Satellite News

SES Americom said that more than 30 television programmers and networks representing 120 channels have signed IPTV transport agreements with SES Americom and its IP-PRIME IPTV Television Broadcast Center.

ND SatCom announced that the Greek systems integrator BLK has awarded them a contract for a SkyRAY antenna subsystem.

Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of EADS Space, has signed an export contract to deliver military satellite communications services to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence.

Siemens Business Services has signed a three year contract with Eutelsat for satellite capacity over the UK, continental Europe and the Middle East on behalf of the BBC.

Intelsat was selected by Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali (RRD) to support the first commercially available Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service in Europe, operated by 3 Italia.

SES Astra has signed a second transponder contract with the public Polish television TVP (Telewizja Polska SA).

Intelsat and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS (TSBc) have entered into an agreement to interconnect the two companies’ fibre networks in London, providing customers of both Intelsat and Telenor with expanded, seamless access to new regions and services through each provider.

Communications and Power Industries recently opened a new service centre in Bangalore, India for its satellite communications customers. Communications and Power Industries (CPI) is a subsidiary of CPI International, Inc. and is a leading supplier of high-power amplifiers for satellite uplinks.