Satellite Industry News
Jan 19, 2021
SBCA Praises FCC Action Permanently Invalidating Chicago’s Dish-Placement Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC. January 11, 2021. The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications
Association praised the Federal Communications Commission’s decision yesterday to permanently
invalidate Chicago’s onerous satellite dish restrictions, which had been suspended since 2012.
Jan 06, 2021
Viasat to Participate in the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Growth Conference
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today that Rick Baldridge, Viasat's president & CEO, will participate in the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Growth Conference on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, from 12:30pm EST to 1:10pm EST.
Dec 25, 2020
DISH and Nexstar reach new multi-year carriage agreement, restore local stations to customers
DISH Network Corporation today announced it reached a new, multi-year carriage agreement with Nexstar Media Group. Local stations and WGN America have been immediately restored on DISH TV. In addition, WGN America will be available on SLING TV in early 2021 as part of an Extra add-on package.
Dec 21, 2020
Viasat Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire RigNet
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET), a leading provider of ultra-secure, intelligent networking solutions and specialized applications, in an all-stock transaction that values RigNet at an enterprise value of approximately $222 million based on Viasat's share price as of the date of the agreement and RigNet's net debt at September 30, 2020.
Dec 11, 2020
DOW ELECTRONICS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF PHOENIX BASED AUDIO VIDEO WAREHOUSE
DOW Electronics, the leading independently owned Consumer Electronics distributor, announced today that it has finalized an agreement with AV Warehouse to acquire certain assets of the Scottsdale, AZ based distributor.
Dec 08, 2020
Hughes Selected by Georgia Technology Authority for Broadband Services to State and Local Government
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and a leading provider of managed network services under its HughesON™ brand, has been chosen as an approved provider by the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) under its GTA Direct program. This award makes it easy for eligible agencies to procure essential broadband connectivity from Hughes – including cable, fiber, satellite and LTE services – as well as network management services, all from a single provider.

Nov 05, 2020
Viasat Announces Leadership Evolution
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced that Viasat's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Dankberg has become Executive Chairman of the Company, a new position. He is continuing in his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Viasat, Inc. The Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, Rick Baldridge, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. These executive changes went into effect on November 3, 2020.
Oct 21, 2020
Viasat Introduces Feature-Rich, High-Quality Satellite-Based Internet Phone Service for Small and Medium Businesses
Viasat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced the availability of Viasat Business Voice – a new cloud-based phone service optimized to work over Viasat's high-speed, high-quality satellite network. When combined with the Company's advanced Business Internet and Business Hotspots, Viasat Business Voice will provide small and medium businesses (SMBs) with enterprise-grade tools enabling them to do business anywhere, even in the hardest-to-reach locations.
Oct 20, 2020
Delivering Community Wi-Fi
Hughes is an international leader in high-speed satellite Internet services. The company’s network HughesNet currently boasts 1.5 million subscribers in the Americas alone and connects people all over the world. Dan Rasmussen, Hughes’ Senior Vice President of North America Enterprise, discusses SD-WAN for enterprise business, while Senior Vice President and General Manager of Hughes International Division, Ramesh Ramaswamy, provides an analysis of the company’s efforts in delivering community Wi-Fi as a commercially viable solution to connecting underserved communities.
Sep 25, 2020
TV and Internet Providers Hold Strong with Performance and Reliability, J.D. Power Finds
During a time when working safer at home and television binge-watching has been at an all-time high, TV and internet providers see satisfaction improvements for performance and reliability, according to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction StudySM and J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Residential Internet Service Provider Satisfaction Study,SM released today.
Sep 24, 2020
DISH selects Blue Planet automation software to accelerate 5G services
DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) has chosen inventory and service order management software from Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, to intelligently automate its 5G wireless network.
Sep 22, 2020
Viasat Real-Time Earth Ground Service Available via Microsoft Azure Orbital
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE) is available as a managed services option for Microsoft Azure customers. The Company has integrated Azure Orbital with its ground service solution to enable Azure Orbital customers, including those in the earth observation and remote sensing segments, easy access to Viasat's proven ground service solution—from initial commissioning and calibration to subsequent telemetry, tracking and command services and downlinking of critical payload data.
Sep 15, 2020
Hughes Pioneers Self-Healing Capability that Improves Enterprise Wide Area Network Performance Using Artificial Intelligence
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), a leading provider of managed network services under its HughesON™ brand, announced today the commercial availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) for IT operations (AIOps) solution for enterprise Wide Area Networks (WANs). Integrated into the company’s HughesON Managed Network Services, the Hughes AIOps feature is already in use across more than 32,000 managed sites. The technology automatically predicts and preempts—or “self-heals”—undesirable network behavior, preventing service-disrupting symptoms in 70% of cases. Hughes is the first managed services provider to deliver a self-healing WAN edge capability to enterprise customers.
Sep 13, 2020
NFL Network and DISH reach new multi-year carriage agreement
NFL Media and DISH Network Corporation today announced that the two parties have reached a new carriage agreement for NFL Network and NFL RedZone. Distribution of both networks has been restored on DISH TV and SLING TV (as part of the Sling TV Blue package) in time for the first Sunday of the 2020 NFL regular season.
Sep 09, 2020
Viasat, BCN Sign Agreement; Enables Multi-Location Businesses to Have Reliable Connectivity using Viasat Satellite Internet
Viasat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced it signed a reseller agreement with BCN, a technology solutions provider specializing in meeting the requirements of multi-location clients. This agreement will expand BCN's connectivity portfolio by providing multi-location businesses the option to purchase Viasat's proven business internet services as part of a total BCN solution.