Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Blue Sky Network, a leading global provider of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land, and marine, and its reseller partner, S4A have received a Supplemental […]

Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat is gearing up to launch its YahClick “broadband everyone” satellite service in South Sudan.    The service aims to provide wide reaching, high performance, satellite […]

Thales Alenia Space and Astrium will collaborate for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) BepiColombo spacecraft utilizing X- and Ka-band transponders designed to communicate data from an exploration mission of Mercury.    BepiColombo is […]

SES is now the first satellite operator to offer the satellite broadband service Internet Satellite JET with download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s for consumers in France, effective immediately […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Pentek has rolled out a new line of multiband, modular RF slot receivers, the manufacturer announced Jan. 8.    Pentek’s Model 8111 series accepts RF signals over […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Global satellite and cellular data communications solutions provider Orbcomm has signed a $45 million, five-year loan agreement with AIG Asset Management that could mitigate lingering concerns regarding […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Robert Bednarek, former CEO of SES World Skies and member of the SES Executive Committee, has passed away at the age of 55 after a long and […]

ViaSat will provide a U.S. government customer with broadband airborne satcom services under a valued $52 million one year contract.    This is renewal for services established in 2009 using […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is potentially exploring the idea of importing or building a six-ton high-throughput Ka-band satellite that would feature 100 beams compared to a standard 40 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has signed new contracts and activities with luxury cruise operators Windstar Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises and The World to provide an array of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] ViaSat has shipped its 500th VR-12 Ku-band airborne ultra-small satcom antenna packaged together with its ArcLight technology, reaching and military and general aviation market milestone, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Aerospace manufacturer ATK will conduct a study of network-centric small satellites as an element of the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Defense […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Marlink has completed a series of new VSAT installations aboard De Poli Tankers vessels in a project carried out in close cooperation with Maritime Performances, Marlink announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Raytheon has added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS), Raytheon […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Nigerian Center for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) is launching an initiative to train Nigerian engineers to design, test and build a satellite by 2018, CSTD Director […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] Wired and wireless semiconductor solutions provider Broadcom has enabled Cryptography Research (CRI) differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasures across its line of set-top box (STB) platforms, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has once again delayed the joint launch of Indian-French satellite SARAL and several Canadian defense satellites. According to ISRO’s Jan. 4 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] Arianespace and Astrium have signed a launch contract for the VNREDSat-1A Earth observation satellite, on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, the companies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The General Services Administration (GSA) is developing a Network Services 2020 (NS2020) initiative that will change the government’s approach to acquiring future telecommunications from models previously used […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] PRV Aerospace has acquired all of the outstanding stock of commercial and military aerospace manufacturer Astro Spar for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced Jan. 4.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] EchoStar Satellite Services has hired SiriusXM Vice President of Dngineering Derek de Bastos as its CTO, the broadcast satellite company announced Jan 3.    De Bastos was […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Com Dev International has been awarded a contract for satellite components from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The project will deliver Ku-band and Ka-band multiplexers, switches and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Station711, the Mobile Satellite Services division of RRsat Global Communications Network, has integrated its Crewtalk complete onboard voice gateway solution with the Inmarsat FleetBroadband Multi-voice service.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Harris has been awarded the fifth option year of its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) contract initially awarded in 2008 to operate, maintain and logistically […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved new that will ease its licensing requirements for in-flight broadband Internet services, according to a report initially published Dec. 28. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Thaicom, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, signed an initial agreement with a unit of Hong Kong-based Synertone Communication to become the new provider of its Ipstar […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has successfully integrated four of the five payloads and a spacecraft de-orbit module onto the Department of Defense Space Test Program’s Standard Interface […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS) division has recently been awarded contracts totaling $6.1 million to provide specialized products in support of certain national […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to manufacture two Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites for the United States Air Force, confirming a deal that was […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has appointed three new directors for its various operational centers. The state-run space agency hired noted scientist S. Ramakrishnan as director […]