Technology

[Via Satellite 01-08-2014] The European Space Agency’s (ESA) billion-star surveyor Gaia is now in its operational orbit at Lagrange point 2 (L2), a gravitationally stable virtual point located 1.5 million...

[Via Satellite 01-08-2014] Entropic announced its first fully-integrated set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) family, the EN7300-series, which integrates High-Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) decoding, Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) 2.0 home...

[Via Satellite 1-07-2014] Broadcom Corporation has announced a new Outdoor Unit (ODU) satellite chipset that enables operators to deliver a wider range of services to more subscribers without additional satellite...

[Via Satellite 1-6-2014] ViaSat and Harris Corp. have completed demonstrations of the upgraded Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24A in combination with the Harris high-band power amplifier for extended air to...

[Via Satellite 1-3-2014] Thomson Video Networks and MStar Semiconductor have arranged a demonstration of advanced delivery of over-the-top (OTT) content to connected TVs using the emerging High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)...

[Via Satellite 12-31-13] Energia has completed a full cycle of ground tests, assembly and factory trials for EgyptSat 2. The satellite launch is expected to occur in April 2014 using...

[Via Satellite 12-27-13] High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services continue to be a popular idea, which Euroconsult believes has the potential to grow rapidly in 2014 and the following years. Over...

[Via Satellite 12-27-13] Skybox Imaging has released its first high-resolution, high-definition video of Earth taken by its first commercial remote sensing satellite SkySat 1, which captures up to 90-second video...

[Via Satellite 12-24-13] Saft achieved a milestone when Inmarsat’s Inmarsat 5 F1 satellite became the 100th satellite to use the company’s Li-ion battery technology. Launched onboard a Proton M rocket...

[Via Satellite 12-24-13] Orbital Sciences has selected Tom McCabe to join the company as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective Jan. 6, 2014. He will direct Orbital’s legal,...