Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-02-11] The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA), formed in March by seven of the satellite industry’s biggest companies to promote potential benefits of hosted government payloads on commercial […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] Arianespace will launch the ABS-2 communications satellite for Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) on an Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport in French Guiana in 2013, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] KVH Industries reported a 59 percent increase in its 2011 first quarter VSAT sales, but it was not enough to offset disappointing losses in its other divisions, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] Engineering firm Global Science and Technology (GST) has unveiled a new small-satellite concept that aims to improve current Landsat image data, GST announced April 29.     Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] Satellite communications provider Pactel has been awarded a multi-year contract to manage SamoaTel’s international telephony business, Pactel announced April 29.     The transition to Pactel management will […]

[Satellite News 05-02-11] The Russian Government has ordered Anatoly Perminov to retire from his post as chief of the Roskosmos Space Agency and has replaced him with Russian military veteran […]

As the military enters a “do more with less” environment in terms of its budget, the commercial satellite communications sector finds itself in a potentially valuable position. As inevitable budget […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] Satellite machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions provider Numerex Corp. produced a 25 percent, year-over-year growth in subscriptions during its 2011 first quarter, breaking the one million mark at 1,224,000 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] Security tracking specialist Track24 launched a global tracking and messaging system for individuals and small businesses, which utilizes the Iridium satellite network and Track24’s mapping software to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] Video delivery solutions provider Sencore renewed its global partnership agreement with Netherlands-based DekTec Digital Video to jointly develop products and share technologies for customer offerings, the two […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-29-11] Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) reported a 16 percent increase in its 2011 first quarter sales at $1.26 billion, compared with $1.09 billion in 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] An unnamed U.S. satellite company issued Com Dev an authorization to proceed on a contract to commence engineering work and provide equipment for a new mobile communications […]

[Satellite News 04-28-11] The United States Export-Import Bank has voted to approve BNP Parabis’ application to finance Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies purchase of the Azerspace/Africasat-1A satellite from […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-28-11] U.S. trade representatives are encouraging the Indian government to change its satellite policies to allow foreign countries to sell capacity to India’s growing DTH market, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-11] ViaSat and STM Group successfully demonstrated waveform interoperability between the STM SatLink 2000 modem and the ViaSat Joint Internet Protocol Modem (JIPM) for the U.S. Department of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-11] U.K. and international media organizations have booked a significant amount of Eutelsat capacity for live coverage of the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William and Kate […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-11] Dish Network completed its acquisition of movie retail chain Blockbuster’s assets and will immediately move forward with its plans close at least 1,000 Blockbuster locations and take […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-11] NASA has postponed its scheduled May launch of a Minotaur 4 rocket from its Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska due to its similarities to the Orbital Sciences […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-11] Danish national broadcaster DR has selected Snell’s Mosart automation system to drive its DR Update news channel distributed via satellite, terrestrial and Internet streaming, DR announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-27-11] MTN Satellite Communications has partnered with Spanish maritime VSAT provider Erzia to operate a joint venture teleport that will serve as a centralized gateway for MTN’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-11] Integral Systems received an authorization to proceed from Orbital Sciences to provide the major ground segment elements for the Mexsat-3 satellite program currently under construction by Boeing […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-11] Raytheon BBN Technologies was awarded $10 million in U.S. Department of Defense funding to develop technical solutions that will help maintain command and control systems for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-11] Boeing has delivered the U.S. Air Force Space Command‘s second GPS 2F satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to prepare for launch aboard a United […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-11] AMI Aviation Services was selected by satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane to act as its Aviator SwiftBroadband portfolio reseller and service provider in the United […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Arianespace successfully launched the Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites April 22 on an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Boeing’s GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with the U.S. Air Force 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Boeing announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered the Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan ahead of schedule, the manufacturer announced April 25. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Russian Space Forces have re-established control of its Geo-IK-2 military satellite after losing contact with the spacecraft in February, Russian Defense Ministry officials announced April 25.      […]

[Satellite News 04-26-11] Intelsat’s New Dawn satellite, launch by Arianespace on April 22, begins the operator’s largest satellite investment program in its history. Through its new satellite, Intelsat aims to […]