Eutelsat Communications and Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, are partnering on a new media platform over the Americas. The new platform launched by both companies will allow broadcasters across the Americas to gain access to Globecast’s advanced media management solution designed for both linear television distribution and new media technologies, including streaming, local […]
The planned launch of four important new satellites for the O3b division of SES Networks has been delayed by a few days. The launch has been rescheduled for this coming Friday March 9th. Arianespace says the launch, on a Soyuz rocket, is now timed for 16.37 UTC (and 13.37 local time in French Guiana). Arianespace […]
Israel’s Spacecom has won a useful UK pre-launch order for capacity aboard its Amos-17 C-band satellite currently under construction by Boeing. The contract was secured with the Cobbett Hill Earthstation Ltd and covers beams that are scheduled to be in place during Q2/2019 and operating from 17 degrees East, and focussed on Southern Africa. Amos-17 […]
A negative report on the satellite industry from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank does not pull any punches in its report on the sector, saying bluntly “The first step is admitting you have a problem”. Analyst Laurie Davison opens the bank’s report with a summary of the past month’s results season on the ‘Big Three’ […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a Hispasat satellite into orbit in the early hours of March 6th from its Cape Canaveral launch site. However, a planned landing of the rocket’s first stage did not take place as hoped because of bad weather at the floating landing site. Lift-off was at 05.33 GMT and […]
According to local reports out of Kiev, Israel’s satellite operator Spacecom has held talks with the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) with the intention of creating a Ukrainian satellite communications system to operate in a joint-venture with Spacecom. Spacecom operates the Amos fleet of satellites. The SSAU’s website says that the discussions on the […]
SpaceX is looking to make the delayed launch of Madrid-based satellite operator’s Hispasat 30W-6 craft at 12.33am tonight (05.33 GMT, March 6th) when a two-hour launch window opens. The satellite was originally expected to launch last week, but a problem with pressurisation of the nose cone fairing delayed the lift-off. The launch will be SpaceX’s […]
The mandated conversion from analogue to digital for India’s thousands of cable operators, and the obligation to supply addressable digital decoder set-top boxes has not quite paid off for operators or content providers, according to a study published by Indiantelevision. The study combines data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the six […]
On March 21st, London-based speciality operator Avanti Communications expects to see its Hylas 4 satellite launched on an Arianespace rocket. With a successful deployment Avanti can start expecting to earn some revenues from the satellite and new clients during the second-half of this calendar year. It badly needs the money. A results statement issued after […]
Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat is planning a new constellation of Low Earth Orbiting satellites to boost its coverage – domestically as well as internationally – of broadband services delivered by satellite. Canada’s government is budgeting C$100 million (€63.2m) over the next 5 years to support the satellite initiative in relation to LEO satellites and ‘next […]