Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-12] Satellite connectivity provider 2 SAT Europe has chosen compression products developer Ateme to upgrade its digital satellite newsgathering (SNG) fleet, Ateme announced Aug. 24.    Ateme will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-12] NASA has postponed the launch of two Radiation Belt Storm Probe spacecraft after a malfunction with a tracking system occurred late in the mission’s final countdown, NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-12] EADS Astrium subsidiary Vizada has been awarded a multi-year contract valued over $13.5 million to provide satellite services to an unnamed U.S. government agency, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-23-12] Satellite communications systems provider ViaSat CFO Ronald Wangerin will resign from his position after 10 years of service, the company confirmed Aug. 23.    Wangerin will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-12] The Canadian Defense Department is planning a new $1 billion Arctic surveillance satellite network as a follow-on program to its previously announced Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), Canadian […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-12] Satellite operator AsiaSat increased its profits in the first half of its 2012 fiscal year after abandoning an unsuccessful joint venture with Dish Network in June, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-12] MSS operator Inmarsat increased its demand forecast for mobile satellite communications in Malaysia’s shipping industry after the company was contracted by Malaysian shipping firm MISC to install […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-12] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against pay-TV operator Dish Network for allegedly violating “Do Not Call” rules associated with telemarketing, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] SES has expanded its partnership with global satellite communications provider Pactel to include a multi-year capacity deal on NSS-6, the operator announced Aug. 21.    Pactel will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Thaicom has signed a cooperation agreement with iDirect to provide an alternative integrated solution to its IPStar customers, the companies announced Aug. 22.    Thaicom said the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-22-12] Sirius XM Radio investors have sued the satellite broadcaster’s board of directors for doing enough to protect the company from a potential Liberty Media takeover, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has unveiled global pre-paid satellite services for both voice and data through its pre-pay platform with the introduction of support for voice calls originating […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Norwegian technology developer Kongsberg confirmed Aug. 21 that its Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) business unit was awarded a $22.4 million contract to provide ground station services for […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in South Africa has designed and built the country’s first nanosatellite that will be launched into space from Russia in […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] U.S. Air Force Space Command declared that the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) Block-10 satellite achieved initial operational capability and is ready to support U.S. Strategic Command […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Ericsson is set to launch a new HEVC/H.265 encoder that aims to deliver live and linear TV to mobile networks and devices in real-time with resolutions up […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Japan’s Marubeni Aerospace will help Myanmar launch a small Earth observation that will be used for the country’s Ministry of Transport and Meteorology and Hydrology Department, Marubeni […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning its 100th launch, which will carry two foreign satellites into orbit in September aboard a PSLV C-21 rocker, ISRO […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-21-12] Sea Launch has successfully launched the Intelsat 21 communications satellite into orbit for FSS operator Intelsat aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from its platform in the equatorial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Canadian satellite broadcast equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has released its new Discovery-series Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (A-SAT) dual-mode RCS/TDMA-SCPC product line, the company announced Aug. 20.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Maritime enterprise satellite communications provider ITC Global has acquired the remaining 10 percent interest in VSAT specialist ITC Guinea to obtain complete ownership of the entity, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Voice, video and data distribution networks developer Wegener Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) extension from an unnamed international customer that represents a bookable commitment […]

[Satellite News 08-21-12] Boeing is working on the Pentagon’s Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program under a different fixed-price structure than was originally agreed upon under the original $235 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Spanish satellite ground systems supplier GMV has named Julia MacDonough director of defense and intelligence business development for its U.S. operation GMV USA, the company announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-20-12] Gilat’s Ka-band initiatives are well underway and the Israeli satellite company’s related project pipeline is growing at a healthy rate, according to Gilat CEO Erez Antebi. […]

[Satellite News 08-20-12] Increased connectivity demands from mobile workers, maritime, cargo transportation and remote applications are driving strong growth for the international mobile satellite industry, which is expected to continue […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Newtec has unveiled its M6100 broadcast satellite modulator designed specifically for contribution, DTH broadcast, distribution head-ends and towers, the company announced Aug. 17.    The Newtec M6100 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12]Satellite operator Thaicom will sell its Mfone mobile phone business to an operator outside of Thailand by the end of this year, according to the company’s latest financial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Comtech EF Data has received a $1.5 million DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier bandwidth compression order from an unnamed telecommunications service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, the company confirmed Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Maxwell Technology has launched Sat-Space Africa’s Satellite Hot Spot solution, which aims to transform business models for providing connectivity to underserved communities in townships and rural areas, […]