Jeffrey Hill

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 […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-09-12] Arianespace has successfully launched the EchoStar 17 satellite into geostationary transfer on an Ariane 5 rocket for Hughes Network Systems, kicking off the company’s Ka-band-powered fourth-generation […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-12] Com Dev has been awarded contracts from Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) worth more than $10 million to deliver Ka-band microwave components and assemblies to the satellite manufacturer, Com […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-12] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) will launch the ExactView-1 Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellite July 22 on a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-12] Greek satellite operator HellasSat has reached an agreement with the government of Cyprus to acquire rights to the 39 degrees East orbital slot for an additional 20 […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-12] GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin has retired, but will continue with the company in an advisory role, GlobeCast announced July 6.    Simon Farnsworth has been named […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-06-12] Vietnam’s second telecommunications satellite, Vinasat-2, has completed on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems and is ready to commence service, the satellite’s state-owned operator Vietnam […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-12] Eutelsat Communications has unveiled improvements to its Ka-band Tooway satellite service that aim to enhance the speed and affordability of its consumer satellite broadband across Europe and […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-12] Arqiva will increase its fiber connectivity into Italy after signing an agreement with Telecom Italia Media Broadcasting (TIMB) to extend its presence into TIMB’s national broadcast network, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-12] A jump in Asia-Pacific cable and satellite set-top box shipments is being driven by cable digitization in India and China, as well as China’s rollout of digital […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-12] Beam Communications has received a $170,000 order from a China based satellite communications company for maritime hardware, the company announced July 5.    Beam said the initial […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-12] Ericsson has completed its acquisition of Technicolor’s Broadcast Services Division based in France, the companies confirmed July 3.    The acquisition was initially announced March 13.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-12] ATK has revealed an expanded crew and cargo capability on its Liberty spacecraft, which aims to eventually transport the Liberty Logistics Module or LLM, along with a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-12] Eutelsat Communications confirmed in a July 3 statement that two members of its board of directors have resigned.    Francisco Reynes Massanet and Marta Casas Caba, representing […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-12] The European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to retire its GIOVE-A satellite after confirming that its first two Galileo in-orbit validation (IOV) spacecraft were functioning nominally, the […]

[Satellite News 07-03-12] Stocks in both Canadian essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) and satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral’s (SS/L) former parent company, Loral, have risen sharply since […]

[Satellite News 07-03-12] Technology manufacturer ITT Exelis has completed its acquisition of Space Computer, a privately owned signal processing systems, software and algorithms developer, in an effort to strengthen its […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-12] 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.   […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-02-12] Satellite communications, VSAT and BGAN service providers may want to look into opportunities with smart grid utility end-users who are increasingly searching for applications that satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-12] Nonprofit organization B612 has contracted Ball Aerospace to build the first privately funded deep space telescope that will be launched into orbit around the sun to map […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-12] Broadcast and media services provider Xytech has promoted Executive Vice President Greg Dolan to the position of COO, the company announced June 29.    He had served […]