Satellite News

Intersputnik and Russian telecommunications operator Golden Telecom have signed a contract for the lease of Ku-band capacity on Intelsat-904 at 60 degrees East.

SES Americom announced that NewCom International has signed a marketing agreement to add REDiSat to its comprehensive suite of communications solutions being offered to a diverse customer base.

Americom Government Services, Inc. (AGS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES Americom, and Marshall Communications Corp., a provider of satellite-based telecommunications services and prime contractor, announced the renewal of a multi-year contract with NASA.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced that its long-time customer, DCC Satellite & Networks Ltd., is expanding its network with Gilat’s SkyEdge platform to serve its customers in Nigeria.

SES Astra said it has launched its broadband satellite service Astra2Connect with Filiago as an anchor customer in Germany.

SES New Skies said that its NSS-5 satellite has been selected by the Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) to provide Internet trunking services to the 118 islands constituting French Polynesia.

South African direct-to-home (DTH) television provider MultiChoice has selected Intelsat to support its mobile broadcast TV trial in the metropolitan areas of Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and Cape Town.

Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded two contracts valued at US$5.0 million to design, install and commission direct-to-home (DTH) video infrastructure in Asia.