Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] A joint venture between the German Aerospace Center’s SpaceOpal and Finmeccanica’s Telespazio SpA won a 194 million euro ($271 million) contract to provide space and ground infrastructure...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Satellite communications provider Vizada is set to launch a maritime VSAT fixed-satellite broadband service, the company announced Oct. 26.     The service will fall under the Vizada...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Philippine DTH operator GSAT leased an additional transponder on SES World Skies’ NSS-11 satellite to boost its available Ku-band capacity at 108.2 degrees East, SES announced Oct....

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Canadian mobile satellite antenna provider C-Com Satellite Systems posted a 34.2 percent increase in revenues and a 30.4 percent jump in net profits during its 2010 third...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-26-10] The German Transport Ministry has asked the European Commission (EC) to propose cost-cutting measures for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system after an EC report confirmed the...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-26-10] KVH Industries’ third quarter profits rose from $385,000 in 2009 to $637,000 in 2010 due to growth in its global satellite communications and fiber-optic businesses, the...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] T-Mobile is going into the satellite TV business in the Czech Republic, the mobile provider announced Oct. 25.     Starting in November, customers will be able to...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] European broadcaster France 24 signed a contract with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) to begin the distribution of its French channel and continue distributing its English channel...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] Thrane & Thrane will renew and extend an emergency communications training sponsorship it started with NGO Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) in July 2009, Thrane & Thrane announced...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] The Indian Patent Office issued a patent to Sensio Technologies that covers its S2D switch in India, Sensio announced Oct. 25.     The Sensio S2D switch aims...