MUMBAI: The world consumer electronics fair IFA 2005 takes place from 2-7 September 2005 in Berlin, Germany. Apart from television and entertainment, personal communication, personal computing...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat was named the “Best Asian Satellite Carrier” at the 2005 Telecom Asia Awards a few days ago. The presentation took place...
BANGALORE: Electronics Corporation of Indian Limited (ECIL) will develop a 34 meter diameter deep space antenna for deep space. An MOU had been signed with ISRO...
BANGALORE: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G Madhavan Nair and a team of senior scientists have presented the first imageries from the recently launched CARTOSAT-1...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) is continuing its efforts to stamp out satellite signal piracy in Hong Kong. In its latest...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms has converted Siti Channel from a cable into a satellite-delivered channel as it plans to expand reach by setting up affiliates across the...
MUMBAI: Imageries from the two panchromatic cameras on board Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) latest satellite, Cartosat-1 were received at National Remote Sensing Agency’s Data Reception...
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has successfully launched India’s heaviest remote sensing satellite Cartosat-1 and lightweight Hamsat from the newly set up Second Launch...
Bangalore: The morning of 3 May, Tuesday saw the start of the countdown for India’s twin satellites- the remote sensing 1560 kg. CARTOSAT-1 and the 42.5...
MUMBAI: Star India has discontinued services of its bouquet of channels to Asianet Satellite Communications, the largest cable TV network in Kerala. The signals were...
MUMBAI: For the first time in the world, satellite-based mobile TV service has begun commercial operation in South Korea, according to the operator TU Media Corp....
MUMBAI: Frequent flyer “saas-bahu” saga addicts would just love this service on our domestic aircraft carriers. LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways Corporation, has...
MUMBAI: Asianet Satellite Communications managing director CM Radhakrishnan Nair has quit the company. Mahesh Kumar, who was earlier the senior vice president, has been elevated to...
MUMBAI: APT Satellite Holdings Ltd, a leading satellite operator in the Asia Pacific region, announced the successful launch of the APSTAR VI satellite on 12 April...
MUMBAI: PanAmSat has announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with China Radio International (CRI), China’s sole overseas radio network. Under the agreement, CRI...
MUMBAI: American interactive services company America Online (AOL) and XM Satellite Radio which provides satellite radio in America have announced that they will join forces to...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat and LBisat which is a global satellite teleport operator and services provider have announced the signing of a new lease agreement. LBisat...
BANGALORE: Starting 21 March 2005, Karnataka’s Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) began transmitting live sessions through ISRO’s satellite Edusat across its 100 affiliated colleges in Karnataka. Earlier...
BANGALORE: ISRO’s INSAT-3A and KALPANA-1 satellites in alliance with Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) have signed an agreement with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Department...
BANGALORE: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching many satellites including Healthsat for tele-medicine. Also figuring in the list are OceanSat II, Radar Imaging Satellite,...
MUMBAI: US media watchdog The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the agenda of its satellite forum. The event, which takes place on 21 March,...
MUMBAI: Inmarsat has announced the successful launch of its first Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite on board an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Weighing about...
MUMBAI: Space TV, the Tata Sons and Star group 80:20 joint venture for a DTH service in India is finally in sight, and action is hotting...
MUMBAI: The Middle East event Cable, Satellite, Broadcast & Communications Exhibition (Cabsat) kicks off in Dubai today 8 March. It is an annual showcase for the...
MUMBAI: Communications satellite operator Intelsat Ltd has announced its purchase by Zeus Holdings Ltd in a transaction valued at about $5 billion, including about $2 billion...
MUMBAI: Sirius Satellite Radio has entered into a deal with Microsoft to launch a video service for automobiles. The service is expected to launch in 2006....
MUMBAI: It is the second time in less than four months that Intelsat’s global fleet of communications spacecraft has suffered a satellite malfunction. The second accident...
BANGALORE: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has ambitious plans to provide internet connectivity to the remotest Indian villages. ISRO is looking at a possible association...
BANGALORE: ISRO (The Indian Space Research Organisation) is planning to build a network of existing and new satellites – a regional constellation of existing and future...
BANGALORE: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), in its efforts to help the tsunami relief measures, has provided telecommunications and telemedicine facilities in the Andaman and...
MUMBAI: Indian Space Research Organisation’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation and Malaysia’s Measat Global Bhd. have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to pool...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has awarded the first CASBAA Media College ‘Certificates of Accreditation’ to six executives who had passed...
MUMBAI: Intelsat, today, said that Intelsat Amecas-7 satellite experienced a sudden and unexpected electrical distribution anomaly that caused the permanent loss of the spacecraft on 28...
MUMBAI: Intelsat announced that at an annual general meeting held in Paris today, its shareholders approved the proposed acquisition of the company by Zeus Holdings Limited....
MUMBAI: Asiasat and Satlink Communications have launched a Multiple Channels per Carrier (MCPC) digital platform on Asiasat 2 satellite’s C-band coverage beam. Satlink provides end-to-end solutions...
MUMBAI: Equant has joined hands with Intelsat and iDirect Technologies to globally launch a set of fully managed, satellite-based, Wide Area Network (WAN) services. Three leading...
MUMBAI: Global communications company Intelsat has announced its decision to end its 51 per cent participation in the Hong Kong based Galaxy Satellite TV Holdings Limited,...
MUMBAI: Intelsat is expanding its clientele base in North America. The global communication provider will be providing satellite services to SkyPort International and CapRock communications in...
MUMBAI: US-based DirecTV has announced its plans for the launch of four next-generation satellites, on Wednesday. The first two satellites, Spaceway 1 and Spaceway 2, will...
MUMBAI: Eutelsat has successfully launched Hispasat’s Amazona satellite, which marks the company’s ongoing expansion in America and Iberian Peninsula. Eutelsat, a satellite operator and the largest...
MUMBAI: The customer satisfaction annual survey conducted by JD Power & Associates in the US has satellite TV leading over cable TV. The study observes that...
MUMBAI: Intelsat, the only global satellite leader providing Olympic Games coverage since 1968, has today confirmed that it has pre-booked over 35,000 hours of programming for...
MUMBAI: France Telecom subsidiary GlobeCast, which supplies satellite services for international sporting events, has announced a slew of new clients for its one-stop broadcast facility in...
MUMBAI: Panamsat corporation today announced the closing of its merger with PAS Merger sub, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of DirectTV group Inc. A leading global...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Panamsat has reported financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2004. The company generated revenues of $206.8 million compared to $203.6...
MUMBAI: Intelsat and Telespazio will be providing Worldwide communications services to oil and gas industry contractor Saipem. The global communications provider has been chosen by Telespazio...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative that promises to have broad ramifications for the global satellite industry. Alcatel and Finmeccanica which claims to be Italy’s largest aerospace...
MUMBAI: Intelsat announced today that its IS-10-02 satellite was successfully launched aboard an ILS Proton launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrone, Kazakhstan. The satellite is expected...
SINGAPORE: It’s got a pat on its back from the leading Telco mag in Asia and it is just about completing a decade in business in...
MUMBAI: After Intelsat canned its plans to launch a public offering, it has been in talks with several financial buyers about a deal which could be...