Connectivity

[09-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Stratos Global Corp. introduced its maritime broadband satellite communications solution based on Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband, Stratos announced Sept. 19. The service is expected to be commercially available...

[09-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Universal Space Network Inc. will add two new antennas to ground stations in Hawaii and Australia, the company announced Sept. 19. The Hawaii ground station will...

[09-24-07 – Satellite News]  GMV has launched SmartRings 2.0, the latest version of its telecommunications satellite payload reconfiguration tool, the company announced Sept. 21. Engineers can use SmartRings during the...

[09-24-07 – Satellite News]  STM Group’s research and development center is leading a consortium to evaluate, prototype and test advanced modem technologies for the European Space Agency (ESA), the company...

[09-21-07 – Satellite Today]  Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has been awarded two Canadian patents and two Australian patents that enable user devices to switch from satellite to terrestrial component...

Belgian satellite solutions provider Newtec is revamping its management structure to better deal with the needs of customers and may also look to make more commercially minded acquisitions, the company’s...

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Tandberg Television has won a deal to supply advanced IP infrastructure equipment and encoders to a new direct-to-home provider in India, Tandberg announced Sept. 19. Bharti...

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Arqiva, the U.K.-based satellite solutions company, received a contract to help launch the BBC’s free-to-air digital TV platform, dubbed Freesat, by March, Arqiva announced Sept. 18....

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  OHB Technology Group of Germany has acquired part of SpaceDev Inc. of California, the companies announced Sept. 19. OHB, which has operations in satellite, space hardware...

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  SES New Skies will partner with SeaMobile’s Maritime Telecommunications Network product group to test a pair of miniaturized VSAT antennas for small vessels, the companies announced...