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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 […]

Satellite is often a technology that has labels. It is often labeled as a “last resort” technology, and satellite investments are often seen as “low risk, low reward” which can […]

The Indian television sector has witnessed strong growth over the past few years with industry revenues increasing at about 13 percent on an annual basis Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) […]

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is one the most prominent associations of its type and a key defender of the satellite industry in Asia. The region […]

Eutelsat Signs German ISP Customer to Five-Year Ka-Sat Deal Eutelsat has inked German Internet service provider skyDSL Global to a five-year multiple spot beam capacity contract on Ka-Sat, with an […]

Arianespace Receives Vietnamese Government Approval to Launch Third Satellite on Vega The Vietnamese Government has approved a plan to launch its first remote sensing satellite VNREDSat-1A on Arianespace’s Vega rocket […]

Amino Communications Appoints New Senior Vice President of Product Management, Marketing IPTV and OTT solutions provider Amino Communications has appointed Joe Coles as the company’s new senior vice president for […]

ADSB, YahSat Awarded UAE Navy Baynunah Satcom Contract Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a provider of construction, repair and refit services for naval, military and commercial vessels, and YahSat have […]

HITS Announces Next Generation Quantum Platform HITS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Cable, has announced an upgrade to the HITS Quantum Platform. The next generation of the platform, which […]

Brazilian Space Agency Hosts Russia’s Glonass Satellite Navigation System Brazil has become the first country outside of Russia to host part of the Glonass satellite navigation system. The Brazilian Space […]

How do you take a century-old technology provider to government agencies and commercial entities and arm it with media assets strong enough to secure top-tier coverage? How do you grab […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Deploys SkyAbis Backhaul Solution to Southeast Asian Operator Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement with Huawei for the delivery of its SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to […]

Eutelsat Offers In-Flight Connectivity Services Through KA-SAT Eutelsat Communications has announced the launch of Eutelsat Air Access, its new aeronautical mobile service. The service is designed to help accelerate the […]

EchoStar Satellite Services Hires Former SiriusXM, LightSquared Executive EchoStar Satellite Services has hired SiriusXM vice president of engineering Derek de Bastos as its CTO. De Bastos was among the first […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Scores Satellite Connectivity Business with Peru State Bank Gilat To Home Peru, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, has been awarded a three-year contract by Peru’s state […]

General Satellite Planning Pay-TV Expansion in Pakistan Russian satellite reception equipment manufacturer, General Satellite, is planning to invest in a new pay-TV platform for Pakistan that will be marketed to […]

Telefonica Splits Share of Hispasat Between Eutelsat and Abertis Telefonica has reached an agreement to sell its 13 percent stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to Eutelsat and Abertis for […]

With a population of around 74 million people, Turkey is one of the biggest countries in Europe. It is also a market where satellite is strong, both from a pay-TV […]

Cato Halsaa has been CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) for well over a decade and has led the satellite operator to a strong position across a number of industry […]

KAUAI, Hawaii, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its first intercept using tracking information from the space tracking and surveillance […]