News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
StartDTV’s Hybrid STB. Photo: SmartDTV [Via Satellite 04-03-2015] EchoStar Corporation has taken a stake in Kudelski subsidiary SmarDTV, which specializes in advanced Set-Top Boxes (STBs) and conditional access modules. The two companies will conduct joint commercial activities, leveraging SmartDTV’s Nagra, Conax and OpenTV background and EchoStar’s technical expertise to serve the broadcasting and broadband markets.…
Keith Hall, CEO of Globecomm. Photo: Globecomm [Via Satellite 04-02-2015] Following Globecomm’s $340 million acquisition by Wasserstein & Co. in December 2013, the satellite communications company has looked to adjust its offerings and operations in its return to the private sector. Now, with a fresh CEO at the helm and a new private identity, the…
Inmarsat and Beijing Marine Communication Navigation Company executives sign VAR agreement. Photo: Inmarsat [Via Satellite 04-02-2015] Inmarsat has signed four Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreements with long-term partner Beijing Marine Communication Navigation Company (MCN), a division of China Transport Telecommunication & Information Center (CTTIC), to bring Global Xpress (GX) High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services to…
Photo: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company [Via Satellite 04-02-2015] Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) renewed its master services agreement with network operator and service provider Mobil Satellite Technologies. The new agreement for the company’s support of marine satellite communications infrastructure and service stretches to 2018. Mobil Satellite Technologies equipped 23 dredge vessels…
The Large Hadron Collider. Photo: Maximilien Brice/CERN [Via Satellite 04-02-2015] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has supplied equipment to Russia’s first Tier-1 center for experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The company worked with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) to support the research project. The recently inaugurated center enables processing and storage…
The Hylas 2 satellite. Photo: Avanti [Via Satellite 04-02-2015] Avanti Communications has signed a follow-on contract with Balkan Telekom, located in Turkey, for new capacity. The deal provides Ka-band capacity from the Hylas 2 High Throughput Satellite (HTS). Launched in 2012, Hylas 2 covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “The flexibility of Avanti’s network…
Photo: VideoFlow [Via Satellite 04-02-2015] French cruise line Ponant is using VideoFlow technology to broadcast live events to passengers around the world. The cruise line gathers live content at its headquarters in Marseille, France, encodes it with a Sumavision encoder, and then uses satellite to send content to each ship using Very Small Aperture Terminals…
[Via Satellite 04-02-2015] Pay-TV operator M7 Group has expanded its agreement with Scripps Networks U.K. and EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) to deliver SD and HD channels. The company is broadcasting Food Network HD to subscribers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, The Netherlands and Flanders. The agreement includes the European distribution of Travel Channel…
Shinji Takada, President, SKY Perfect JSAT. Photo: Sky Perfect JSAT. [Via Satellite 04-01-2015] One month ago Sky Perfect JSAT launched its first two dedicated 4K Ultra-HD channels on its JCSAT 3A and JCSAT 4B satellites. Shinji Takada, president of SKY Perfect JSAT, told Via Satellite that the success of these two channels will guide the…
British Royal Air Force (RAF) medic with deployable aeromedical response team. Photo: U.K. MOD [Via Satellite 04-01-2015] Airbus Defence and Space and Spectra Group have teamed up to extend government tactical radio reach Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) using satcom from Inmarsat. The service leverages Spectra’s SlingShot device, which converts existing radios to satellite-enabled devices,…