Author: Jeffrey Hill

iDirect Government Technologies has released a satellite router that meets strict airborne communications requirements for operation on military aircraft, the company announced March 26.        The new e8000 AR...

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully placed the Intelsat 22 satellite into a super-synchronous transfer orbit onboard a Proton M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and the spacecraft’s manufacturer Boeing Space...

ViaSat has successfully fielded its new Satellite Access Manager (SAM) broadband satcom service manager for United States military airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, the company announced.        The...

Gilat Satellite Networks’ wholly owned subsidiary Wavestream has introduced a new 80-Watt X-band Matchbox solid-state power amplifier to address the needs of military and government applications, Wavestream announced.        The 80-Watt...

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] AeroMechanical Services has signed a contract with an unnamed Canadian charter airline to provide the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 228B on two Boeing 737-700 aircraft,...

[Satellite News 04-10-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is teaming with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to host a Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) on a commercial satellite that will be...

[Satellite News 04-10-12] British aeronautics technology developer Cobham has renewed its 270 million pound ($428.2 million) bid to acquire satellite antenna and hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane after Cobham investors...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-10-12] The Afghanistan government is seeking a partner to launch the country’s first communications satellite into space within the next six months, Afghanistan’s Minister of Communication and...

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] SES is in negotiations with the Ethiopian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to provide satellite services to back-up the infrastructure of Ethiopia’s telecommunication provider, Ethio Telecom,...

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] Cisco is introducing an IP multiplexing technology for its Cisco Mobile Ready Net package that aims to dramatically improve the number of IP-based calls on a satellite...