Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] M2M specialist Telenor Connexion has formed a strategic technology partnership with Italian company Octo Telematics, Telenor announced June 13.     Octo provides telematics services and systems for […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Satellite tracking and communication solutions provider Blue Sky Network hired Hamza Mohammed to be its director of business development for Middle East and Africa (MEA), the company […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-13-11] Nigeria could generate $5 billion in additional GDP by 2015 if the country’s government supports a rollout plan for mobile broadband services and enacts a policy […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Norsat International was issued a $3.5 million satellite-based communications network and services contract from the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS), the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Inmarsat and its technology partner Thrane & Thrane completed trials of Inmarsat’s IPv6 services across the BGAN network, the MSS operator announced June 10.             Thrane & […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Canadian-based satellite equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has renewed its supply contract with an unnamed Chinese satellite communication provider operating in all 26 provinces for a fifth year, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] San Marino RTV signed a three-year contract with Eutelsat Communications to commence pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting of its SMtv channel on the Eurobird 9A satellite, the operator […]

[Satellite News 06-13-11] Honeywell is in the process of acquiring wireless product developer EMS Technologies for about $491 million in cash in an effort to expand its presence into the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-10-11] Quatar’s Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) and SES will explore potential cooperative opportunities to establish and provide joint satellite platforms, networks and services […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] Enterprise and public safety secure communications specialist Vislink has acquired Gigawave, a wireless broadcast camera, microwave and antenna product manufacturer, for a cash consideration of $6.1 million, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] EchoStar Corp. successfully completed its acquisition of Hughes Communications and will now combine the companies to create a single entity providing satellite-based digital video and broadband technologies […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] Canadian information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) signed a contract in excess of $8.1 million with an unnamed customer to provide a multi-satellite ground […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] NewCom International, a Miami-based voice, video, data and content solutions provider, has added worldwide satellite phone coverage and mobile global broadband services to its bundled communications portfolio, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-09-11] Analysts saw mixed results in Comtech’s third quarter 2011 fiscal report as MTS hardware delays caused revenues to fall short of expectations while the company’s bottom […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-09-11] Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has informed New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) that it will not renew its mutual contract, set to expire in August, because their new […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-09-11] Harris CapRock Communications has been chosen by Odfjell Drilling in Norway to deliver turnkey VSAT communication services to seven of its mobile offshore drilling rigs and drill […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-09-11] Six new Globalstar satellites are now being prepared for the second launch of the operator’s second-generation satellite constellation, the company confirmed June 8.      Globalstar will integrate […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-09-11] NASA space observatories observed an “unusual” solar flare that could possibly cause minor disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth in the next day or so, […]

[Satellite News 06-09-11] The satellite industry will launch more than 1,600 satellites — $250 billion in spacecraft — in the next 15 years at an average of 110 satellites launched […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] Measat Global has entered into a contract with Astrium to procure the Measat-3b satellite, the operator announced June 7.     Astrium will build Measat-3b based on the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] Raytheon has successfully completed the third major communications upgrade at McMurdo research station in Antarctica to support future U.S. scientific and environmental satellite missions for the National […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket is set to launch the Argentine SAC-D satellite and a hitchhiking NASA instrument June 9 from the Vandenberg U.S. Air […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Tactical Satellite-3 (TacSat-3) has surpassed its expected six-month operational lifespan and completed its second year of service.     ATK, the spacecraft’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] Geospatial information service provider GeoEye promoted Uyen Dinh to vice president of its Government Affairs division, the company announced June 7.    Dinh joined GeoEye in May […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-11] Ericsson appointed Per Borgklint senior vice president and head of its multimedia business unit effective immediately, the company announced June 7.     Borgklint, the former CEO of […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-08-11] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is posting the country’s satellite policy on the website of its commercial arm, Antix, in an effort to provide greater […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-11] The U.S. Export-Import Bank (U.S. Ex-Im) has unveiled the conditions of its financing agreement with the Azerbaijan government for the production of the country’s first national communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-11] Applied Satellite Technology (AST) has entered into a partnership with Streambox to integrate its ASTLive value-added services suite to Streambox’s live IP-based video contribution service, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-11] Content costs are the number one concern for The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia’s (CASBAA) operators in 2011, with 71.4 percent stating that costs are […]

[Satellite News 06-07-11] Speaking at the Aerospace Industries Association’s (AIA) Board of Governors meeting, AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey said her association’s Federal Budget Education Campaign – an initiative […]