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Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA and Telebras are considering a plan to form a joint venture that would participate in the country’s government-managed satellite program.    Telebras, Brazil’s former state-controlled telecommunications company that was...

Intelsat signed capacity agreements with Turner Broadcasting for transponder space on two Intelsat satellites, the operator announced Oct. 27.    Turner extended its long-term commitment on Intelsat 9, and has committed to new...

Harris CapRock Communications has been chosen by Farstad Shipping to deliver turnkey Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications to its fleet of 53 vessels, Harris announced.    Farstad Shipping is...

Brazilian for-profit professional education company Anhanguera announced that it is migrating all of its services to C-band capacity on the Intelsat 1R satellite, as part of a multi-transponder deal that...

Battery manufacturer Saft will provide Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems with lithium-ion (Li-ion) satellite batteries for the upcoming, Boeing-built Mexsat-1 and Mexsat-2 satellites.    The new order is the third...

Video delivery solutions provider Sencore has established a partnership and reseller agreement with Ecuadorian broadcast equipment distributor BPE Electronic.    BPE Electronic will act as Sencore’s exclusive reseller in Ecuador,...

International Launch Services (ILS) launched operator SES’ QuetzSat-1 satellite into orbit last month on board a Proton Breeze M rocket. Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), which was procured by SES to build...

The FSS satellite market is experiencing a steady 4.4 percent upswing in transponder demand and revenue, but a backdrop of slowing growth rates among customers and a more challenging and...

Steve Collar took up his role as the new CEO of O3b Networks in March, replacing Mark Rigolle who had succeeded in securing a financial package worth around $1.2 billion...

Intelsat has contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build and deliver two high-power satellites that will provide DTH television service in Latin America, the FSS operator announced.    Intelsat said that...