Satellite News

SES Astra has signed a long-term agreement with a company representing the independent German cable operators to transmit digital Free-to-Air TV to their networks.

ISE (Integral Systems Europe) announced the delivery and installation of a fully integrated CSM (Carrier Signal Monitoring) and transponder planning system for the Thor family of satellites at Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS facilities in Nittedal, Norway.

WildBlue Communications, Inc. said it completed of a series of hardware and software system upgrades that increased its total network capacity by more than 150,000 additional customers since the beginning of 2008.

SES New Skies announced a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with the Essel Group for the provision of C-band satellite capacity to support the digitalisation of India’s cable infrastructure.

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. has been contracted by Eurovision to supply multiple transponders on AsiaSat 2 during the Beijing Olympic Games to be held 8 to 24 August.

Inmarsat has rejected a recent report that had claimed the company planned to interrupt broadband services for weeks while repositioning two satellites.
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Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced the availability of the fastest consumer broadband satellite Internet access plans ever offered.
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SES New Skies has concluded a multi-year agreement with Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI), Samoa.
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