Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-02-11] Dish Network has entered into an agreement to acquire hybrid satellite and terrestrial communications company DBSD North America for approximately $1 billion, Dish Network announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-02-11] NewSat acquired seven orbital slots and a range of frequency assignments for accommodating satellites from AP Kypros Satellites, NewSat announced Feb. 1.     The acquisition agreement […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Thuraya appointed Samer Halawi CEO, replacing Yousef Al Sayed, who has returned to work for Etisalat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thuraya announced Feb. 1.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Orbcomm’s last remaining AIS-capable low-Earth orbit satellite failed at the end of the company’s 2010 fiscal fourth quarter, the company announced in its latest financial results issued […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Stratos Global has launched flexible Inmarsat BGAN satellite communications service pricing plans for first responders, the company announced Feb. 1.     Stratos said its pricing plans offer […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Satellite amplifier manufacturer Comtech Xicom Technology unveiled an LCD touch-screen control interface for high-power traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA), the company announced Feb. 1.     The screen […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems received more than $1.3 million in orders for iNetVu mobile antenna systems from its resellers in the United States, Russia, Japan, […]

While not considered a banner year for the satellite communications sector, 2010 was not as down as some might have forecasted. Many executives navigated their companies successfully through a tough […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-01-11] The U.S. Air Force issued two contracts to Northrop Grumman and Integral Systems to maintain and service its air and space command and control capabilities, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Gilat subsidiary Spacenet was selected by various U.S. state governments to provide and maintain SkyEdge broadband satellite terminals to support state lotteries, Gilat announced Jan. 31.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] VSAT communication modems developer PolarSat has unveiled 8-PSK modulation and multi language user interface support on its VSATPlus 3 solution, the company announced Jan. 31.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Raytheon completed its acquisition of Applied Signal Technology (AST) in a $490 million tender offer for about 12 million of AST’s outstanding shares, Raytheon announced Jan. 31. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Optus ordered conditional access technology from Irdeto to extend customer access to the operator’s satellite digital-only and HDTV channels in Australia, Optus announced Jan. 31.     Irdeto […]

[Satellite News 02-01-11] Orbcomm’s last remaining functional Automatic Identification System (AIS) low-Earth orbit satellite failed at the end of its 2010 fiscal fourth quarter, temporarily bringing to an end the […]

[Satellite News 01-31-11] South Korean operator Korea Telecom (KT) is hoping to attract more attention to the country’s market with its commercial high-definition digital imagery and 3-D programming services offering […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-31-11] Hybrid wireless and satellite broadband network LightSquared has entered the second phase of its $337.5 million cooperation agreement with Inmarsat to increase the amount of contiguous […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin contracts to design the Pentagon’s Space Fence, which will replace its 50-year-old VHF Space Surveillance System to detect […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] The U.K. Space Agency selected Amsat-UK to provide its FunCube hardware board sets for the agency’s first satellite UKube-1, Amsat-UK announced Jan. 28.     The hardware aims […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] OmniGlobe has deployed XipLink’s XA optimization technology to reduce bandwidth requirements and provide customers with improved connectivity performance, XipLink announced Jan. 28.     The XipLink offering, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Crest Subsea contracted Orange Business Services to improve communication infrastructure of its diving support vessels by developing and managing a customized VSAT marine communication system, Orange announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services (GCS) has achieved managed services master certification from Cisco, Schlumberger GCS announced Jan. 28.     Schlumberger GCS demonstrated its ability to deliver solutions […]

[Satellite News 01-31-11] Vision IPTV is launching a commercial and technical hub in Dubai, which CEO John Mills hopes will support customer expansion throughout the Middle East, West Asia and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-28-11] Boeing and Lockheed Martin reported similar 2010 end-year results, which showed both major U.S. satellite manufacturers struggling in their space business units.     Lockheed Martin Space […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Raytheon reported 2010 fourth quarter income of $459 million, a 9 percent drop compared to $504 million in income in the same period in 2009. Raytheon attributed […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Iridium Next prime contractor Thales Alenia Space awarded a systems integration and testing contract to Orbital Sciences, to integrate the low-Earth orbit constellation’s communications payloads and platforms, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] DigitalGlobe entered into a partnership with Sudan’s Satellite Sentinel Project to deliver imagery and analysis in support of the country’s recent vote on independence.     The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Media and broadcast resource management company ScheduAll has moved its corporate headquarters to Hollywood, Fla., the company announced Jan. 27.     ScheduAll said it outgrew its previous […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] The U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) granted a LightSquared request to drop its requirement that mobile phones using satellite airwaves must be able to communicate with satellites, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] Ottawa-based satellite content distribution provider International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received a $2.81 million contract extension from the Canadian Department of National Defense to continue its delivery of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] Shaanxi Broadcast, a Shanghai-based digital cable TV network operator, selected Irdeto’s Cloaked Conditional Access (CA) technology to begin testing as part of its strategy to transition over […]