Year: 2014

[Via Satellite 2-10-2014] Intelsat could make a move for Telesat, according to Wells Fargo — and at a stroke, the “Big Four” would become a “Big Three.” In a research...

[Via Satellite 02-10-2014] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has announced the successful launch of Asia Broadcast Satellite’s (ABS) ABS 2 satellite. Launched aboard a Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket from the European Spaceport...

[Via Satellite 02-10-2014] Eutelsat Communications has announced that the capacity equivalent of almost 5,000 hours of transmissions have been booked by TV channels and service providers to broadcast coverage of...

[Via Satellite 02-10-2014] Kratos Integral Systems International (Kratos ISI), a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, has selected SKY Perfect JSAT to upgrade its Epoch IPS satellite fleet...

[Via Satellite 02-10-2014] Honeywell and Inmarsat have finalized the critical design review (CDR) of the GX Aviation aircraft avionics on schedule. The product is expected to be introduced in the...

[Via Satellite 02-10-2014] NASA has selected 16 CubeSats from nine states to fly as auxiliary payloads planned to launch in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The CubeSats come from universities across...

Exelis C4i, a business unit of Exelis Inc., has been awarded a contract extension by Airservices Australia to provide its voice communications system to six additional airports. This extension brings...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced that its Kratos Integral Systems International (Kratos ISI) business unit has been awarded a contract by SKY...

[Via Satellite 02-07-2014] Cytta Corp, a U.S. telemedicine company, confirmed a definitive agreement with Orbcomm’s value added reseller (VAR) Home2Phone to expand its smartphone-based IT platform using satellite. Cytta Connect’s...

[Via Satellite 02-07-2014] Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics) has announced that its subsidiary, STEE-SatComS, has partnered with Satrec Initiative Company, SPOT Asia and Antrix Corporation Limited for the launch and...