Connectivity

Arianespace performed the fifth and final Ariane 5 mission of 2006, placing the WildBlue-1 and AMC-18 spacecraft into orbit Dec. 8, Arianespace announced. WildBlue-1, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, will triple...

Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract to launch a pair of commercial satellites in 2007 for the Italian Space Agency, Boeing announced Dec. 11. Under the contract from Alcatel...

Shin Satellite Public Co., operator of the IPStar satellite system, has partnered with RaySat Antenna System LLC, a provider of satellite antenna technology for two-way mobile applications, to offer a...

Intelsat announced Dec. 11 that it has renewed and expanded its agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) for international distribution of the league’s games. The NBA’s distribution network will...

The mobile unit of RTL Interactive has signed a contract to use SES Astra’s Blucom service, which allows broadcasters to provide interactive services, SES Astra announced Dec. 11. The Blucom...

Archetype Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., has appointed Alva Wright as director of West Coast sales, the company announced Dec. 11. Wright will manage operations at Archetype’s satellite offices in San...

A Chicago man accused of developing and distributing software designed to steal DirecTV programming has agreed to a $1 million settlement with DirecTV Inc. and NDS Americas Inc., DirecTV announced...

Historically speaking, it may have been more than 2,100 years in coming, but XM Satellite Radio has nevertheless managed another programming first over its terrestrial cousins with the company’s announcement...

The launch of BT’s Internet protocol (IP) TV service, BT Vision, brings another strong competitor for satellite operator BSkyB in the U.K. pay-TV market. BT has set a subscriber goal...

Aerojet has signed an agreement to integrate Russian-built thrusters into Aerojet’s satellite propulsion systems, GenCorp Inc. announced Dec. 6. Aerojet will integrate Russian-built Hall-effect thrusters built by Fakel Experimental Design...