Jeffrey Hill

One of the disadvantages of wearing a press badge at a trade show is that you never get to sit in on the meetings that define success for a convention […]

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] A team led by Raytheon received a contract extension to perform additional risk-reduction activities for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation Global Positioning System Operational Ground Control Segment […]

Walking through the halls of the Las Vegas convention center, I catch a distinct group buzz words permeating from exhibitors and dominating conversations in the press office. If you want […]

SES Astra has teamed up with Yahsat to create YahLive, a new company targeted to DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South West Asia, the companies announced […]

The NAB showroom is providing a sneak peek into future opportunities and technology, which the satellite industry aims to leverage as the broadcast sector makes new leaps in mobile and […]

The Modern Times Group’s (MTG) subsidiary, Viasat Broadcasting has selected Irdeto to manage its enhanced Internet based on-demand service, Viasat OnDemand, Irdeto announced April 20.     Irdeto said the service […]

ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi) signed a multi-year contract expansion with Intelsat for capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, ABS-CBNi announced April 20.     Galaxy 19, located at 97 degrees West, aims […]

MotoSAT released its Messenger series mobile VSAT antenna, the company announced April 20.     MotoSAT said the mobile auto-pointing Ku-band antenna is designed specifically to meet the technical and environmental […]

According to the results of a survey released by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) on April 16, 80 percent of pre-registered respondents said they plan on buying products or […]

There certainly is a lot to talk about in the broadcasting market these days, and with NAB 2009 falling during a period that has seen announcements of massive telecommunication funding […]

[Satellite News 04-20-09] According to the results of a survey released by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) on April 16, 80 percent of pre-registered respondents said they plan on […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Lockheed Martin was awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Sky Perfect JSAT to build its next geostationary communications satellite, JCSAT-13, Lockheed Martin announced April 16.     JCSAT-13, […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) signed an agreement with Argentina’s National Commission on Space Activity (CONAE), for two launches aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX announced April 16. […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] SES Astra signed a reseller agreement with TV and telecommunications operator Towercom to distribute SES Astra’s Astra2Connect satellite broadband service distributed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Tandberg Television signed a deal with one of Asia’s main voice and satellite service providers, Reach, to expand its high-definition (HD) satellite capabilities with Tandberg receivers, encoding, […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Arianespace will make adjustments to its Ariane 5 ECA rocket to increase its payload capacity by 400 kilograms, enabling it to lift two large telecommunications satellites on […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Primus Telecommunications Group, an integrated IP communications services provider, has entered into a forbearance and waiver agreement with a requisite majority of its first lien term loan […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Iridium Satellite has certified EMA Group‘s BlueTraker Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) ship terminal to provide LRIT services over the Iridium satellite network, Iridium announced April 16. […]

Newtec will unveil two mobile TV space products — the AZ810 stream aggregator and the HZ914 multistream satellite receiver, the company announced April 9.     The new offerings support DVB […]

In today’s economy, advertisers for large retail organizations are forced to do more with less while balancing the need to engage with their customers and promote their products with economic […]

[Satellite News 04-09-09] For the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the inevitable transition to an IP-based military satellite communications system has been disruptive for the military, according to DISA Principal […]

[Satellite News 04-08-09] As part of a restructuring of U.S. defense spending in the 2010 U.S. federal budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended the termination of the U.S. […]

[Satellite News 04-03-09] The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is supporting a new version of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Bill which eases satellite export controls outlined in International Traffic in Arms […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) postponed the April 1 captive firing test of the H-2B launch vehicle due to the discovery of a leak in the […]

Integral Systems CEO John Higginbotham believes the Feb. 11 collision of an Iridium satellite with a defunct Russian military satellite will test global diplomacy, legal and unilateral military and commercial […]

While there is a sense of optimism across the satellite industry, from the variety of opinions expressed during SATELLITE 2009, it is clear that there is no consensus on whether […]

[Satellite News 03-31-09] The term, “asset tracking,” long used to described a family of management and security products, may be outdated as the market sector seeks to promote more multi-functional […]

[Satellite Today 03-30-09] Satellite Today is now featuring exclusive video coverage and interviews on our brand new video website – www.satellitetoday.tv Visit satellitetoday.tv to get the latest analysis, executive insight […]

[Satellite News 03-27-09] Iridium CEO Matt Desch and Inmarsat CEO Andy Sukawaty joined forces in their criticism of Globalstar CEO Jay Monroe and his company’s $574 million financing award from […]

Iridium CEO Matt Desch and Inmarsat CEO Andy Sukawaty joined forces in their criticism of Globalstar CEO Jay Monroe and his company’s $574 million financing award from France’s export credit […]