Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Analysys Mason’s Connected Consumer Survey showed that 70 percent of European and U.S. market consumers view mobile broadband as slower, less reliable and more expensive than fixed...

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Swiss satellite product manufacturer U-blox rolled out its Max-6 family of ultra-miniature rugged GPS modules, optimized for industrial and telematics applications, the company announced Feb. 3.     ...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] German satellite service provider Atrexx is finalizing its VSAT ground services contract with the European Union to connect 47 European embassy sites in Africa and the Middle...

[Satellite News 02-03-11] Orbital Sciences entered into an agreement with Iridium Communications to reserve 20 percent of the hosted payload capacity on the operator’s Iridium Next satellite constellation, Iridium announced...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-03-11] The Russian military has restored contact with the Geo-IK-2 Reshetnev satellite after it failed to communicate and establish radio contact with its ground control antennas following...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Tachyon Networks and Comtech EF Data have partnered to develop airborne comms-on-the-move (COTM) solutions to deliver bandwidth to airborne terminals, the companies announced Feb. 2.     Tachyon...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Independent satellite communications company Vizada Networks will unveil its next generation DVB-S2/ACM-based platform Feb. 8, the company announced.     The platform, Viznet Broadband, is a standardized service...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Gilat Satellite Networks was selected by an unnamed defense agency to provide its SkyEdge 2 broadband network for military communications.     The system will serve various branches...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-02-11] Dish Network has entered into an agreement to acquire hybrid satellite and terrestrial communications company DBSD North America for approximately $1 billion, Dish Network announced Feb....

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-02-11] NewSat acquired seven orbital slots and a range of frequency assignments for accommodating satellites from AP Kypros Satellites, NewSat announced Feb. 1.     The acquisition agreement...