Satellite News

International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has unveiled its next-generation hybrid DVB-S and DVB-S2 products with MPEG-4 AVC and MPEG-4 HE-AAC for high-speed distribution…

Envivio Inc. and Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB have unveiled a system that provides IP…

Wireless broadband provider Ice Broadband has acquired the assets of Ildana, a provider of satellite broadband services across Ireland, Ice Broadband announced. Established in 2001, Ildana developed a satellite network system to…

The European Union (EU) signed a cooperation agreement with the government of South Korea covering participation in the Galileo satellite navigation program, the EU announced Sept. 11. The agreement…

Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali (RRD) has selected Intelsat to support the first commercially available digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service in Europe. In a Sept. 8 statement by Intelsat, the company will complement 3 Italia’s WalkTV service, which launched in June and has attracted…

Daniel Goldberg has been named president and CEO of Telesat Canada, Canada’s largest satellite services provider, the company announced Sept. 11. Goldberg — formerly president and CEO of SES New Skies — succeeds Larry Boisvert, who is…

Telesat Canada and its shareholder BCE Inc. announced that Daniel S. Goldberg has been named president and CEO of the Canadian satellite services provider.

Intelsat, Telespazio and Hughes Network Systems Europe (Hughes Europe) announced they are co-operating in the launch of a new satellite broadband service platform to provide high-quality broadband IP connectivity, primarily serving Italian corporations with locations in Eastern Europe.