Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-10] Comtech Xicom Technology received an order worth more than $2.5 million to provide high-power amplifiers to support an unnamed customer in an emerging high-throughput satellite market, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) received an additional $12.3 million in funding from the U.S. Army for equipment and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-10] Qualcomm is collaborating with integrated wireless broadband and satellite network wholesaler LightSquared to integrating L-Band LTE technology in its mainstream chipset roadmap, the company announced Oct. 7. […]

[Satellite News 10-08-10] A European Commission (EC) budgetary report released Oct. 8 found that the European Union‘s (EU) non-geostationary Galileo satellite navigation system is over budget, behind schedule and will […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-07-10] NASA has delayed the launch of its Glory climate change detection satellite due to a problem with a control mechanism in one of its two solar […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-07-10] Microsemi Corp., a manufacturer of analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, high reliability semiconductors and RF subsystems, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Actel Corp. for approximately […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-07-10] Integral Systems was awarded a $4.1 million task order to modernize the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) Polar Ground Systems (PGS), Integral announced Oct. 6. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-07-10] Sky Perfect JSat’s Senior Executive Vice President Yutaka Nagai has been appointed President of the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC), effective in January.     Nagai will lead APSCC for […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-06-10] Iridium closed its $1.8 billion credit facility agreement with Coface at lower interest rates than Iridium’s management expected, the company announced Oct. 4.     The blended […]

[Satellite News 10-06-10] As the U.S. broadcasting industry looks to projected increases in third quarter advertising sales to help recover from a damaging 2010 second quarter with, analysts and investors […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-10] 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 Oct. 4.     Harbinger […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-10] Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) selected International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the AsiaSat 7 satellite on an ILS Proton from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 2011, ILS announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-10] Wavestream received a $19 million Ka-band solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) purchase order from General Dynamics Satcom Technologies, the manufacturer announced Oct. 5.     Wavestream’s 50-watt SSPAs will […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-10] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-05-10] LightSquared has acquired an $850 million credit facility from UBS AG and will accelerate its capacity lease deal with Inmarsat to begin by the end of […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-05-10] India’s rural value-added services market could generate about $835 million for regional service providers in 2014, according global telecoms, media and IT adviser Analysys Mason.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-10] Astrium has acquired German space sensors and optical systems specialist Jena-Optronik, Astrium announced Oct. 4.     Jena-Optronik develops attitude sensors and space-based optics for a variety of […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-10] IP-based solutions provider International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has entered into a partnership to supply Arqiva with digital cinema-specific content distribution applications and remote site equipment, IDC announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-10] 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 Oct. 4. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-10] Norsat received satellite terminal orders totaling $4.2 million from various U.S. government organizations, the company announced Oct. 4.     However, Norsat President and CEO Amiee Chan said […]

[Satellite News 10-05-10] In the past two months, global analyst firms have released reports that unanimously predict strong five-year growth in the Asian mobile voice and data markets.    On […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-02-10] Satellite and aerial-based geospatial services provider GeoEye is continuing with its financing push by offering another $125 million of its senior secured notes, which are due […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-10] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-10] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-10] Cobham Satcom signed a reseller agreement and expanded its technical partnership with remote network management provider Uplogix, Cobham Satcom announced Oct. 1.     The companies will integrate […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-10] U.S. Congress passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and defense trade cooperation treaties between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia on Sept. 30 – […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-10] The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded two contracts to Raytheon to develop and provide the command, control and communications segment and interface data processing segment […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Intelsat has sold $1 billion of senior notes due 2020 at an issue price of 100 percent, Intelsat announced Sept. 30.     The size of the sale, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Integral Systems subsidiaries, RT Logic and SAT Corp. have introduced SatID Expert with Monics, an integrated, all-in-one signal monitoring, detection and geolocation system, the companies announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] More than a hundred market participants in the east African region are offering Internet connectivity and application services as the introduction of undersea fiber-optic cables has dramatically […]