Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-11] ST Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and DSO National Laboratories (DSO) have set up a joint venture to design, develop and product Earth observation satellites, ST Engineering announced […]

On May 26, Venezuelan Science, Technology and Intermediate Industries Minister Ricardo Menendez announced that the Venezuelan government had reached an agreement with the Chinese government to build a second geostationary […]

International data and video solutions provider Global Crossing uses an integrated global IP-based network that includes offerings such as collaboration, broadcast and media services. Global Crossing also acquires satellite capacity […]

SES World Skies signed three capacity deals with IP, Ethernet, data center and video solutions provider Global Crossing, which will increase its corporate network capacity with an additional 10 MHz […]

Comtech EF Data received a $1.2 million order for satellite ground station communications equipment from an unnamed systems integrator, which will deploy the equipment to support a Latin American military […]

BSM Technologies, a provider of remote monitoring, fleet management, fleet diagnostics and automated vehicle security systems, has extended its existing reseller agreement with EMS Global Tracking, BSM announced.     EMS […]

Canadian satellite systems manufacturer Advantech Wireless received satellite communication product sales orders from telecom and broadband providers in Brazil and Mexico, the company announced.     Advantech will provide AMT 75 […]

Hughes do Brasil, Hughes Network Systems’ Brazilian operating company, has signed a long-term contract for Ku-band capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 14 satellite, the operator announced May 3.     Hughes do […]

ViaSat expanded the coverage of its Yonder high-speed internet service in Brazil and the surrounding region via the StarOne C1 satellite, the operator announced March 25.     ViaSat installed and […]

TAM Airlines, which operates direct flights to 45 cities in Brazil and 18 cities in South America, the United States and Europe, has beefed up its connectivity options thanks to […]

Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s new 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, in a worst-case scenario, may only operate at around 50 percent of its full capacity. Telesat said in a press […]

Globecomm Systems completed its satellite uplink hub for Televisa at its Mexico City broadcast center, Globecomm announced.     The hub was designed by Globecomm under a contract signed in early […]

The Latin American mobile market will see 100 percent penetration by the end of the first quarter of 2011 despite the fact that 30 percent of the region’s population will […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-16-11] Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) prime contractor General DynamicsC4 Systems has awarded a $105 million subcontract to Lockheed Martin to produce additional communications equipment for the WIN-T […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $372 million contract to begin designing the Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna system as part of the Increment […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch an image-capturing satellite for France next year, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) Director Parivakkam Veeraraghavan announced May 13.             […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] Comtech EF Data secured a $1 million satellite communications equipment order from an unnamed Asian mobile operator, the company announced May 13. The Comtech EF Data infrastructure […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] Satellite broadband communications solutions provider NorsatInternational named James Topham to its Board of Directors after the company’s shareholders approved his nomination, Norsat announced May 13. Topham also […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-13-11] FSS operator SES turned in a 2011 first quarter performance that fell inline with both market and analysts’ consensus and allowed CEO Romain Bausch to maintain […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) terminated its recovery efforts for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) after the spacecraft experienced an electrical anomaly last month that […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] Norsat’s acquisition of RF and antenna technology manufacturer Sinclair in January helped generate an additional $4.3 million in revenue during the 2011 first quarter, which brought Norsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] Thaicom received a significant contribution in revenues from its IPStar satellite subsidiary during the 2011 first quarter, including a 40.3 percent year-over-year increase in IPStar bandwidth services, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] GeoEye appointed Andy Dougherty vice president of business development for the imagery company’s Federal Information Services division, GeoEye announced May 12. Dougherty is a retired U.S. naval […]

[Satellite News 05-13-11] Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN Co.), the entity in charge of the country’s planned Internet connectivity program, has contracted satellite operator Optus to provide an interim satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Alcatel-Lucent has partnered with Polaris Wireless and Thales Alenia Space for the launch of a location-based positioning engine with the ability to identify the geographic position of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] VSAT service provider Afcom Satellite Network (Afcomsat) has deployed a dual-mode satellite/terrestrial system on a fleet of emergency response vehicles (ERVs) in Nigeria, the company announced May […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Iridium Communications will leverage iDirect’s VSAT platform as part of a multi-year plan to upgrade the ground-control infrastructure of its low-Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation Iridium Next, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-12-11] Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems has contracted another hardware developer for technology integration on three of the manufacturer’s Inmarsat-5 constellation satellites. L-3 Electron Technologies (L-3 ETI) […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Vizada has launched its new Universal Card prepaid solution to work with both mobile and fixed satellite terminals at sea, the independent satellite communications provider announced May […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) appointed Jill Grinda as its new vice president, the organization announced May 11.             Grinda will base her […]