First came the successful launch in 2008 of Platforma HD on the EUROBIRD(TM) 9 satellite of Eutelsat Communications [Euronext Paris: ETL]; and now the Russian pay-TV operator National Satellite Company is expanding their offerings with a new package called Platforma DV of 20 Standard Digital ...

An Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites for Eutelsat into geostationary transfer orbits. Lift-off of flight V186 took place at 23:35 CET/Paris on 20 November (22:35 UTC/GMT; 19:35...

2008-12-2--SNG Broadcast Services Taps Genesis Networks to Give Broadcasters Global Delivery of Live News Feeds From London SNG Broadcast Services, a U.K.-based satellite uplink and broadcasting production company, has chosen Genesis Networks to provide global connectivity for customers of SNG's ...

Inmarsat saw revenues increase 16.4 percent to $162.5 million in its third quarter 2008 financial report, released Nov. 10. Inmarsat reported strong growth across all of its business sectors, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization up 15.4 percent at $112.3...

Gilat Satellite Networks has won a cellular backhaul deal in Bolivia with a major international wireless operator, the company said Nov. 6. The unnamed cellular operator will deploy a SkyAbis GSM cellular backhaul network in Bolivia. Bolivia has a population of around nine million ...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received two new equipment deals from military and domestic companies for military equipment. On Nov. 6, Comtech announced that its California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, received a $1.3 million order from the U.S. Air Force ...

Norsat International Inc. saw a 29 percent increase in revenue at $4.9 million from $3.8 million in 2007 in its third quarter 2008 financial report released Nov. 6. The company said the increase is due to growth in its satellite systems segment, where revenues increased ...

Eutelsat Communications saw sustained revenue growth in its first quarter 2009 financial report of 7 percent, performance of video applications up 5.4 percent, a 16.4 percent increase of TV channels broadcast by Eutelsat's video neighborhoods, an increase in data...