Author: Rachel Scharmann

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Intelsat finalized a multi-year agreement with SpeedCast, a satellite communications and maritime services provider, for access to the operator’s global C- and Ku-band broadband mobility network. Intelsat...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) partnered with the Keio -National University of Singapore (NUS) Connective Ubiquitous Technology for Enbodiments (CUTE) Center to work on a location-aware information system...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Exelis acquired Celestech, a technology and engineering firm that develops targeted technical solutions for government and commercial customers, leveraging expertise in advanced signal processing and communications systems....

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Thales Group completed its acquisition of LiveTV from JetBlue for $399 million. The acquisition of LiveTV strengthens Thales’ In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) business unit. LiveTV has...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] The Space Systems Loral (SSL)-built satellite for AsiaSat, the AsiaSat 8, arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will be prepared to...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Gogo received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and certification from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for its Ku-band-based...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Work Microwave will now feature Carrier Identification (Carrier ID) technology according to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) TS 103 129 standard, with its Second Generation Digital...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Many of the world’s major news and sports programmers have committed to a total of about 500 MHz of capacity on several Intelsat satellites, and will also...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] AsiaSat is now transmitting two High Definition (HD) channels from beIN SPORTS via the AsiaSat 5 satellite. The two channels, beIN SPORTS 1 and 2, feature a...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Eutelsat completed the upgrade of its ground station in Mexico City with Siemens Convergence Creators’ (Siemens CVC) Siecams equipped with Carrier ID and interface localization functionality. This...