Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its PSLV heavy-duty rocket to place its GSAT-12 communications satellite in orbit, ISRO Chief K Radhakrishnan confirmed July 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] Satellite-based managed network solutions provider Globecomm Systems has won $2.4 million contract from an unnamed multi-national organization for transportable satellite ground terminals as an amendment of a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] Tom Sexton will become ATK’s interim CFO to replace John Shroyer, who will be leaving ATK after the company’s 2012 first quarter ends Aug. 4, ATK announced […]

[Satellite News 07-18-11] Iridium has enjoyed a surge of transformative success over the last two years that has propelled the MSS entity to the top of most analysts’ watch lists. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-15-11] Measat Global is holding negotiations with two other satellite operators to consider forming new partnerships and the sale of Measat’s stake in satellites.    Bloomberg reported […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has been awarded a new order with a ceiling value of $60.8 million to provide Tactical SHF Satellite Terminals (TSST) to the U.S. Army, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of infrastructure enhancements at its Colorado headquarters under the terms of its EnhancedView contract […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] Machine-to-machine wireless asset tracking, sensing, and control solutions provider OnAsset Intelligence has entered into a partnership with Flemming Cargo Securement (FCS) to help transportation and logistics companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] Blue Sky Network’s (BSN) sister company in Latin America, BSN Brazil, has obtained a non-geostationary Satellite Global Mobile Service (SMGS) license, which authorizes the company to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] STM is re-branding its service under the name Global-IP, effective immediately, to consolidate and expand its broadband VSAT business, STM announced July 14.    The company said […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-14-11] Annual revenues derived from mobile cloud-based enterprise services are expected to reach $39 billion by 2016 as mobile network operators increasingly offer unified communications suites to […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Arianespace and Starsem have successfully orbited six new satellites for the Globalstar-2 constellation in a Soyuz rocket in conjunction with their Russian launch partners, Arianespace announced July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected to expand residential broadband services for Russian national communications carrier Synterra, under the operator’s USO obligations, Gilat announced July 13.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Eutelsat Communications and its Tooway subsidiary Skylogic have entered into a distribution contract with Eurosat-Ukraine to deliver broadband services to Ukrainian customers via the Ka-sat satellite, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Canadian-based satellite hardware manufacturer Advantech Wireless promoted Paul Sandoval to vice president of sales for the Americas region, effective immediately, the company announced July 13.    Sandoval […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-13-11] Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has launched its new Global Basemap subscription service based on its ImageLibrary product and powered by its Cloud Services platform, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Integral Systems was awarded a contract by Sky Perfect JSAT to upgrade its ground systems with Integral’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (IPS) satellite command and control software, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Tachyon Networks has delivered its aXiom 7300 Integrated Airborne Network Solution for comms-on-the-move to their Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) customer, Tachyon announced July 12.    The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Raytheon BBN Technologies was awarded $2.4 million in funding by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and integrate an information architecture for wireless […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] SpaceX has hired Mark Bitterman, the former senior vice president of government relations of its U.S. launch market rival Orbital Sciences, to join SpaceX’s Washington D.C. office, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] GlobeCast named Philippe Rouxel Chief Marketing Officer, with responsibilities to develop GlobeCast’s global product strategy for its business units in France, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Asia […]

[Satellite News 07-13-11] Eutelsat Communications’ much talked about dedicated Ka-band satellite Ka-Sat has now entered into commercial service as the operator finds itself leading the satellite industry into a new […]

 Canadian satellite information solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a contract extension from the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to continue providing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities.             MDA announced […]

 NewSat signed $2.35 million in new contracts during May and June to provide satellite communication services to Australian Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste, the company announced July 7.    […]

 The U.S. Air Force Space Command has named Apogee Engineering a prime contractor to provide engineering and communications support services for the U.S. GPS operations center in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Air Force announced […]

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $12.8 million in funding from the U.S. Army for equipment and field services to support of Secret IP Router and Non-secure IP Router Access Point (SNAP) VSAT satellite […]

The U.S. Navy awarded a $51.6 million contract to Raytheon to provide logistics support for the Navy’s Extremely High Frequency Satellite Program (NESP) communication terminals, Raytheon announced June 16.     The performance-based logistics contract […]

Honeywell has put forth its offer to acquire wireless product developer EMS Technologies for about $491 million in cash in an effort to expand its presence into the mobile and satellite communication industries. The […]

When we last spoke with Inmarsat’s Senior Vice President of Government Policy, Strategy, and Outreach Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, the company’s concerns over Ka-band terminal technology falling behind the capability of the […]

The U.S. House of Representatives is making alterations to the U.S. Air Force budget in a defense spending bill that is expected to reduce the budget for the GPS space and ground […]