Connectivity

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has launched Custom Capacity Service, a service it claims allows the customer to have, in effect, its “own virtual satellite system” at a low cost. MSV...

According to local press reports in Israel, Hughes has made a bid for Israeli satellite company, Gilat Satellite Networks. Gilat looks an attractive proposition and has had a strong recent...

XM Satellite Radio, is bringing a new advanced satellite radio to the market, which features full-color split-screen display, 60-minute replay and song storage, the company announced August 13. XM claims...

WorldSpace, the satellite radio operator, is launching a new Internet radio service in collaboration with MSN India, the company announced August 13. It announced the launch of a pilot Internet...

Premiere CEO Georg Kofler, the man behind the German pay-TV operators’ renaissance, will step down at the end of the month, Premiere announced Aug.13. Kofler cited personal reasons behind the...

iDirect Inc. and DTech Labs Inc. have integrated a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system over iDirect’s iNfiniti VSAT broadband platform, the companies announced Aug. 13. DTech’s Whisper VoIP system...

The global communications satellite market is expected to generate deliveries of nearly 300 satellites in the next 10 years, but the U.S. share of those orders could fall, Forecast International...

Vision TV, a new direct-to-home (DTH) operator in the Ukraine, has signed a deal with NDS for conditional access and middleware services, the companies announced Aug. 13. NDS will provide...

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been awarded a study contract for a joint lunar orbiter mission that may be conducted by the United States and the United Kingdom, SSTL...

DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-1 satellite has been delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in advance of its scheduled launch Sept. 18, DigitalGlobe announced. The imagery satellite, built by Ball Aerospace &...