Connectivity

SeaMobile Inc. announced Dec. 18 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Geolink, a satellite-based broadband communications and networking services provider to the European market. Terms of the...

SES Astra announced Dec. 18 its establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary, SES Astra TechCom Belgium, through which it intends to boost revenues derived from the Belgian satellite market. SES...

Avanti Screenmedia, a U.K. satellite, media and telecom business, announced plans Dec. 14 to separate its satellite operations from its core digital advertising screen business. The proposed action is expected...

DigitalGlobe Inc. awarded a contract to MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to supply ground station systems for the WorldView imagery satellite, MDA announced Dec. 14. MDA will provide DigitalGlobe’s...

Hughes Network Systems announced the next phase of a contract with Enlaces Integra and Globalstar de M�xico to deliver an additional 10,860 broadband satellite terminals for the Mexican Ministry of...

The Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) and OmniGlobe Networks Inc. (OGN) have formed a strategic alliance to deliver satellite-based wireless broadband Internet to rural and remote communities across Canada, the companies...

ViaSat Inc. will supply its LinkStar DVB-S2 satellite networking system to Unete Telecomunicaciones S.A. of Bolivia, ViaSat announced Dec. 13. The contract, valued at about $6 million, includes installation and...

The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications signed a contract with TV-Novosti for the lease of capacity aboard the Intelsat 904 satellite, Intersputnik announced Dec. 13. The capacity will be...

Integral Systems Inc. announced Dec. 13 that it has added EchoStar Communications Corp.’s EchoStar-11 satellite to the satellite operator’s existing Epoch IPS satellite control system. EchoStar’s entire fleet of satellites...

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting announced details Dec. 12 of a request for proposal (RFP) for a new satellite to replace Thor 3. The new satellite, scheduled to be launched in 2009,...