Jeffrey Hill

Top officials in both European and U.S. government agencies and militaries are increasingly considering hosted payloads for a wider range of applications as both regions take cost-cutting into account in […]

Satellite manufacturers are opening the door to new hosted payload deals by showcasing the abilities of their new satellite bus models. Boeing Satellite Systems International (BSSI) has been pushing several […]

A common misconception in the satellite media realm is that the hosted payload is a new technology that emerged from the financial crisis and government requirements to cut costs. Of […]

MSS satellite services provider Inmarsat has appointed Andy Start president of the company’s global government business unit, Inmarsat announced Aug. 13.    Start will work with the global government market […]

[Satellite News 08-14-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has surpassed a significant milestone for its broadband VSAT business by successfully deploying its first 10,000 VSAT units for Australian operator Optus as part […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Northrop Grumman has joined the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA), the company announced Aug. 10.    HPA formed in March 2011 as a group of satellite manufacturers, spacecraft […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Central European Telecom Services (CETel) has acquired a teleport from Kabel Deutschland for an undisclosed sum, CETel announced Aug. 10.    CETel will inherit the Kabel Deutschland […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Aerospace services and defense systems provider Cobham has been awarded a $65 million contract to supply electronic systems to Boeing’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) program, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Cisco subsidiary NDS and DTH pay-TV provider Canal Digital are collaborating to launch a next-generation TV platform as a hosted, managed service, the partners announced Aug. 10. […]

[Satellite News 08-13-12] Raytheon has been pushing for an alternate Air Force satellite terminal program with three Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military terminals it currently produces, claiming that they […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-10-12] A strong performance from Globalstar’s Spot service helped boost the company’s 2012 second-quarter revenues to $20 million – a full $1 million more than the $19 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] Canadian satellite Norsat continued to drive revenue growth in both its Sinclair Technologies subsidiary and its microwave products segment during its second fiscal quarter of 2012, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] Roskosmos has established an inter-agency commission to investigate the Aug. 6 failure of a Proton rocket’s Breeze-M upper stage that led to the likely loss of two […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] JSC Azerkosmos has signed an agreement with British insurance broker Marsh to insure Azerbaijan’s first telecommunication satellite, Azerspace-1, JSC Azerkosmos confirmed Aug. 9.    The one-year contract […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] Intelsat and the Global VSAT forum (GVF) are sponsoring a communications training session that will be conducted at the Pacific Endeavor convention in Singapore, featuring government and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-12] Satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network’s increased investment in subscriber acquisition advertising led to a dramatic improvement in its 2012 second-quarter net subscriber counts, but also negatively […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Thales Alenia Space has successfully shipped the next Galileo navigation satellite to the European Spaceport in French Guiana, where it will begin preparations for an October launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted by Argentina’s Servicio Satelital to provide its SkyEdge 2 Hub and broadband satellite platform that Servicio Satelital will use to upgrade […]

[Satellite News 08-09-12] The failed launch of a Russian Proton rocket carrying two communications satellites earlier this week has forced EchoStar to push back the launch of a satellite that […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] RF over fiber equipment manufacturer Pulse Power and Measurement (PPM) has launched a new sales organization in the United States, which will trade under the brand name […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Voice, video and data distribution networks provider Wegener Corp. has signed new equipment orders with media network Microspace and an unnamed international customer managing a governmental media […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM Radio grew its revenues by 13 percent in the second quarter of 2012 to $838 million on top of a jump in subscribers that […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Russia failed to launch two communications satellites into orbit after anomaly occurred on the Proton M rocket’s Breeze M upper stage engine, Russian space agency Roskosmos confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-12] International commercial satellite operators grew their capacity leasing revenues by $635 million between 2010 and 2011, according to a study published Aug. 7 by analysis firm […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary SAT Corp. has opened new facilities in Maryland and Hawaii in an effort to expand its Interference Detection and Geolocation (iDetGeo) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Gilat Satellite Networks is set to unveil its new integrated Ku-band airborne satellite communication solution for UAVs, the Israeli satellite company announced Aug. 7.    Gilat said […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has successfully demonstrated an X-band mobile satellite communications system with a phased array antenna at a U.S. Army facility, Ball Aerospace announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Eurovision, the premium sports and news events and department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to provide live transmission […]

[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK recently expanded its product line of small, agile satellite buses to meet design requirements for a wider range of missions in civil, national security and commercial […]

[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK was solicited by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late July to provide a modified satellite bus to the agency’s Phoenix program, which aims […]