Satellite News

O3b Networks announced a major long-term capacity deal providing capacity to the leading ISP in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A new NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fibre optic networks on Earth.

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) announced the signing of a satellite transmission agreement with Neterra, a new direct-to-home (DTH), white-label, shared platform, called “the W1,” that offers pay-tv services in Bulgaria.

Inmarsat Government, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc, announced that it has been awarded a contract to continue providing Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The contract is valued at up to US$3.5 million over five years, which includes an initial contract period of one year and the option to extend the agreement in four one-year increments.

Leading companies from the Spanish telecommunications sector and the movie industry have teamed up in order to modernise the cinematographic contents distribution . It is estimated that, at the outset, they will be able to distribute 20,000 film copies and 30,000 trailers per year to 2,000 movie theatres all over the country, using the Hispasat 1E satellite and with no need for hardware supports.

Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited has selected Newtec to provide a Ka-band hub platform including terminals to offer B2B and B2C broadband services.

Eutelsat Communications and OneAccess, a manufacturer of multi-service routers and Carrier Ethernet access devices, have joined forces to develop the first performance-enhanced platform for businesses designed to deliver services operated on Eutelsat’s KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite in a secure VPN environment.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd has been awarded a contract from DigitalGlobe Inc. to provide a ground station solution to an international customer to enable access to information from the WorldView satellites.