Airbus Defence and Space service provider partner Ozsay Satellite Communications will provide the upgrade of satcom connectivity for five Transal Shipping oil/chemical tankers. Transal, a leading Turkish tanker owner, will...
O3b Networks have announced a multi-year agreement to provide trunking services to service provider MEOSAT.Dubai-based MEOSAT is a next generation internet service provider delivering high quality, reliable and efficient communications...
Nabil Shanti, Chief Commercial Officer at ArabsatTV5MONDE Style HD will be offered in the Middle East exclusively on Arabsat. TV5MONDE Style HD will be broadcasted as Free-to-Air across the Middle...
AsiaSat has announced an agreement for the launch of TV5MONDE Style HD a new lifestyle channel from its long-term customer TV5MONDE on AsiaSat 5.TV5MONDE Style HD has started 24-hour transmissions...
Newtec has announced together with Intelsat that its multiservice platform – Newtec Dialog – powers the new IntelsatOne Prism multimedia services.Intelsat’s new multimedia networking platform allows Intelsat customers to easily...
Following mutual discussions in France and the UAE, the UAE Space Agency and the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, (the National Centre of Space Studies of France) also known as CNES,...
Inline, with the strategic objectives of developing students’ abilities in space science and satellite industry, the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Applied...
YahClick has announced that it has signed an agreement with international service partner SkyGate to distribute internet broadband services across the Middle East region. SkyGate, a Jordanian based satellite communications...
ABS Network has signed an agreement with Telairity to deploy a variety of Telairitys H.264/AVC encoders throughout its multi-country broadcast infrastructure. Utilisation of Telarity’s market-leading SD and HD broadcast encoders means...
The UAE Space Agency continued its efforts to strengthen international strategic partnerships, including improving the UAEs role and place within the international space sector, by organising an official Agency visit...
Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, has today unveiled its latest multi-carrier satellite gateway.The Newtec MCX7000 which will be displayed for...
Gilat Satcom has announced it will launch its Village Island portfolio which enables rural villages and remote communities in Africa where ARPUs are low, to take control of their digital...
Turkey based satellite service provider, Balkan Telekom has signed an additional contract with Avanti Communications to extend its reach across Middle East and Turkey. The services will be deployed immediately...
Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) today announced an expansion of its global network with a new Point of Presence (PoP) at datamena in Dubai, a carrier neutral data center and connectivity...
Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat.Arabsat and Siemens Convergence Creators have signed a contract for the installation of a new Communication System Monitoring (CSM) at Dirab Earth Station near...
YahClick, the satellite broadband service of UAE headquartered Yahsat, has announced that it has launched YahClick Pick and Click, a brand new product portfolio of simpler, faster and affordable broadband...
The Chairman of the UAE Space Agency board HE Dr. Khalifa Mohammed Al Rumaithi, and the agencys Director General HE Dr. Mohammad Nasser Al Ahbabi met with a number of ambassadors...
Arianespace announced today that it has signed a launch service contract with Airbus Defence & Space to launch the PeruSat-1 satellite for the government of Peru, using a Vega launch...
MEASAT has announced an agreement with iSAT Africa for capacity on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite.Under the terms of the agreement, iSAT will use the capacity on AFRICASAT-1a for its new managed...
Ericsson and Etisalat have partnered to deploy Ericssons Radio Dot system in Egypt. This is the first implementation of its kind in Egypt and demonstrates the solutions capabilities catering to...
During its inaugural meeting, the UAE Space Agency Working Group on Space Policy and Law discussed the national space policy development plan, space law in the UAE and organisational regulation.The...
MEASAT has announced today an agreement with North Telecom for capacity on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite.Under the terms of the agreement, North Telecom will use AFRICASAT-1as high-powered capacity to provide VSAT...
ETL Systems has been chosen by Intelsat to upgrade its teleport facilities.Intelsat operates a fleet of approximately 50 satellites and the IntelsatOne terrestrial network, featuring eight strategically located teleports and more...
Newtec has appointed Kevin McCarthy, a veteran of the maritime satellite communications industry, to the position of VP of Market Development.The addition of McCarthy to the Newtec management team is...
ETL Systems has announced its latest Dextra series of active splitters and combiners will be used at the MTN Communications (MTN) teleport in Holmdel, New Jersey.The equipment will serve MTNs routing needs,...
SpeedCast, a global satellite communications service provider, announced it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Hermes Datacommunications International Ltd, a global provider of managed network services for...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) for launch services, for the KhalifaSat observation satellite. The KhalifaSat satellite...
Nilesat will launch its new regional digital platform, known as The Nilesat Smart Digital Broadcasting System, in April this year. This major regional initiative will provide for the compression and...
SES has chosen Arianespace to launch its new, all-electric telecommunications satellite, SES-15. The launch service contract was signed by Karim Michel Sabbagh, Chairman and CEO of SES, and Stéphane Israël,...
Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat.CETel, a global solutions provider with own Teleport, and leading satellite operator ARABSAT are stepping into the extended C-band with their jointly built earth...
The benefits of developing satellite communications for national security and commercial purposes were highlighted at the 4th Annual Milsatcom Middle East conference held in Abu Dhabi. Industry leaders from across...
Arabsats 7th Telecom Forum was held in Al-Jadidah – Morocco, headed by Arabsat CTO, Mueid Al-Zahrani, in the presence of more than 115 figures in the field of telecommunications, broadband...
Intelsat and Azercosmos OJSCo., the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, have announced that the two companies have signed a strategic agreement at the 45-degrees East orbital position.The two companies will...
SSL has announced that the THOR 7 satellite, designed and built for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting is ready for launch and will ship to the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana...
Vega, the latest member of the family of launchers operated by Arianespace, has successfully launched the IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle) atmospheric reentry demonstrator. The fourth Vega launch took place on...
Telekom Austria Group (TAG) is extending its relationship with Eutelsat to offer satellite broadband across its footprint. One out of three households have no Internet access in some operating countries...
ETL Systems has completed an upgrade to the IPTV equipment for a Belgian telecommunications giant through a competitive tender.The upgrade, which replaced existing equipment at the teleport, includes ETL systems...
Intelsat S.A. and Kymeta Corporation has announced an agreement to design and produce flat, electronically steerable, Ku-band mTenna satellite antenna solutions that are optimised for the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput...
Military and industry leaders from the global space and defence industries will come together in Abu Dhabi this month, to discuss the key issues affecting national space strategy, security and...
Arabsat and Media Speed Company have signed a contract for providing, installing and operating the digital Satellite TV broadcasting platform in Riyadh, through Arabsat satellites.The contract was signed in the...
Mark Rawlins, Eutelsats Director of Communication System Operations, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Space Data Association (SDA), an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports...
Inmarsat has announced the successful launch of its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2) on board an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...
ViaSat and Eutelsat have entered an agreement that will enable service access and roaming on each other’s high-capacity satellite networks (KA-SAT for Eutelsat and ViaSat-1 for ViaSat).Both Ka-band networks, representing over...
With the global economy still in a slow recovery mode, government budgets will remain constrained. At the same time, governments have to ensure that their ICT infrastructure deployed for national...
Benie TV and Ouest TV, two recently launched African channels, have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via satellite to new audiences in West Africa. Via the Globecast service, Benie...
Arabsat is sponsoring and participating in the Gulf Radio and TV Festival, running from March 25 to 27 in Manama, Bahrain. During the festival, Arabsat will be showcasing its new...
CommunicAsia2013, EnterpriseIT2013 and BroadcastAsia2013, the most relevant and largest industry event of its kind in Asia, closed today after a week of fulfilling business interactions and knowledge exchange amongst like-minded...
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