An industry like no other John Balding, Correspondent of Satellite Evolution Asia (SEA), offers a review of some of the latest developments in the Direct-To-Home (DTH) sector of the Asia-Pacific region. Click here to read the full article

ST Electronics Satcom launches the ALB 180 K-series 2W C-band block up-converter at Satellite 2007
ST Electronics will be introducing a new, compact size yet powerful and easy to install 2W C-Band block up-converter. The ALB 180-K Series C-Band BUC, marketed under the brand AgilisÒ, is a low cost solution suitable for broadband applications (such as DVB-RCS) in satellite IP networks...

ND SatCom launches MPT1000 at IDEX 2007
ND SatCom is introducing a new, light-weight yet powerful and extremely easily deployable portable military terminal to support transmission of voice, data and video. The terminal allows for fully meshed, single hop network transmission...

Delivering real benefits to industry and consumers including cost reduction and innovative new services
Bringing together regulatory authorities from all around the world, the 7th Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) has identified best practice guidelines needed to facilitate the migration of Next Generation Networks (NGN). The 38-point roadmap is designed to encourage regulatory frameworks that foster innovation, investment and affordable access to NGN...

Globecomm Systems announces record revenues for fiscal 2007 second quarter and six-month financial results
Globecomm Systems has announced financial results for the company’s fiscal 2007 second quarter and six-months ended December 31, 2006...

Comtech Telecommunications receives $2.5 million purchase order amendment for NATO force tracking system
Comtech Telecommunications has announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received a purchase order amendment totaling $2.5 million to its ongoing NATO Afghanistan Force Tracking System (NATO AFTS) subcontract with Globecomm Systems Inc. Orders received by Comtech under the NATO AFTS subcontract total $4.4 Million...

Leading satellite operator launches high definition video service using Harmonic's powerful compression solutions
NTV-Plus, the leading direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service provider in Russia and the Ukraine with more than 550,000 subscribers, has deployed Harmonic’s industry-leading DiviCom® Electra™ 7000 high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoders for its new HD service...

Globe Wireless to resell SingTel Inmarsat airtime
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has entered into an alliance with US-based Globe Wireless, one of the world’s leading global maritime, IT and communications companies...

FCC grants milestone extension to ICO
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has granted ICO’s request for milestone extensions in connection with the construction and launch of ICO G1, the company’s geostationary satellite for ICO North America...

EchoStar and Home Box Office reach long-term agreement
EchoStar Communications Corporation and Home Box Office announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement that provides for the distribution of HBO and Cinemax television services on EchoStar’s DISH Network™...

ABS and TBN team up to deliver channels throughout the Asia-Pacific region
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) have entered into an agreement to distribute TBN’s family of channels on the Southern Ku-band beam of the ABS-1 satellite at the 75E orbital location...

MEASAT appoints Terry Bleakley to head sales and marketing
MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced the appointment of Terry Bleakley to head MEASAT’s global sales and marketing efforts. In this role, Terry will oversee the Sales, Marketing and Customer Engineering Department, coordinating efforts within the organization in building and supporting a strong customer base...