Author: Jeffrey Hill

Private equity firms have long been a source of funding for ambitious satellite companies. However, with testing economic times as well as new modes of financing being used, their role...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-01-12] Boeing has agreed to alter the structure of its next-generation satellite communications terminal contract agreement with the Pentagon, the company announced May 31. The contract will...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned from its NASA demonstration mission after departed from the International Space Station in the early morning of May 31, SpaceX CEO and Chief...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $68 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] A New York federal court judge has issued a temporary restraining order to halt lawsuits that were filed against Dish Network by FOX and other TV broadcasters...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-31-12] The worldwide mobile data market will see a tenfold increase in consumption by 2016, with mobile phone users consuming six-and-a-half times as much video, eight times...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] SpaceX has signed a contract with FSS operator Intelsat to launch a satellite once the launch company’s new Falcon Heavy rocket is complete, SpaceX confirmed May 30....

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Proteus has entered into a partnership with DigitalGlobe to provide bathymetric and seabed-mapping products derived from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite imagery, the companies announced May 30.    Proteus...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] ASC Signal unveiled a new 2.4-meter nomadic antenna that aims to incorporate its advanced mobile features in a compact unit for rapid deployment, the company announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Worlwide pay TV accounts will surpass the 1 billion mark in 2014, according to a Pyramid Research market forecast published May 30.    In its bi-annual Media...