Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-10-10] NSR urged investors to consider the strength of the satellite capacity market in a research study released Nov. 9 that showed the global economic recession did...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-10-10] Iridium Communications has increased its 2010 full-year projections for total billable subscriber growth, government service revenues and operational EBITDA after reporting strong gains in its 2010...

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] GeoEye’s ten-year EnhancedView contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), worth up to $3.8 billion, helped produce strong results for the company during the 2010 third...

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] Satellite communications company SatCom Group Holdings has acquired German software development specialist Abbey Technologies for an undisclosed amount, SatCom announced Nov. 9.     Abbey, which focuses on...

U.S. commercial X-band provider Xtar won a bandwidth contract to provide 16 MHz of X-band services to Intelsat General from its Xtar-Lant satellite over the Atlantic Ocean, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-09-10] A sustained increase for video services in Latin America has created significant potential for FSS operators in the region, Intelsat CEO David McGlade said during his...

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital will acquire Mac-Donald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) property information division, including information distribution service BC OnLine, for $850 million, MDA announced...

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire oil and gas industry service provider Schlumberger’s Global Connectivity Services (GCS) business for $347.5 million in cash...

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 2 rocket has deployed Thales Alenia Space’s Cosmo SkyMed-4 spacecraft into orbit, ULA parent company Boeing announced Nov. 8.     Cosmo...

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] EchoStar reported $5 million in profits during the 2010 third quarter, backed by a 26 percent increase in revenues over the same period in 2009 to $607...