The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau says it has completed its investigation into Dish Network for failure to properly deorbit its EchoStar-7 satellite, accepting the company’s admission of liability and imposing a penalty of $150,000. This marks a first in space debris enforcement by the commission, which has stepped up its satellite policy efforts, including establishing the Space Bureau and implementing its Space Innovation Agenda.
Enensys Technologies, a provider of media delivery solutions, has partnered with Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, to leverage on DVB-NIP technology and enable streaming services over 5G […]
Within a few years, Amazon hopes to be building and launching up to 80 satellites per month to populate the company’s Kuiper constellation, a $10 billion network that is similar to fleets already operated by SpaceX and OneWeb providing Internet connectivity around the world. In the next six months, Amazon plans to begin production of operational Kuiper satellites at a new 172,000-square-foot factory in Kirkland, Wash. Pictured: Artist’s illustration of Amazon’s Kuiper satellite processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Given, among other things, the rise of satellite-delivered broadband as a potential competitor to terrestrial service, the FCC is creating a new Space Bureau to deal with the growing flock of birds. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Thursday that the FCC’s International Bureau would be reconfigured as the Space Bureau plus a standalone Office of International Affairs. The goal is to “elevate” the significance of satellite programs and policy at the agency, Rosenworcel said.
Hiltron Communications, a global satellite system integrator, manufacturer and distributor, has a new addition to its product range. The HSACU4 is a compact antenna control unit for use with flyaway antennas. […]
In response to the FCC mandate that the lower six C-band transponders can no longer be used to land traffic in the U.S., PSSI Global Services is installing filters on […]
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Competing with SpaceX, OneWeb and others, the e-commerce titan will rely on small rockets to get prototypes of its satellite constellation into space.
Migration From Satellite To IP Has Already Begun, And It’s Time To Get On Board
Zixi’s Robert Poletiek: “Over the past five years audiences have begun a mass migration towards consumption of IP-based content streaming services at an accelerated pace. Viewers globally are spending many more hours at home with the choice of an infinite amount of personally curated content on-demand, whenever and wherever they want. In turn, the necessity to recalibrate the broadcast experience for content, services and entertainment by a workforce that is also increasingly remote is vital for the modern broadcaster.”
USSI Global’s C-Band Interference Mitigation solution will upgrade the station group’s satellite facilities for the FCC’s C-Band transition, add managed services and a support layer for network operations.
Amazon has received authorization from the FCC to proceed with Project Kuiper, its initiative to launch a fleet of low-orbiting satellites that would be used to provide broadband internet access to underserved communities in the U.S. With the commission’s green light, Amazon will now be able to begin the deployment of its 3,236 satellites.
After Years In The Cold, Satellite Is Hot Again
Big names like Musk, Son and Bezos are tipping big dollars into competing projects to deliver broadband from low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. It’s hard to keep track of them all, but right now the frontrunners look like London-based OneWeb and Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Apple Inc. has a secret team working on satellite technology that the iPhone maker could use to beam internet services directly to devices, bypassing wireless networks, according to people familiar with the work. The Cupertino, California-based iPhone maker has about a dozen engineers from the aerospace, satellite and antenna design industries working on the project with the goal of deploying their results within five years, said the people.
Intelsat and Aldea Solutions are collaborating to expand satellite and fiber video contribution and distribution networks for media customers globally. This agreement will also leverage both companies’ extensive presence in […]
Amazon is planning to build a network of more than 3,000 satellites federal filings reveal, in an ambitious attempt to provide global internet access. Known as Project Kuiper, the move represents the latest space ambition from Jeff Bezos.
Globecomm has introduced a new broadcast platform allowing video content providers throughout the world to access the Globecomm network and provide services throughout the Americas. The new platform offers the […]
Last Week’s Satellite News: AT&T And Ergen
There is simply no way to view the comments by a federal judge last week that he will not issue his decision in the lawsuit filed by the government to block AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner until after April 22 as anything but bad news for the telco behemoth. Also, the consumer media and some in the financial press went bonkers last week when Dish Network announced that Chairman Charlie Ergen was once again giving up the chief executive title. It was hilarious. If Ergen was really interested in turning over the reins to someone else, he would have recruited a big name chief executive to take over.
The religious broadcaster extends its long-term HD and SD North American distribution agreement for another decade.
Blending Cellular, Ku Nets Equal Reliability
IP newsgathering specialist Dejero and global satellite service provider Intelsat have partnered to offer the TV industry a new service that blends Ku-band satellite and cellular network bandwidth into a one-button-push service for IP news contribution from the field. Dejero founder Bogdan Frusina explains why the service is necessary, how existing Ka-band users can get on board, what Intelsat brings to the party and how the new service will add another option to relieve network congestion at big events like political conventions.
Hiltron Communications | Stand 4.B89 | Website: www.hiltron.de Hiltron Communications, a global satellite and wireless communication system integrator, manufacturer and distributor, will exhibit the latest version of its HMAM high-precision […]
RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast industry, has acquired SatLink Communications, an Israel-based global provider of content distribution, management and playout services for $19 […]
Hiltron Communications, a global satellite and wireless communication system integrator, manufacturer and distributor, reports strong demand for its HMAM satellite communication system. “2015 is proving to be an action-packed year […]
DirecTV’s latest satellite has been delivered in preparation for launch. The satellite will use a new technology that the company is likely to use first for delivery of Ultra HD video. DirecTV 14 is described as a 20 kw class Ka-band and reverse-band digital broadcast satellite that will be used to provide Ultra HD and other new consumer services.
The one-time ad executive founded the Robert Wold Co. that is credited with the first use of a domestic communications satellite for a live television program. Wold’s jump to the technical world of satellites evolved from his efforts to find cost-effective means of distribution for his advertising clients who bought sports broadcasting rights for radio and television.
The new Epic platform satellite infrastructure will provide high throughput bandwidth in an open architecture, backward-compatible design. The first two birds are slotted to be in service in 2015 and 2016.
