HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite communications operator, now offers HIGH TV 3D across Europe, underscoring its commitment to distribute high quality content. HIGH TV 3D is the first international 24/7 3D entertainment channel, broadcasting high quality programmes to millions of households.   

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator, today launched the latest edition of the Thuraya SatSleeve designed for Android-based smartphones. Compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4, the new game-changing product allows Samsung Galaxy users to turn their own smartphone into a satellite phone to make phone calls, send SMS messages and access apps via Thuraya’s satellite network when they are unable to connect to a terrestrial GSM network.

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a  global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that it has received new orders for a quantity of its highly regarded iNetVu® auto-deploy antenna systems from its largest Russian reseller, AltegroSky, based near Moscow.   

Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems today announced the release of the New SapphireBluTM Series 6.6kW C-Band Rackmount UltraLinearTM GaN SSPA/BUC, the ultimate solution for wide bandwidth, ultra high power satellite teleport uplinks.

At the Consumer Electronics Show, MeshTV, asubsidiary of ATC), a full service provider of live and on-demand video, satellite, mobile GSM backhaul and delivery of HLS, iPhone, iPad, Google, Silverlight and other options, announced that its LTE 4G LiveStreamPac Pro 110 compact video system is currently ready for deployment to broadcast live HD content world wide.  

Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that it has been selected to provide broadcast services on AMOS-5 at 17°E for the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN), Africa's annual football championship competition. South Africa is hosting the 2014 competition which will take place 11 January through 1 February, 2014.

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched the THAICOM 6 satellite for Asian satellite operator THAICOM.  The Falcon 9 rocket delivered THAICOM 6 to its targeted 295 x 90,000 km geosynchronous transfer orbit at 22.5 degrees inclination.  It was the second successful launch for a commercial company by Spaex into geostationary transfer orbit in a little over a month. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the SES-8 satellite last month.

Spacecom the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that the AMOS-4 communications satellite has successfully arrived at 65°E, its designated permanent service location. From here, the satellite will service broadband and broadcast providers throughout Southeast Asia, Russia, China and the Middle East.

Following its launch, the satellite fulfilled IOT (In Orbit Tests) at 67.25°E before moving to 65°E. Commercial operations are scheduled to begin in early January 2014.

Kymeta Corporation, the company commercializing innovative metamaterials-based flat-panel antennas for satellite communications, today announced that it has successfully demonstrated bi-directional high-speed Internet connectivity with a Ka-band high-throughput satellite. This is the first time a metamaterials-based antenna has established an Internet connection over a satellite link and confirms that Kymeta is ready to move into commercial product development and production.

Globecast has been ranked the second-largest independent teleport operator in the world on the Independent Top Twenty list compiled by the World Teleport Association (WTA). Ranking just behind Harris CapRock, a provider of VSAT services, this makes Globecast the largest independent teleport operator for broadcast services. The Independent Top Twenty ranks teleport operators based on revenue from all sources, focusing on independent companies at the core of the satellite teleport industry.