SK Telecom and Sinclair ink JV to tap broadcasting market
SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast announced their venture to tap the global broadcasting solutions market.
The joint venture company will develop innovative broadcasting solutions based...
Swarm to pay $900,000 fine for launching satellites
US-based Swarm Technologies will pay a $900,000 fine for launching and operating four small experimental communications satellites, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said.
The California-based start-up...
TRAI issues new cable and DTH price order
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) announced a new order for DTH broadcast and cable services sector.
The order -- effective from December 29 --...
Gilat Satellite inks deal with Dish Mexico for broadband
Gilat Satellite Networks announced its deal with Dish Mexico for supplying Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform.
Dish Mexico engineers will be deploying Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c...
FCC aims to remove ban on merger among top TV networks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the telecom regulator in the US, said it aims to reverse an old guideline that bars a merger among...
The Switch selects Eutelsat for video network
The Switch, a provider of video switching and local fiber circuit services, has selected Eutelsat to provide satellite and fibre video contribution network to...
Gilat Satellite wins disaster response contract in Japan
Gilat Satellite Networks has won a contract from the Local Authorities Satellite Communication (LASCOM), the Japanese government agency, for the delivery of the disaster...
Inside Secure to buy Verimatrix for $143 mn to boost video security biz
Inside Secure, a security solutions company for mobile and connected devices, is set to buy Verimatrix in a deal valued at $143 million.
Verimatrix, a...
ISRO launches GSAT 11 satellite to improve broadband in India
ISRO has launched satellite GSAT 11 – targeting to improve broadband connectivity in India -- in the early hours of Wednesday from Kourou space...
MASMOVIL selects Eutelsat to power broadband
MASMOVIL, Spain’s fourth largest telecommunications operator, has selected Eutelsat to distribute broadband services to under-connected areas across the country via the KA-SAT satellite.
KA-SAT satellite...
DISH appoints Suma Nallapati as chief digital officer
DISH Networks today announced the appointment of Suma Nallapati as chief digital officer.
Suma Nallapati, who currently serves on Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s cabinet as secretary of Technology and state CIO,...
Deutsche Telekom units select MediaKind for IPTV
Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic, members of Deutsche Telekom, selected MediaKind - the new brand identity for Ericsson Media Solutions, to power the...
DISH appoints Atilla Tinic as CIO
DISH announced the appointment of Atilla Tinic as chief information officer.
Atilla Tinic joins DISH from CenturyLink, where he had served as SVP of IT....
Eutelsat orders two new satellites from Airbus Defence
Eutelsat Communications announced it has placed orders for two new satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to replace the three existing HOTBIRD satellites at...
FCC approves 5 operators for satellite-based broadband services
Space X, Telesat Canada, Kepler Communications and LeoSat MA received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to roll out new satellite-based broadband services...
Intelsat lands deal with Vodacom Mozambique to provide 3G
Intelsat announced its new satellite solution deal with Vodacom Mozambique to provide 3G services to meet the data demand generated by the tourism sector.
Intelsat,...