Connectivity

[Via Satellite 11-16-2016] Telecom Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to Intelsat satellite solutions to support communications services in the country. Under a multi-year agreement, Telecom Egypt, the country’s incumbent telecommunications...

HTS holds a great deal of promise for Africa, and operators, both new and emerging, are planning to seize the opportunity to provide capacity to a market with seemingly unending...

[Via Satellite 11-15-2016] California-based provider of global broadband services, ViaSat, has announced a new agreement to acquire aviation software solutions provider Arconics. The acquisition comes following recent years where Arconics...

[Via Satellite 11-15-2016] Monaco-based telecommunications service provider Sonema has extended its agreement with Intelsat for satellite services to support enterprise networks in Africa. Sonema supports more than 650 Very Small...

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Dish TV and Videocon have announced a merger that aims to create a cable and satellite distribution platform in India. Once the transaction is closed, the merged...

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] ViaSat reported strong growth and increased revenues in its second quarter ended Sept. 30, 2016. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, ViaSat’s Satellite Services segment...

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] Renfe Operadora (Renfe), Spain’s state-owned railway company, has chosen Gilat Satellite Networks’ satellite on-the-move technology to provide broadband internet on high-speed trains throughout the country. Renfe is...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] Avanti Communications has selected Newtec’s Dialog platform, including a Wi-Fi hotspot solution, as the High Throughput Satellite (HTS) ground segment technology platform for its Every Child Online...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] Four additional U.S. cable operators are testing 4K content delivery across SES’s Ultra-HD platform, in advance of Ultra-HD subscriber trials set to begin later this year. Marquette-Adams...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2016] TV content provider Television Broadcast (TVB) has officially launched on APT Satellite (APSTAR). The new pack includes channels tailored for audiences in Asia, the Middle East, Australia...