Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-14-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire solid-state amplifier manufacturer Wavestream Corp. for approximately $130 million in cash, Gilat announced Oct. 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-14-10] Paradigm Services, part of Astrium Services’ Telecoms Division, has entered into a 15-year contract with Telesat to lease the full X-band payload of three transponders on Telesat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-14-10] Comtech EF Data Corp. won a $3.2 million order from an unnamed U.S. government agency for satellite communications equipment that will be utilized to upgrade fielded satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-14-10] Wholesale integrated wireless broadband and satellite network provider LightSquared has formed an Emergency Rapid Response Communications Team (ERRT) to deploy to emergency and disaster locations throughout North […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-14-10] C-Com Satellite Systems has developed multilingual software for its iNetVu mobile antenna systems, the company announced Oct. 13.     C-Com’s iNetVu 7000 controllers will now be integrated […]

[Satellite News 10-14-10] The potential for a consumer market leap to 3-D broadcast content has yielded a fair share of caution from analysts focused on short-term growth, but RRSat Deputy […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-13-10]  U.S. President Barack Obama signed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, which adds a third and final space shuttle flight in June, extends space station operations to […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-13-10] NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center awarded a five-year, $5.5 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to Techno-Sciences Inc. (TSI) to provide technical support, maintenance and upgrades for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-13-10] Bridge Technologies has entered into a partnership with Stockholm-based professional video and audio specialist Danmon Svenska to sell and support VideoBridge digital media monitoring products in Sweden, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-13-10] Didar Global TV has taken up additional services with Arqiva to expand its Persian broadcast coverage to a wider audience, Arqiva announced Oct. 12.     Arqiva will […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-12-10] In efforts to bounce back from a tough year and an executive leadership change, Com Dev, now under the direction of COO and interim CEO Mike […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-10] NATO has contracted ViaSat to integrate and install three UHF Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Network Control Stations (NCS) and related turnkey services, ViaSat announced Oct. 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-10] Phoenix International, a subsidiary of the John Deere Co., introduced an addition to its integrated telematics solutions product line with the release of Satellite Gateway, a tracking […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-10] Simon Van den Dries has been appointed vice president of EMS Global Tracking sales and will oversee sales operations for both direct and indirect sales focusing on […]

Since military operations began in heated battle arenas such as Iraq and Afghanistan, military command centers using X-band to communicate with critical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have dealt with interference […]

Engineers working for San Diego-based end-to-end satellite solution provider Tachyon Networks were inspired to develop their own military comms-on-the-move (COTM) solution after receiving feedback from customers for a product their […]

NATO has contracted ViaSat to integrate and install three UHF Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Network Control Stations (NCS) and related turnkey services, ViaSat announced Oct. 11.     NATO’s $14 […]

The U.S. Army has increased TeleCommunication Systems’ (TCS) potential satellite terminal spare parts order contract ceiling to $9.3 million, TCS announced Oct. 8. The order, which was made under the […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) commissioned Spanish information technology specialist Indra to design a radar system prototype for ESA’s Space Situational Awareness program, Indra announced.     The two-year, $7.3 million […]

MDA’s U.S. operation MDA Information Systems, received a contract to provide an advanced information solution to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Army Geospatial Center (AGC), MDA announced.      The […]

The U.S. Coast Guard selected KVH Industries to supply its TracPhone V7 satellite communication system and the mini-VSAT Broadband service to its small cutter fleet, KVH announced.     Under the […]

SpaceX’s upcoming NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration mission will launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla.. and will a flight plan nearly identical to Falcon 9’s June debut launch, SpaceX […]

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 into law after Congress approved the measure earlier this month.     The Act, originally drafted by the U.S. […]

Harbinger Capital Partners has sold a 14.1 percent stake in mobile satellite operator Inmarsat for about $652 million, the U.S. hedge fund announced.     Harbinger sold 65 million shares in […]

Norsat received satellite terminal orders totaling $4.2 million from various U.S. government organizations, the company announced.     However, Norsat President and CEO Amiee Chan said the orders were received in […]

Boeing has acquired initial on-orbit signals from the U.S. Air Force’s first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite following its Sept. 25 launch by Orbital Sciences from Vandenberg Air Force […]

Integral Systems has been awarded a sole source contract from an unnamed satellite service provider to expand its existing satellite fleet control system to support four Boeing 702 satellites already […]

[Satellite News 10-12-10] Engineers working for San Diego-based end-to-end satellite solution provider Tachyon Networks were inspired to develop their own military comms-on-the-move (COTM) solution after receiving feedback from customers for […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] O3b Networks signed a multi-year deal with satellite and wireless broadband solutions provider Netcom Africa to deliver high capacity, broadband connectivity to Nigerian ships and offshore oil […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] Pactel International has implemented its DVB-S2 platform to provide satellite-based Internet radiocast services to Matariki FM, a bilingual radio station on Cook Island, Pactel announced Oct. 8. […]