. It has closed a $215 million five-year senior bank loan from a financial […]

AsiaSat Expands Earth Station AsiaSat is expanding its Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong. The project consists of a 900 square meter addition for equipment, a 600 square meter […]

Sveriges Television (SVT), a major Swedish public service broadcaster, aims to keep pace with commercial broadcasters in Sweden. Per Björkman, SVT’s head of distribution, talks about the challenges ahead for […]

Measat Satellite Systems is one of the leading satellite operators in Asia, with a strong position in the region’s video markets. It provides capacity for many growing DTH platforms across […]

Comtech Xicom Introduces XTLN Ka-band BUC Product Line Comtech Xicom Technology introduced a family of Ka-band block up converters (BUCs) designed for high data-rate Ka-band satellite communications uplinks. The BUCs […]

Advantech Wireless Selected by Hoje Telecom for VSAT Upgrade Advantech Wireless signed a contract with Hoje Telecom of Brazil to provide a VSAT upgrade hub, RF equipment and more than […]

Arqiva To Launch Shared Multiplex Service on AMC-10 Arqiva will launch a DVB-S2, MPEG-4 shared multiplex satellite platform from its Los Angeles teleport, enabling broadcasters and cable programmers access to […]

Nevion Restructures Business Units Nevion split its sales department into two separate divisions as it looks to enhance its global presence. The Media Networks division will cater to service providers […]

  Trace TV, an urban and tropical music channel provider, is distributed to more than 17 million households in 130 countries around the globe. Trace TV CEO Olivier Laouchez discusses […]

Arabsat, one of the main players on the satellite landscape in the Middle East and Africa, is looking into hosted payloads while also continuing rollouts of new capacity. Arabsat CEO […]

The concept has been around for a while under the names “secondary payloads” or “piggybacking,” but the first mention of the phrase “hosted payload” in our publications occurred in April […]

SpaceX Adds Astronaut to Safety, Mission Assurance Team Retired NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman has joined SpaceX as senior engineer of astronaut safety and mission assurance. Reisman will join another former NASA […]

EMS Technologies Wins Iridium Next Hardware Contract EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space Division has been contracted by Iridium’s prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to provide L-band communications hardware for the Iridium […]

AST Launches E-mail Service for IsatPhone Pro Applied Satellite Technology (AST) has released Onsatmail, a free compressed e-mail service for IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phones. The service will leverage a firmware […]

Advantech Wireless Upgrades Transcend Backhaul Solution Advantech Wireless has released the latest version of its Transcend 800 microwave radio and will target the product for broadcasting backhaul markets. The upgraded Transcend […]

    TV Azteca operates two of Mexico’s most-watched stations. CEO Mario San Román discusses the Mexican digital and pay-TV market and the opportunities this growing market provides for broadcasters. […]