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  • National Space Club Announces 2013 Award Recipients

    Washington, DC – The National Space Club (NSC) is pleased to announce its annual award recipients. The Awards are selected by panels of experts from across the aerospace and defense […]

  • Orbital-Built Landsat Satellite Successfully Launched

    — Company’s Newest Spacecraft for NASA to Continue Landsat Program’s 40-Year History of Collecting Critical Environmental Data for Earth Science Studies — — 145th Orbital Satellite Extends Company’s Legacy of Support for […]

  • XTAR Plans Expansion Beyond the U.S. and Europe as African and Asian Hot Spots Drive Change

    Herndon, VA, February 6, 2013 – Commercial X-band operator XTAR LLC announced plans to grow its business and expand its reach into international markets, specifically beyond Western Europe. XTAR has […]

  • MTN Government Services CTO Richard Hadsall Appointed to World Teleport Association Board

    MIRAMAR, Fla. – February 6, 2013 – MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announces that the World Teleport Association (WTA) has appointed Richard Hadsall to its board.  Hadsall founded MTN more than […]

  • South America News

    Astrium Services Extends Regional Maritime Capacity Lease Astrium Services has signed capacity deals with SES to deliver connectivity to vessels around Latin America as well as in the North Sea, […]

  • Executive Moves News

    Intelsat Hires Nokia’s Marais as Regional Vice President of African Sales Intelsat has appointed Grant Marais as its regional vice president of African sales. Marais succeeds Jon Osler, who will […]

  • Europe News

    EutelsatAwarded KA-SAT Internet Service Contract from Telefonica Telefonica Global Solutions will use Eutelsat’s high-performance Ka-Sat satellite to provide high quality satellite broadband services to carriers from all over Europe. Telefonica […]

  • Africa/Middle East News

    SES Provides Capacity for Anadolu Networks Local DTH Platform SES will provide capacity from one transponder at the Astra 31.5 degrees East orbital position to Anadolu Networks. Andadolu Networks aims […]

  • North America News

    KVH Expands Mini-VSAT Network Capacity in the Caribbean KVH Industries has doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT broadband network in the Caribbean region to support the rising demand of the […]

  • Asia Pacific News

    JAXA Introduces New CubeSat Launcher The Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) to cut costs of satellite launches […]

  • Niclas Ericson Director of TV Division, FIFA

    Football is still the most popular sport on Earth, and the World Cup, organized by FIFA, is a global event on par with just about any major sporting event. For […]

  • Michel de Rosen CEO, Eutelsat

    Eutelsat had a busy 2012, winning access to new orbital positions, and concluding a deal for the GE-23 satellite (now Eutelsat 172A), which will give the operator a better position […]

  • Strong Leadership Remains a Hallmark of Our Industry

    We are getting very close to announcing our Satellite Executive of the Year Award winner for 2012, which is always an exciting and interesting process for our team. This month’s […]

  • Elara Comunicaciones has been named as the 2nd teleport with the highest growth in the industry in 2012

    JANUARY 31 – The only Association which members are the operators of the most innovative teleports in the world, names a Mexican corporation among 20 most important in 2012. Last December, […]

  • Raytheon Establishes Global Business Services Group

    Successful enterprise shared services model to be deployed across company   WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has established a new Global Business Services (GBS) […]

  • GPS Shoes Expand into Canada

    Los Angeles, January 16, 2013 – GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a leader in customizable, patented 2-way GPS solutions, has announced today that its award winning, patented GPS tracking “Smart Shoe” […]

  • Royal Caribbean International Extends TV Channel Agreements With Oceans TV

    Oceans TV, a leading provider of in-cabin TV entertainment content to cruise lines, announced today that Royal Caribbean International has extended satellite TV channel agreements for two of the cruise […]

  • Raytheon’s Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite lauded for “truly new” weather data

    AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite was the focus of a high-profile panel discussion at this week’s annual meeting of […]

  • Gogo to Install both Satellite and Air to Ground In-Flight Internet Solutions on American Airlines’ New A320 and 737 Aircraft

    ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Gogo, a global leader of in-flight connectivity and a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, announced today that it will install two […]

  • BSS Acquires Intersat

    Belgium Satellite Services s.a., (BSS) a major satellite service provider based in Europe announces the completion of acquisition of “INTERSAT”, one of well known service provider of Internet via satellite in […]

  • Keiichi Kubota, Executive Director General Of Engineering, NHK

    Japanese broadcaster NHK is at the cutting edge of new technologies. Its coverage of the 2012 London Olympics in Super Hi-Vision (SHV) is testament to that. This is just one […]

  • North America

    Iridium  Finalizes Aireon Joint Venture with Nav Canada Nav Canada has finalized the terms of its participation in the joint venture with Iridium Communications, Aireon LLC. Aireon aims to provide […]

  • Europe

    Arianespace, EchoStar  Collaborate for Multi-Year Satellite Launches EchoStar and Arianespace will collaborate to launch several new satellites from the French Guiana spaceport over a multi-year period, providing EchoStar with launch […]

  • Africa / Middle East

    Arabsat Partners with Level421 for Reliable Coverage in Middle East and Africa Arabsat has announced a partnership with Level 421, an African, Middle Eastern and Central Asian satcom services provider. As […]

  • Asia Pacific

    O3b Networks Extends Broadband Services to Telecom Cook Islands O3b Networks will provide Telecom Cook Islands with bandwidth for high speed Internet connectivity to four additional southern islands in the nation, […]

  • South America

    Astrium Services Extends SES-4 Maritime Capacity Lease SES and Astrium Services have signed capacity deals to deliver connectivity to vessels around Latin America as well as in the North Sea, Mediterranean […]

  • Executive Moves

    Harmonic Adds Ventura to Leadership Team Harmonic has appointed Lauren Ventura to vice president of channels. Ventura has over 20 years of experience including driving new business, building channel business programs, […]

  • Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat

    Rupert Pearce took over as CEO of Inmarsat at the start of 2012 in the middle of a key transitional point for the company. The company is investing around $1.2 […]

  • North America

    Norsat Releases Satellite Android App Norsat has launched its Satellite Locator App for Android. The App enables users to locate geostationary satellites, assess obstructions and point satellite ground terminals. It […]

  • South America

    Sky Mexico Subscriber Boom Produces Record Profits for Televisa Spanish-language broadcaster Grupo Televisa SAB enjoyed a significant 41 percent increase in its 2012 third-quarter profit compared to the same period […]