Connectivity

Telcos are moving towards digital services as they fight the commoditization of their connectivity services. This is one of the key findings of a new whitepaper “Mobile Carriers Accelerate Digital...

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) new Director General Alexey Volin gave some of his first public remarks this week since taking the helm of Russia’s state-owned satellite operator. Volin...

French state-owned news television network France 24 has renewed a multi-year service agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) for capacity on AsiaSat 5. This agreement will continue distribution of France...

Just over five years ago, Facebook’s connectivity plans took a huge blow when the AMOS-6 satellite was destroyed during a Falcon 9 rocket test fire. The global connectivity giant Facebook...

One of the Asia’s biggest satellite pay-TV operators has unveiled new hardware that works without a satellite dish. Astro, the leading DTH player in Malaysia announced July 22, that it...

Satellite internet services provider Isotropic Networks extended its multi-year strategic partnership with RF-over-fiber (RFoF) technology provider ViaLite and has ordered new RFoF L-Band satcom links for their location in Alaska....

AT&T is leaving the satellite pay-TV business in Latin America. The company announced yesterday that Grupo Werthein, a private Argentinean company, is acquiring a 100% stake in Vrio, a company...

SES has won a new capacity deal which sees one of Germany’s most famous media brands become a TV channel for the first time. The company announced that WeltN24, a...

Gilat Satellite Networks entered into a strategic agreement with Pacific Dataport (PDI) to deliver Gilat SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform in support of  PDI’s expansion of ubiquitous broadband coverage in Alaska....

OrbComm is bringing its latest IoT innovation to the agriculture market. It announced July 20 that it had launched a wireless Tractor ID sensor, which aims to enable trailer pairing...