Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-12] Researchers at Switzerland’s Federal Polytechnic of Lausanne (EPFL) claim to have built a miniature rocket motor that could lower the price of satellite launches to one-tenth of...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-30-12] KVH Industries has opened a new testing facility that houses a custom-made hexapod motion simulator and will serve as a dedicated space for advanced motion testing...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-29-12] Financial firm Citigroup raised its rating on DirecTV based on the satellite pay-TV company’s rapidly growing Latin American business, which it believes is being undervalued by...

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-12] OnAir has signed an agreement with Thailand Airways International (THAI) to provide in-flight connectivity services on the airline’s new wide-body regional and long haul intercontinental aircraft, OnAir...

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-12] Nigeria has purchased Earth imagery resources from British observation satellites after discovering that its own recently launched, $64 million satellite project failed to provide relevant images in...

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-12] GNSS navigation product manufacturer IFEN has partnered with European satellite equipment provider Work Microwave to jointly develop enhancements for the NavX-NCS GNSS multi-frequency simulator, the companies announced...

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-12] Thrane & Thrane has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Aviator 200 SwiftBroadband solution that will allow the system to be installed with in-flight Wi-Fi...

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-12] In-flight entertainment and communications provider Panasonic Avionics has acquired a majority stake in AeroMobile Communications, Panasonic confirmed March 27.    AeroMobile’s previous sole owner Telenor remains the...

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-12] European airline TAP Portugal will offer in-flight connectivity on A330 flights between Europe and both North and South America when it launches OnAir’s inflight Wi-Fi service in...

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-12] Hughes Network Systems has received an order for more than 2,000 of its HX satellite terminals from Saudi Arabian broadband service provider Skyband, the customer announced March...