News & Events

Artist’s rendition of Eutelsat 115 West B. Photo: Eutelsat [Via Satellite 10-26-2015] IsoTropic Networks has expanded its service offerings through the Hunter Beam on the Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. The Hunter Beam is from Hunter Communications, which has a hosted payload onboard the satellite. IsoTropic Networks is the first teleport to successfully light up…

Sami Boustany, CEO Yahlive. Photo: Yahlive [Via Satellite 10-26-2015] Yahlive has signed a one-transponder capacity deal with Adriatic Tours, owner of Alpha One RTV Network, and reached a collaborative agreement to broadcast channels to the Balkan communities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in eight languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Albanian, Turkish, Spanish, English,…

[Via Satellite 10-26-2015] Bollywood film and television network B4U has increased the number of channels broadcasting on AsiaSat 7 with the addition of B4U Movies Asia Pacific. B4U currently broadcasts two Bollywood Indian entertainment channels, B4U Movies and B4U Music, in the Hindi language via AsiaSat 7 at 105.5 degrees east. From this location, the…

Phasor’s Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA). Photo: Phasor [Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Phasor has completed the technology for its flat, Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA), and is now shifting into a new stage focused on making its products ready for various markets. The company’s antenna, which has been under development for more than five years, has completed successful…

Stephen Spengler, CEO of Intelsat. Photo: Intelsat [Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Intelsat elected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stephen Spengler to the company’s board of directors, effective Oct. 22, 2015, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Denis Villafranca. Spengler joined Intelsat in 2003, and has served in executive roles of increasing responsibility, including deputy CEO,…

Hughes HT Aero Modem. Photo: GEE [Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems to use the company’s Jupiter System HT Aero Modem to power GEE’s next-generation aeronautical broadband service. This newest version of Hughes’ HT Aero Modem enables GEE to deliver aeronautical services on any Ku-band…

SIPR SNAP VSATs. Photo: Telecommunications Systems [Via Satellite 10-23-2015] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $5 million in incremental funding from the U.S. Army for sustainment of the AN/TSC-198A SNAP (Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-classified Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point) Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs). Ruggedized and designed for transport, the TCS SNAP VSATs provide secure communications for voice,…

[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Comtech EF Data has expanded its LPOD Block Up Converter (BUC) product family with the introduction of two new models, the 300-Watt LPOD and the 16-Watt LPOD-R. With the introduction of the higher power 300-Watt C-band model, the LPOD is now available in a wider range of power levels and bands, including…

Matthias Spott, founder and CEO of eightyLEO [Via Satellite 10-22-2015] German entrepreneur Matthias Spott is developing a European network of small communications satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) using a revamped constellation project from the 1990s. The company, called eightyLEO, is seeking to galvanize the space industry throughout Europe to build and deploy the constellation…

John Finney, former CCO at O3b, now CCO at EMC. Photo: EMC [Via Satellite 10-22-2015] EMC has increased its leadership team, adding Tom Severson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Bill Madden as Senior Vice President (SVP) of product development, and John Finney, founding employee and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of O3b Networks, as its CCO. The…