Telefonica Global Solutions has announced an agreement with Eutelsat Communications, Europe’s leading satellite operator, to provide high quality satellite broadband services to carriers from across Europe through the high-performance KA-SAT satellite. This new range of Internet services provided via KA-SAT will offer European carriers solutions that are as reliable and competitive in price as terrestrial […]

The past year has been a nightmare for many leading TV broadcasters as they have suffered long and persistent – and deliberate – jamming of their signals.  A meeting held in Berlin said many nations are flouting basic human rights in denying their citizens access to international broadcasts. A joint statement has been issued by […]

NSR’s Broadband Satellite Markets, 11th Edition report has found that satellite broadband Internet access subscribers will exceed 5.2 million globally in 10 years, and the enterprise VSAT installed base will reach nearly 2.9 million sites. In addition, backhaul services and even IP trunking will make important strides as services shift to provisioning with HTS and […]

SES has launched its satellite broadband service with download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s for consumers in France. The new service uses Ka-band capacity on SES’s Astra 2F satellite and is available with immediate effect via France Telecom-Orange’s satellite broadband affiliate NordNet. The broadband package called Internet Satellite JET features download speeds of up […]

SES has confirmed that Astra is now broadcasting the Swiss private channel 3+ from its prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East. 3+ is the first broadcaster based in Switzerland to use SES’s satellite capacities. The transmission via the orbital position 19.2 degrees East will expand the reach of 3+ by around 400,000 households in Switzerland. […]

A Russian satellite, owned by Gazprom, that was launched to a lower-than-intended orbit has been moved to its correct orbit, according to local space officials. However, the manoeuvre will have impacted the satellite’s in-orbit life. The Thales-Alenia manufactured Yamal-402 satellite was launched on December 9th but a problem with the Proton/Briz-M rocket meant the booster […]

This past weekend’s ILS/Proton rocket launch problems have placed Satmex, the next planned launch client, into an extremely dangerous position.  Russia’s Proton Briz-M upper stage failed to reach its intended orbit, and placed its satellite into a lower orbit than intended.  All planned further launches will now be subject to further delays. This will severely […]

International Launch Services (ILS), which uses Russia’s Proton rocket system to launch satellites, suffered a major problem late on Saturday night (December 8). While the launch itself went well, the Briz-M upper stage of the Proton rocket reportedly separated too soon after its 4th planned firing. The “anomaly” has left the satellite some distance away, […]

EchoStar Corp, the satellite operating arm and sister company of Dish Network, saw revenues fall in the quarter-year to September 30th. Total revenue for Q3 was $764.72 million, compared to $863.16 million for the same quarter last year. Net income was $184.82 million compared to $16.53 million. Total revenue for the nine months ended September […]

DirecTV is to revamp its channel output for its Latin American satellite output in the New Year, and in the process increase the number of HD channels on offer. The new line-up will contain 147 standard-def channels, and 42 HDTV services. The new channels include SD and HD channels such as Bravo, Lifetime, SyFy, Golf […]