Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-09-11] ATK and Astrium have unveiled their new Liberty rocket under NASA‘s Commercial Crew Development-2 (CCDev-2) procurement program, combining ATK’s first stage four-segment solid rocket boosters from […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-11] Comtech Xicom Technology received a $1 million order from the U.S. Navy for high-power amplifiers as an expansion to an existing contract for broad spectrum of new […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-11] ASBU, Arabsat and Newtec are offering extended services and products for fast newsgathering (FNG) and HD TV contribution and exchange on the Multimedia Exchange Network Over Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-11] U.S. Electrodynamics (USEI) commercial satellite communications services have received mission-assurance and confidentiality compliance ratings from the U.S. Department of Defense, the company announced Feb. 8.     CapRock […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-11] Norsat International’s Microwave Business Unit will now offer RFID on-metal tags and readers as part of its microwave components product line, the Canadian satellite company announced Feb. […]

[Satellite News 02-09-11] Euroconsult expects the market value for video transmission services over satellite to reach $27 billion in 2020 – up from $15.8 billion in 2010 – driven by […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-08-11] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi unveiled a slew of ambitious satellite programs, including prototypes of four domestically developed satellites and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-11] Orbital Sciences launched a secret U.S. government payload Feb. 5 aboard a Minotaur 1 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Orbital announced Feb. 7.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-11] RRsat Global Communications Network was contracted by Ananey Communications to provide playout and distribution services for the localized MTV Israel channel, RRsat announced Feb. 4.     RRsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-11] Bahrain-based satellite service provider Noorsat ordered a head-end technology solution from Thomson Video Networks’ (TVN) to help scale its operation up to 63 channels delivered over six […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-11] Teleport and VSAT broadcasting service provider Castor Networks has launched trunking services to the Middle East and Central Asia from its base in The Netherlands, Castor Networks […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-11] Orbit Communication Systems, a satellite communications, tracking antennas, and airborne communications-management systems provider, has implemented two of its advanced tracking and telemetry systems as part of SpaceX’s […]

KVH Industries and partner ViaSat have doubled their mini-VSAT Broadband network capacity in the Asian, African and West Indian Ocean regions, including waters off the coasts of Australia and New […]

[Satellite News 02-08-11] U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and French Defense Minister Alain Juppe signed a statement of principles Feb. 8 outlining a bilateral agreement between the two countries to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-11] Hughes Network Systems will provide the ground communications network for Boeing’s Mexsat satellite based network system under a contract signed Feb. 3 between the two companies.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-11] JetBlue Airways signed an agreement with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to equip as many as 35 Airbus A320 planes with satellite-based technology to communicate with […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-11] Barrett Xplore activated its 4G wireless network in Quebec under the Xplornet brand, the company announced Feb. 4     The terrestrial wireless network will be complemented by […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-11] Astrotech posted a $1.6 million net loss in its fiscal year 2011 second quarter — a 34 percent drop from the $1.7 million in net income it […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-04-11] KVH Industries and partner ViaSat have doubled their mini-VSAT Broadband network capacity in the Asian, African and West Indian Ocean regions, including waters off the coasts […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Orbital Sciences entered into an agreement with Iridium Communications to reserve 20 percent of the hosted payload capacity on the operator’s Iridium Next satellite constellation, Iridium announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] The European Union Court proposed a ruling Feb. 3 that would allow U.K. television viewers to bypass U.K. broadcasters and watch cheaper foreign satellite coverage of Premier […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] In February 2008, a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class cruiser launched an SM-3 missile at the USA 193 classified spy satellite, destroying the spacecraft, according to U.S. Department of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Analysys Mason’s Connected Consumer Survey showed that 70 percent of European and U.S. market consumers view mobile broadband as slower, less reliable and more expensive than fixed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Swiss satellite product manufacturer U-blox rolled out its Max-6 family of ultra-miniature rugged GPS modules, optimized for industrial and telematics applications, the company announced Feb. 3.      […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-03-11] The Russian military has restored contact with the Geo-IK-2 Reshetnev satellite after it failed to communicate and establish radio contact with its ground control antennas following […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Tachyon Networks and Comtech EF Data have partnered to develop airborne comms-on-the-move (COTM) solutions to deliver bandwidth to airborne terminals, the companies announced Feb. 2.     Tachyon […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Independent satellite communications company Vizada Networks will unveil its next generation DVB-S2/ACM-based platform Feb. 8, the company announced.     The platform, Viznet Broadband, is a standardized service […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Gilat Satellite Networks was selected by an unnamed defense agency to provide its SkyEdge 2 broadband network for military communications.     The system will serve various branches […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] German satellite service provider Atrexx is finalizing its VSAT ground services contract with the European Union to connect 47 European embassy sites in Africa and the Middle […]

[Satellite News 02-03-11] Orbital Sciences entered into an agreement with Iridium Communications to reserve 20 percent of the hosted payload capacity on the operator’s Iridium Next satellite constellation, Iridium announced […]