Author: JJ McCoy

Humax will manufacture set-top boxes for Turkish broadcaster DoÄŸan TV for use with the operator’s pay-as-you-go satellite TV service, Humax announced July 16. Humax will supply 500,000 set-top boxes to...

Vizada (formerly France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications) has launched a version of SkyFile Video, a mobile satellite software solution for the maritime sector, the company announced July 18. The software,...

Spanish direct-to-home provider Digital+ saw its subscribers drop in the 2007 second quarter, the company announced July 18. Platform owner Sogecable said Digital+ had 2.1 million subscribers at the end...

NTN Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of OJsys Inc., has named Steven Lee president, OJsys announced July 18. Lee has worked in the high-definition satellite set-top box industry for more...

Tampa Microwave has rolled out its latest line of satellite simulators, the company announced July 16. The SatSim Plus family integrates Tampa Microwave’s flexible link simulation system with RT Logic’s...

SES Americom and Hiwire unveiled part of their roster of TV content companies and channels that will be used for an upcoming trial of a digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) mobile...

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. will supply its iNetVu Mobile antenna systems to China’s government agency responsible for disaster management, the company announced July 17. The transportable systems will be installed...

Hughes Network Systems’ HughesNet Managed Network Services is available in Europe, the company announced July 17. The suite of virtual private network solutions for multi-site enterprise networks offers customers a...

An unexpectedly strong performance in the United States will lead to higher profits for set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology, the company announced July 17. Profit before tax for the...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will design a robotic chassis for a planned European Space Agency mission to Mars, the company announced July 17. Under a contract from EADS...