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Vizada has launched a new video software program, which aims to enable users operating in remote areas to edit, compress and send video images over a mobile satellite terminal, the […]

Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] U.S. space exploration will reach beyond the moon and further into the solar system’s reaches by 2025, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a speech at the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has been certified as a gold partner by Inmarsat‘s partner accreditation program, the company announced April 14.     To receive the accreditation, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a contract to provide a multi-million dollar broadband satellite communications network for an unnamed gaming and lottery project in Africa, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Informa Telecoms & Media has appointed Charles Moon as principal analyst of its Asia Pacific team, the firm announced April 14.      Moon will be based in […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] Vizada has launched a new video software program, which aims to enable users operating in remote areas to edit, compress and send video images over a mobile […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] RapidEye has entered into a contractual partnership agreement with Swedish distributor Metria to distribute RapidEye satellite imagery in the Scandinavian, Baltic and Icelandic data markets, the imagery […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-16-10] The launch of Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) GSLV-D3 rocket carrying the GSAT-4 communications satellite has failed due to a third-stage engine malfunction that resulted in total […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) has started to receive data from the CryoSat-2 satellite, the organization confirmed April 13.     The satellite, launched April 8 as part […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13.     The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13.     The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Eutelsat has signed a five-year capacity contract with ACS Angola, a supplier of IT solutions and corporate network connectivity, Eutelsat announced April 13.     ACS Angola will […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] SES World Skies has signed a long-term, multi-transponder deal with Puerto Rico Telephone, which aims to bring DTH services to Puerto Rico, the company announced April 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Inmarsat has unveiled specifications, as well as pricing details, for its IsatPhone Pro handset, scheduled for release in June, the company announced April 13.     IsatPhone Pro, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] Lockheed Martin has completed all factory testing of the first satellite in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program and is ready to deliver […]

GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13.     The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its English-language channel in […]

EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13.     The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider of integrated video […]

Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced April 13. […]

SES World Skies signed capacity deal with Wananchi, a new pay-TV platform in East Africa, the company announced April 13.     Wananchi will utilize three full transponders on SES World […]

Intelsat is launching IntelsatONE, a global, terrestrial architecture consisting of an IP/MPLS-based network, fiber, teleports and points of presence powered by Cisco Systems, the company announced April 12.      IntelsatONE […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Arianespace has set up a task force to conduct a quality audit in the wake of problems with the SES Astra 3B and ComsatBw-2 launch, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] GlobeCast has signed a new deal with Argentinean broadcaster Pramer to provide playout and origination from GlobeCast’s technical operations center in Sunrise, Fla., the company announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Gilat Satellite Systems has been contracted by Ethiopian Telecommunication Corp. (ETC), Ethiopia’s national telecom operator, to provide a broadband satellite communications network, Gilat announced April 13.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Value-added content protection solutions provider Nagravision has formed a business partnership with Korean DTH pat-TV service provider SkyLife that will see the companies combine technological efforts to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] SES World Skies signed capacity deal with Wananchi, a new pay-TV platform in East Africa, the company announced April 13.     Wananchi will utilize three full transponders […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden told audience members at the 2010 Space Symposium that U.S. President Barack Obama’s new direction for NASA should be seen as a transformative […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Intelsat is launching IntelsatONE, a global, terrestrial architecture consisting of an IP/MPLS-based network, fiber, teleports and points of presence powered by Cisco Systems, the company announced April […]

ATIS has entered into a partnership with the Video Services Forum (VSF) to define additional IP video performance metrics, the organizations announced.     The partnership aims to establish precise […]