Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-10] Orbcomm’s 2010 third quarter total revenues jumped 97.9 percent from the same period in 2009 due to a boost in deferred U.S. Coast Guard AIS service revenue,...

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-10] The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (STSS ATRR) satellite has demonstrated required on-orbit system performance parameters for a prototype...

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-10] SpaceX postponed the debut launch of its Dragon spacecraft to Dec. 7 in order to carry out more testing, the company announced Nov. 9.      The capsule’s...

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-10] Canadian satellite communication systems manufacturer Advantech Wireless Broadband has delivered its DVB-RCS/S2 hub and remote terminals to the U.S. Department of Defense for in-theater use under a...

About 1050 people attended the 2010 Offshore Communications conference in Houston this year – a 26 percent increase from 2009. The growing attendance and enthusiasm signals a healthy market, operating...

Satellite providers are investing in Wi-Fi network upgrades to stay competitive in the offshore energy marketplace while branching out into several niche maritime markets.     MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) recently...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-11-10] Despite a 4 percent gain in overall revenues at $18.2 million, Globalstar reported $24.5 million in losses during its 2010 third quarter as the company prepares...

[Satellite News 11-11-10] Iridium Communications won three U.S. defense contracts to upgrade military ground systems. While Iridium said the deal paves the way for a variety of service optimizations and...

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $315 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to replace U.S. Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial...

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] Teranex Systems, a manufacturer of high-performance video processing platforms, and Sensio Technologies have integrated Sensio’s 3-D frame-compatible stereoscopic compression technology to Teranex’s 3-D VC1-3D-ENC and VC1-3D-DEC encoding...