Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-12] Canadian information solutions firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract valued at approximately $35 million with United Kingdom-based Avanti Communications to provide a Ka-band […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-12] ViaSat has won a contract to provide X-band antennas and its MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) to Selex Elsag, which will use the offering to expand […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-12] Raytheon submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force in June for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) alternate program to provide secure, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-12] Smart devices that link to the handset to carry out specific tasks will become a major new market for hardware manufacturers during the next five years, according […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-12-12] Entropic Communications, a semiconductor solutions provider for the connected household market, has acquired specific direct broadcast satellite (DBS) intellectual property and corresponding technologies from PLX Technology, […]

[Satellite News 07-12-12] Virgin Galactic is developing its LauncherOne rocket to carry small satellites into orbit at a fraction of current estimated cost, the company’s founder Richard Branson confirmed July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Cable & Wireless Panama (C&W) to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband network that will be used to deliver broadband Internet […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-11-12] European satellite operator SES’ new SES-5 spacecraft, launched earlier this week on an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket, aims to serve as a valuable cornerstone in […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-12] British satellite operator Avanti Communications has signed an ordering agreement with NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), formerly the NC3A Agency, to provide service from its Hylas […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-12] Harris CapRock has signed a multi-year, multi-channel agreement with Astrium Services to offer end-to-end Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Tactical Satellite solutions to international and U.S. government users, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-12] MSS operator Inmarsat will deploy its SwiftBroadband service as a satellite backbone for in-flight Internet services on two airlines in the Asia Pacific region, the company announced […]

Raytheon received a $19 million contract to modify the U.S. Navy’s Multiband Terminal (NMT) to link it with the Air Force’s Enhanced Polar Satellite (EPS), the company announced.    Raytheon […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully placed another U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite into orbit on a Delta 4-Heavy rocket, the company confirmed June 29.    The unmanned rocket […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-10-12] Satellite radio broadcaster SiriusXM added 622,042 net subscribers in its 2012 second quarter – a 38 percent jump from the 452,147 net subscribers added in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-10-12] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched SES’ telecoms satellite SES-5 into orbit onboard a Russian Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan after a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-10-12] European Communication Services (ECS) has partnered with OH TV to offer joint broadcast and IPTV service to the African broadcast market and various regions around the world, […]

Hughes Network Systems has received Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Security Level 1 validation for its Spaceway Crypto Kernel (HSCK) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), […]

Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed an in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications system on a Navy EA-18G Growler, the aerospace manufacturer announced.    The system aims to allow […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-10-12] African satellite network operator Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. (NigComSat) has purchased a new Series 15100 Universal Satellite hub from iDirect and will deploy an Evolution-based service in […]

ASC Signal has released new redundancy technology and product options designed to provide simplified, seamless switching of active radio frequency components on the company’s fixed and transportable Earth station antennas, […]

Space Computer, a privately owned signal processing systems, software and algorithms developer founded in 1987, has been acquired by technology manufacturer ITT Exelis, in an effort to strengthen its presence […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary RT Logic has launched its 250 MHz T400CS Wideband Channel Simulator that replicates the real-time RF conditions that can be expected in wideband satcom, […]

The 49 commercial satellite production programs and 419 individual communications satellites produced between 2012 and 2022 will be worth a combined $52.7 billion, according to a Forecast International study published […]

Canadian space and satellite company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been contracted by Israel Aerospace Industries to supply a communications payload solution for the Amos-6 satellite, MDA announced June […]

L-3 Communications Holdings subsidiary L-3 Global Communications Solutions has inked an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide portable satellite-communications gear to the Pentagon for more than five years with a potential value […]

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) was awarded a task order by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to provide consolidated logistics management support (CLMS) in support […]

Com Dev has received a follow-on contract from Boeing Satellite Systems to supply filters, switches and ferrite components for use in NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) program, Com […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-10-12] The Armenian government is planning to order a commercial communications satellite from Russia under the terms of a memorandum of understanding signed July 9, according to a […]

[Satellite News 07-10-12] L-3 Communications Holdings subsidiary L-3 Global Communications Solutions (GCS) has received a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite systems contract from the Pentagon’s Special Operations Command that […]

[Satellite News 07-10-12] Sky Perfect JSAT is now ready to commence service on the Lockheed Martin-built JCSAT-13 telecommunications satellite at 124 degrees East following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of […]