IoStar International Ltd. of Hong Kong is now using more than a full Ku-band transponder on Telesat’s Telstar 18 satellite to serve the communications needs of NATO troops in Afghanistan, Telesat announced Dec. 11. IoStar, a provider of Ku-band satellite broadband to commercial and ...

SES World Skies and SatLink Communications have launched a new DS3 fiber link to connect their teleport facilities, the two companies announced Dec. 7. The new link aims to provide SatLink’s clients with direct access to SES World Skies’ U.S. fleet while also enabling SES World Skies to ...

Sea Launch has successfully launched the Intelsat 15 satellite, Sea Launch announced. The rocket lifted off from the Baikonour Space Center in Kazakhstan at 4 p.m. EST on Nov. 30 carrying the Ku-band Intelsat 15 satellite, which will be placed at 85 degrees East to deliver broadcasting ...

The Intelsat 14 (IS-14) satellite was launched onboard an Atlas 5 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance, Intelsat announced Nov. 23. The IS-14 spacecraft carries a hosted payload for Cisco Systems’ Internet Router in Space (IRIS) program, which aims to merge communications received on...

Fastwave Communications received a contract from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. to supply a water quality monitoring system for the Gorgon offshore gas project based on Iridium satellite data links provided by Iridium Communications Inc., Iridium announced Nov. 11. The system will provide ...

Globalstarsaw a drop in total revenue at $17.5 million in its 2009 third quarter, down from $22.5 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Nov. 5. The operator reported a net loss of $5.5 million, compared to a loss of $26 million in the same period in 2008. ...

Intelsat won the bidding for the ProtoStar 1 satellite, the operator announced Oct. 30. Intelsat will pay $210 million in cash for ProtoStar 1 and will rename the satellite Intelsat 25. The spacecraft was placed on the auction block following Protostar’s bankruptcy filing in July. “...

Mid Europa Partners, a European private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Bulgarian DTH operator Interactivni Tehnologii AD (ITV), Mid Europea said Oct. 9. ITV provides pay TV service to about 80,000 subscribers throughout Bulgaria. “ITV provides a growth platform in the dynamic...

EchoStar has filed applications with the U.S. government seeking more than $1.1 billion in broadband stimulus money for several projects and partnerships, the company announced. EchoStar formed a cooperative satellite broadband project with ViaSat Inc. to apply for $483 million in stimulus ...

Eutelsat and VSAT partner Nortis Cimecom have been awarded a contract by the Moroccan Ministry for Education and the Moroccan National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to deliver a satellite-based broadband service to schools beyond range of terrestrial networks, Eutelsat announced Sept. ...