Author: JJ McCoy

Norsat International Inc. has unveiled its next-generation family of ultra-portable satellite newsgathering terminals, the company announced April 17. Packaged in rugged, wheelable, self-contained cases to comply with International Air Transport...

Globecomm has introduced SkyBorne Enterprise to integrate cost-effective IPTV broadcast technology into enterprise networks, Globecomm announced April 17. Designed to provide satellite-based IPTV content acquisition and management, subscriber management, packaging...

ViaSat Inc. has received orders for its LinkWay 2100 IP modems and LinkWay Network Management Systems from General Dynamics C4 Systems and TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS), ViaSat announced April 17....

GlobeCast is adding two Bosnian channels, BosTel and NTV Hayat, to expand the offerings on its WorldTV service, the company announced April 16. An aggregator and distributor of international television...

Beam Communications Ltd. has received a $3.5 million order from Telstra Corp. for Iridium-based satellite communications systems, Iridium announced April 17. The primary component, a Beam remote satellite terminal, emulates...

Patriot Antenna Systems has sold its 4.8 meter tri-fold Cassegrain trailer-mounted antenna system to PacSat, Patriot announced April 16. PacSat will utilize the antenna for its state-of-the-art, high-definition (HD) broadcast...

Spaceconnection Inc. signed a definitive agreement with Intelsat for global occasional use space segment capacity, Intelsat announced April 16. Spaceconnection is extending its relationship for space segment capacity to support...

Avanti Screenmedia, a United Kingdom-based satellite media and telecoms business, has completed the de-merger of its satellite networks business by way of a dividend. The shares of the existing Screenmedia...

The government of China sent a Compass-M1 navigation satellite into space April 14 aboard a March-3A rocket according to the state-run People’s Daily. Orbiting at 21,500 kilometers, the satellite is...

Orbit, the Middle East DTH operator, has signed a deal to kick-start its HD proposition, the company announced April 16. It has teamed with Zonemedia to launch the Voom HD...