Month: April 2011

RRsat Global Communications Network has implemented its new multi-carrier per-channel platform on Hispasat’s 1E satellite at 30 degrees West, RRsat announced April 7.     The platform will cater specifically to...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-11] Thales Alenia Space awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to develop, test and support integration of payload application software for the Iridium Next satellite constellation, Thales announced...

Advantech Wireless signed a contract with Hoje Telecom of Brazil to provide a VSAT upgrade hub, RF equipment and more than 1,000 remote terminals, Advantech announced April 13.     By...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-11] Comtech EF Data received a $1.2 million order for satellite ground station communications equipment from an unnamed systems integrator, which will deploy the equipment to support a...

Arqiva will launch a DVB-S2, MPEG-4 shared multiplex satellite platform from its Los Angeles teleport, enabling broadcasters and cable programmers access to 100 percent of U.S. cable headends, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-11] ASRC Aerospace Corp. was awarded a contract from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to operate and maintain the agency’s Fairbanks Satellite Operations Facility in...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-11] The Space Data Association’s (SDA) Space Data Center has completed its full operational capability readiness review, which determined that its system is ready to be employed, maintained...

The consensus among broadcast vendors at the 2011 NAB show was that this is a buyer’s year, driven by a multi-screen-savvy customer base and a recovering consumer economy. This year’s...

Amos satellite fleet operator Spacecom has leased capacity at 4 degrees West to Bosnian broadcaster Mreza Plus TV, Spacecom announced.     Amos satellites will distribute Mreza Plus’ news and entertainment...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-19-11] United Space Alliance (USA) will implement a major workforce reduction in late July and early August following the final mission of NASA’s space shuttle program due...