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The Guitammer Company, a broadcast technology provider, announced second quarter 2013 revenue rose to $428,183, which is an increase of 25 percent compared to second quarter of 2012.

SES and Newtec Boost Satellite Efficiency in Africa Mobile 3G networks in Africa are set to benefit from the new-generation Newtec modems, which include S2 Extensions technology that boost the […]

Axesat of Colombia Signs Capacity Deal on Telesat’s Anik G1 Satellite Telesat has announced that Axesat, a provider of VSAT services in South America, has signed a long-term contract for […]

SKY Perfect JSAT, SSL Sign New Satellite Deal SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has entered into an agreement with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) for the construction of its new communications satellite JCSAT […]

SES Appoints Karim Michel Sabbagh as New CEO and President SES announced that the company’s President and CEO Romain Bausch plans to step down from his position at the next […]

Arianespace Successfully launches ESA’s Fourth ATV Thales Alenia Space has announced the successful liftoff of the European Space Agency’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), named after famous scientist Albert Einstein. […]

MDA Signs Space-Based Surveillance Deal With Canada’s Department of National Defense MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), a global communications and information company has signed a CA$10.8 million ($10.4 million) contract […]

SES, Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear Partner to Develop IP-LNB for Satellite TV Home Distribution SES, Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear have been jointly designing the first low-noise block down-converter (LNB) that […]

Gilat Wins Israeli Military Deal The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has selected Gilat Satellite Networks’ SatTrooper-1000 military Manpack terminal for advanced tactical field communications. The SatTrooper-1000 will provide Israeli soldiers […]

SpeedCast Announces Buyout of Pactel International SpeedCast has boosted its position in Asia by acquiring Pactel International, a satellite communications service provider based in Australia. Pactel provides satellite communications solutions […]

Newtec Makes Asia Appointment Newtec has appointed Mario Querner as its new vice president of Asia. Prior to joining Newtec, Querner worked as Head for South-East Asia at ECI Telecom, […]

ATK Wins Contract to Support DARPA SeeMe Program The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to ATK to support the agency’s Space Enabled Effects for […]

Blue Sky Network’s HawkEye 5300 Receives Homologation Certification in Brazil Blue Sky Network, a supplier of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land and maritime, has announced that its […]

Royal Caribbean International (RCI) is one of the world’s largest cruise ship brands. The company is in the middle of a highly aggressive program upgrading the communications and entertainment experience […]

The hosted payload market has kicked into life in spectacular fashion this year with a number of contracts being announced. With speculation always abound about potential deals to come, 2013 […]

AsiaSat Signs Landmark Hosted Payload Deal AsiaSat and GeoMetWatch have announced a strategic partnership to host the first of six Sounding & Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORMTM) instruments on […]

Arianespace Appoints Le Gall Replacement Arianespace has appointed Stéphane Israël as its new chairman and CEO. Israël replaces Jean-Yves Le Gall, who is the new president of French space agency […]

Elara Comunicaciones Helps Rural Towns In Southeast Mexico Benefit from New Satellite Project Elara Comunicaciones has begun implementing a large-scale satellite network to bring voice and data service to 2,717 […]

Hispasat Expands Satellite Broadband Network Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat have signed a deal to expand the Spanish satellite operator’s broadband satellite-based network with an additional SkyEdge II system. The […]

DISH Network Makes Bold Move for Sprint Nextel DISH Network Corporation has announced its intentions to acquire the third largest wireless carrier in the United States. The company has submitted […]

Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a Enters Full Commercial Service The Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a satellite has successfully completed in-orbit testing and entered full commercial service. The spacecraft will provide communications services to customers in Azerbaijan, Europe, Africa, […]

HBO is one of the world’s major broadcasting brands, and an innovator in bringing content to audiences worldwide. The company, which has a very strong presence in North America, is […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] Eutelsat Communications and MultiChoice Africa have announced May 17 the return of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards for 2013. The award is aimed at motivating innovative thinking […]

Arianespace Scores Intelsat Launch Deal Arianespace has signed a launch services contract with Intelsat that will send three of its satellites into orbit through 2017. The satellites will weigh more […]

SSL, Satmex Successfully Performs Post-Launch Maneuvers on Satmex 8 The Satmex 8 satellite, designed and built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) for Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex), has successfully performed post-launch maneuvers […]

Arabsat, My-HD Media Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement During CABSAT 2013 My-HD Media, a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region television platform that offers a single viewing card solution for […]

Cobham Promotes Ashton, Hellebrand to New Executive Vice President Positions Cobham has announced the creation of two executive vice president (EVP) positions and the promotion of two current management team […]

Intelsat, Digital Networks Sign Deal to Improve VSAT Communications in North America Intelsat has signed a multi-year deal with Digital Networks, a provider of business-class satellite solutions to the energy […]

Hughes Provides HX System 4.0 for Satellite-Based Cellular Backhaul Services in Southeast Asia Hughes Network Systems has signed an agreement with Majunusa, a Malaysian VSAT service provider, to supply an […]

Sky News Arabia is the new kid on the block. The news channel aims to take on the heavyweights in the MENA region such as Al Jazeera and CNN. With […]