Mohamed Youssif, CEO of YahLive.Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle, is now available for the first time across the Middle East and...
Talia and Newtec will provide a new satellite communications backbone infrastructure for AGSM.MOBI, a mobile operator in Somalia. Based on Newtecs FlexACMtechnology, the network will enable reliable mobile voice, data,...
My-HD Media has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Arabsat, expanding the reach of its channels to over 170 million viewers in more than 80 countries across the Middle East,...
As part of its strategic collaboration and long-lasting partnership with Arabsat, CETel extended a part of its capacity lease with Arabsat on the powerful satellites Arabsat 5A at orbital position...
YahLive, the High Definition television satellite broadcast platform and Home of HD for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has expanded its distribution network of YahLive certified satellite...
Arabsat CEO Khalid Balkheyour.Arabsat has signed an agreement with the Hellenic Telecommunication Organisation (OTE), one of the largest telecom groups in South Eastern Europe, for the...
ARABSAT has finalised the mission definition for BADR-7 and confirmed the in-orbit delivery contract to the consortium of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space which has already started building the new...
As part of a new deal, GlobeCast will provide YahLive with a 24/7 monitoring and reporting service for its satellite signals (video, audio, and data) across the MENA region. The...
The Egyptian government has denied trying to restrict the freedom of speech and expression by stopping satellite channel reported Kuwait Times.Egypt's Minister of Information Salah Abdulmaqsood at a press conference...
ViewSat, based in the UK and specialising in delivering television and radio to sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Middle East, has expanded its channels. PlayBox has supplied two playout...
Mohammed Saifi, Broadcast Engineering Manager, twofour54As satellite communication technology evolves and grows continuously, satellite networks are increasingly subject to radio frequency interference from a variety of ground transmitters.Interference has become...
GlobeCast and FRANCE 24 have announced they will expand their exploratory Hybrid Broadband Broadcast Television (HbbTV) service to the Middle East this year with the support of Orange and Arabsat.The...
Mohamed Youssif.UAE-based satellite operator, YahLive, and a UK-based communications infrastructure and media services company, Arqiva, have announced a new partnership to establish a European hub from...
JP Delport.Cobhams wireless camera system has been used in SNG trucks at Sky News Arabia. The equipment, including Cobhams MPEG4 encoder, was originally demonstrated at Sky...
UAE-based satellite broadcasting company, YahLive, and free-to-air Arabic TV channel, Tawazon TV, have signed a deal announcing a long-term partnership for Tawazon TV programmes to be broadcast in high definition...
Eutelsat Communications is in the final phase of preparation of satellite transmissions of the London Olympic Games, the world's leading international multi-sport events, expected to generate over 2,000 hours of...
Ali Al Kuwari, CEO, Es'hailSatAl Jazeera Networks (AJN) and EshailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote closer...
Eutelsat, one of three largest satellite operators in the world, has granted approval to ProSat Solutions GmbH and their D120M and D150M auto-pointing antennae. These two products are now added...
With plans to partner with local media hubs, Paksat CEO Usman Bajwa believes that the Pakistan-based satellite operator is well positioned to leverage...
The satellite industrys flying car is finally making its way down the production line writes Drew Klein,...
From left: Serge van Herck, CEO of Newtec and Yahsat CEO, Tareq Abdul Raheem Al Hosani.Yahsat has launched a new dedicated business service called YahCarrier that...
Serge Van Herck, CEO, NewtecAt CABSAT 2012, Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, has announced that it is to implement Newtecs FlexACM technology for its high-speed, Ka-band...
Iraq has deployed Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) TV interactive terminals from NewtecBroadcasters in Iraq will now have access to their own IP-based and fully...
YahLive has allocated both satellite capacity and a number of HD channels to provide broadcasters with connectivity and service, from London to the Middle...
One of the earliest developers of Ka-Band antenna technology, Canada-based ASC Signal, will be demonstrating its patented sub-reflector tracking technology, among other...
AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 are scheduled to launch in the first half of 2014 from the launch complex of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX),...
Hamdi Ould Mahgoub, the Mauritanian Minister of Communication and Relations, visited the headquarters of the Arab Satellite Communications Organisation...
UAE-based satellite broadcasting company YahLive has signed an exclusive satellite capacity agreement with High TV 3D, the worlds only 24/7, 3D entertainment...
Broadcast and production professionals will return to Dubai for the largest ever CABSAT that is being held from February 28 - March 1, 2012, at the Dubai International Convention and...
To strengthen its distribution network in Africa, Thuraya, the mobile satellite operator has signed a service partner agreement with Africell Holding (a subsidiary of...
Qatar is to launch a second state satellite television channel, according to local media reports. "Final touches to update the programmes of Qatar Television are going on while the new...
Staff Brigadier Hamad Juma al Niyadi, commander of electronic warfare for the UAE armed forces delivered the opening address at Milsatcom Middle EastThe global government and military...
In June 2012, Vox will launch a satellite service that is reportedly set to change the way South Africans access the internet. YahClick...
Driven by robust market dynamics and technology drivers, the satellite communications industry will gather at CABSAT 2012 to address...
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. ("MEASAT") announced the appointment of Zainudin bin Abdul as VP satellite...
Al Jazeera has announced a new frequency on Arabsat to counter what it describes as "continued interferences to its satellite transmissions" over...
A universal hunger for staying connected at all times, is driving innovation in on-board connectivity, as satellite operators and service providers come up with affordable solutions. Airlines are queuing up...
Satellite operator, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat), announced that Raj Television Network of India has signed a lease agreement for C-band capacity on AsiaSat...
GlobeCast and Arabsat announced that the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting...
Inmarsat, the provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has begun the process of including its subsidiary companies within a new organisational structure that will...
YahLive, the UAE-based satellite broadcasting company, signed a partnership agreement with Etisalat to collaborate on satellite broadcasting...
Arabsat, the Middle East-based satellite operator has executed its plans to transfer its telecommunications network services from Arabsat-2B satellite to its new Arabsat-5C satellite at 20 degrees East. The new...
A Russian expedition that aims to be the first to conquer the Himalayan mountain K2 during winter will send back live video reports of its progress via BGAN. The expedition,...
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) and YahLive, the UAE-based satellite operator, have announced a strategic partnership, which will see six of DMIs channels...
Capacity management is crucial for satellite operators with multi-site operations says, Ahsun Murad, president of Optimal Satcom in an interview with SatellitePro.You have just...
Commenting on the recent interference problems in Libya, Egypt and other parts of the Arab world, Mohamed Al Shahi, senior...
World Teleport Association (WTA) announced its rankings of the Top Teleport Operators of 2011. The annual ranking provides a unique look into the diverse teleport sector of the global communications...
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat) announced that it has won the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Award for its services...
Hermes Datacomms Middle East, a specialist providing Wide Area Network communications to the upstream...
Thuraya, is the first in the mobile satellite industry to launch SMS-based Twitter services for its handheld consumer base. Scheduled for launch on December 15 2011, this unique service will enable...
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced that Pride East Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd. of India has signed a new agreement for C-band...
Cabsat is bringing together the most dynamic and lucrative broadcast markets in the world. According to the latest research by Informa Telecoms and Media, there are 80 million...
MBC Group has entered into a strategic long-term partnership with YahLive to broadcast seven of MBCs channels...
Apart from the mandate of building Emirati scientific expertise, Dubais earth observation satellites will explore commercial opportunities, says Salem Humaid...
Hermes Datacomms has completed the installation of a multi-site 4 mbps C-Band SkyWire cloud for a major oilfield services company in Libya, only five days after the contract was signed.Glynn Wagg,...
The innovative solutions of Thuraya have been selected as the main telecom service to be deployed by the Footsteps of Thesiger team member, Adrian Hayes and a support film crew...
AsiaSat 7, a new communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), was launched on November 26 on an ILS Proton Breeze M launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...
Joel Lundahl, business development manager, HorizonSatHorizonSat will be increasing its satellite capacity for the MENA region with two agreements one with Eutelsat on their 3C...
As he explores the technology-centric solutions that will help the oil and gas industry leverage limited resources to optimise facility performance, Kevin Thorley,...
Ev-K2-CNR Committee, an Italian non-profit organisation that promotes scientific and technological research in mountainous areas such as the Himalaya region, has been using Thurayas high-speed data solution, Thuraya IP as...
