Connectivity

MDA has signed a $1.7 million contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation to develop an engineering concept solution to provide on-board communication signal processing capabilities.

SES announced today that the SES 6 satellite has successfully completed its extensive in-orbit testing and is now fully operational and in commercial service at the 40.5 degrees west orbital position.

Inmarsat has announced the successful demonstration of its L-TACTM service on-the-move in vehicles at speeds up to 70 mph.

ETL Systems has appointed Bill Pryle as its new international sales manager.

The FCC has granted ViaSat a blanket license radio station authorization for Ka-band aeronautical earth stations, amid sharp criticism from Row 44.

In an update to ABI Research’s M2M market data, cellular M2M connections are expected to reach more than 450 million by 2018.

Sirius XM radio intends to offer $600 million of senior notes, due in 2021, to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

Space Systems/Loral announced that the high power, multi-mission satellite it designed and built for Eutelsat and Es’hailSat, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Findings of a recent report by the U.S. Air Force reveal that satellites and the entire U.S. space enterprise system are currently at risk from increased space debris, extreme weather and cyber attacks.

[Satellite News 12-12-11] Australian satellite operator NewSat has added to its dramatic surge of Jabiru-1 pre-launch activity by signing a new 10-year, $67.2 million contract with an unnamed Middle Eastern...