Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-12] China will aim to launch 21 rockets and 30 satellites into space as a part of its 2012 space program, Chinese space officials said in a Jan....

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-12] Australian listed satellite operator NewSat has signed new contracts across Australasia and the Middle East oil, gas, mining, construction, aviation and government sectors, the company confirmed Jan....

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-12] SES successfully deployed its Emergency.lu communication service in Bentiu and Maban, South Sudan and has launched full operations in the field, the company confirmed Jan. 20.  ...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-20-12] The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) filed comments Jan. 19 with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promote the deployment of new mobile broadband services to...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] Satellite operator Eutelsat has decided to suspend the presence of Roj TV on its satellites in order to avoid incurring criminal liability as an accomplice to terrorist...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] SkyVision Global Networks has expanded its C-band capacity lease contract with Measat Satellite Systems for AfricaSat-1 satellite coverage across the African region, the operator announced Jan. 19....

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] LightSquared has entered into a wholesale agreement with Jolt Mobile, a full service prepaid wireless solution provider that will now offer high-speed wireless services using LightSquared’s 4G-LTE...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] Satellite hardware manufacturer EM Research has introduced a new 39.5 GHz Ka-band frequency synthesizer, the company announced Jan. 19.    EM Research’s KB-39500 frequency synthesizer is available...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] Satellite imagery firm DigitalGlobe hired Marcy Steinke as its senior vice president of government relations and Tim Hascall as its senior vice president of operations, the company...

[Satellite News 01-20-12] European Aeronautic Defense & Space’s (EADS) technology division Astrium received 3.6 billion euros ($4.64 billion) in new orders in 2011 — beating its estimates by 600 million...