Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] Hughes Network Systems is supporting the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has launched its 2011 European Satellite Navigation competition for the Taiwanese region, ITRI announced March 25.     The institute said the […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Teleport operators were less satisfied with the commercial performance of their satellite vendors than with their operational performance and saw the need for improvement in many areas, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Indian satellite operators criticized India’s government for instituting taxation policies that show “preferential tax treatment of cable operators over satellite,” according to a CASBAA statement issued March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson will supply satellite phones and solar-powered towers to the Japanese government to support the country’s earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] C-Com Satellite Systems received $600,000 worth of orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from various customers in the Asia region, the Canadian manufacturer announced March 23. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-24-11] Radio DJ Howard Stern is suing his employer, Sirius XM Radio for allegedly refusing to give him performance-based stock options that were promised in the $500 […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-11] Satellite-LTE network operator LightSquared has signed a contract with national electronics retailer Best Buy to resell its service, LightSquared announced March 23.     LightSquared CEO and Chairman […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-11] Numerex entered into a strategic partnership with mobile broadband solutions company Tekelec to deliver and co-market M2M solutions to global service providers, the companies announced March 23. […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-11] Independent digital TV receiver testing company Digital TV Labs has extended its available services under its DVB-T2 deployment consultancy offering for the broadcast industry, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-11] SES Astra has extended its technical reach across Europe to serve 135 million TV homes in Europe and North Africa – more than half of all TV […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-23-11] The enterprise satellite sector may see limited long-term retail revenue growth in traditional oil and gas markets but could offset these challenges by leveraging increasing growth […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-23-11] Over-the-top (OTT) TV viewers will outnumber IP TV viewers by 2013 as the popularity of services such as BBC iPlayer and Netflix continues to accelerate at […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-11] Lockheed Martin unveiled the first Orion spacecraft and its Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC) at a NASA showcase near the manufacturer’s facilities in Denver, Colo., the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-11] Kore Telematics, a machine-to-machine (M2M) communications provider, expanded its global M2M network services to feature enhanced cellular data network services supported by global satellite delivery for connected […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-11] Communications solutions and services provider Globecomm Systems is set to rollout its wireless hosted platform, which aims to enable 2G and 3G operators to migrate to 4G/LTE, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-11] Intelsat subsidiary Intelsat Jackson Holdings is selling the operator’s $2.65 billion in senior debt due in 2019, 2021 and 2023 to refinance rates on its shorter-term debt, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-11] The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) appointed Arianespace President Clayton Mowry and ASC Signal President and CEO Keith Buckley to serve in their second terms as […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-22-11] Optus has contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build and deliver the Optus 10 satellite by 2013, the Australian telco announced March 21.     The satellite, which […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-22-11] NovelSat’s third-generation NS3 satellite transmission technology aims to increase satellite bandwidth capacity by 20 percent to 55 percent more than current DVB-S2 and DVB-S standards, respectively, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-11] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has extended its contract with seismic vessel operator Fugro-Geoteam for another five years, Marlink announced March 21.     The agreement will see […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-11] US Signal is expanding its network by adding on/off-ramps to its Midwest footprint in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the data bandwidth capacity supplier announced March 21.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-11] The Albanian government awarded a contract to EMA Group for Iridium-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) integration on the country’s commercial fishing fleet, EMA announced.     EMA will […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-11] Indian broadcaster Sun TV signed a multi-year, multi-transponder lease with Intelsat for C-band capacity on the IS-17 satellite located at the 66 degrees East orbital location, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-11] Vizada and its technology parter Arinc have introduced seamless, mobile IP capability on Vizada’s AviLink solution for airborne connectivity, the companies announced March 21.     The AviLink […]

[Satellite News 03-22-11] ViaSat’s push to capitalize on its Yonder in-flight broadband service in North America started in September, when the company solidified a partnership with JetBlue to install Ka-band […]

[Satellite News 03-22-11] iDirect’s TDMA-powered iDX 3.0 software platform has proven successful in the offshore enterprise markets during the past few years as early technology adopters such as Schlumberger and […]

[Satellite News 03-21-11] SES World Skies’ new short- and medium-term business models for North and South America are focused on growth in the video market and leveraging vertical markets in […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] GeoScan is forming plans for a potential global Earth-observation network using hosted payloads on Iridium’s next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next, the mobile satellite service provider announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] African telecommunications wholesaler Gateway Communications selected Gilat Satellite Networks to be its primary VSAT provider, Gilat announced March 17.     The strategic partnership will be supported by […]