The World Teleport Association has added two members to its board, the association announced July 18. M.N. Vyas, director of India’s Essel Shyam Communications, has been elected to a three-year...
SkyWave Mobile Communications has received approval to operate on the Inmarsat Pacific Central (PAC-C) satellite, the first D+ provider to be granted authorized use of this satellite, SkyWave announced July...
Intelsat Ltd.’s Galaxy 17 satellite began operations, while the launch of the company’s Horizons-2 satellite will be delayed. Galaxy 17, built by Thales Alenia Space, will be located at 91º...
German pay-TV operator Premiere reported revenues of 229.1 million euros ($316.1 million) down nearly 15 percent compared to the previous quarter, the company announced July 19. Premiere blamed the decrease...
ND SatCom is teaming up with Spanish systems integrator Gestiona Servicios Audiovisuales to offer satellite newsgathering services in Spain, ND SatCom announced July 19. ND Satcom, an SES Astra company,...
Fiat Group Automobiles and Worldspace Inc. have signed a marketing agreement to make Fiat the first Italian automobile manufacturer to install and distribute satellite radios in its models, the companies...
KVH Industries Inc. posted revenue of $23.2 million in the second quarter, a 6 percent increase over the second quarter of 2006, the company announced July 19. Profits slipped from...
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...
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...
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...