Connectivity

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] ViaSat Inc. will supply business jets with airborne broadband terminals and satellite service through contracts with Rockwell Collins and Arinc, ViaSat announced Dec. 20.     The...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed a deal with Euro Marketing Group to offer Astra2Connect in Poland, SES Astra announced Dec. 20.     Euro Marketing will offer the satellite-based...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Alcatel-Lucent will conduct a mobile TV trial in the United States with ICO Global Communications based on the DVB-SH (digital video broadcasting–satellite services to handhelds) standard,...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has been awarded a $96.7 million contract by NASA to provide the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Pace Micro Technology boosted its position in the set-top box market by acquiring the operations of Royal Philips Electronics, Pace announced Dec. 19. Philips supplies of...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Wegener Corp. has received orders worth more than $1.4 million for its Unity 552 Enterprise Media Receiver, Wegener announced Dec. 20.     The orders are expected...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] About 90 percent of the 1,700 transponders targeting Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EMEA) were fully or partially used during the first official measurement...

[12-20-07 – Satellite News] The role of satellites in mobile television in Europe has been bought into sharper focus as Alcatel-Lucent has teamed up with mobile operator 3 Italia and...

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] WorldSpace Satellite Radio has appointed Roberto Zaino, a pioneer of the radio broadcasting industry in Italy, as content director for WorldSpace Italia, the company announced Dec....

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] ViewCast Corp. named Peter Still the company’s sales director, ViewCast announced Dec. 19.     Still will join the company Jan. 2 and be responsible for developing...