Jeffrey Hill

[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 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] 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 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-12] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-29-12] The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) program is at risk of running over its projected cost and schedule estimates, according to a report published June 28 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-12] GeoEye has received a $111 million EnhancedView cost-share payment from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), GeoEye announced June 28 – just days after learning the NGA’s plans […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-12] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-12] Hughes Network Systems has successfully demonstrated wireless 4G-LTE transmissions over satellite backhaul at download speeds of over 10 Mbps and upload speeds of 786 Kbps, including video […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-12] Shaw Communications reported a $248 million profit in its 2012 fiscal third quarter – a 22 percent increase compared to the same period last year, the Canadian […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-28-12] Harris CapRock has signed a four-year renewal contract with drilling contractor Brasdril to continue providing turnkey, VSAT communications to 13 of its semisubmersibles and drill ships, located […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-28-12] Serbia Broadband (SBB) has signed a contract with Eutelsat Communications’ Skylogic affiliate to distribute the operator’s Tooway satellite broadband service in six Balkan countries, Eutelsat announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-28-12] U.S. satellite pay-TV providers DirecTV and Dish Network have received requests from the U.S. Justice Department about pricing contracts with broadcasters, according to a Bloomberg report published […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-28-12] Canadian provider of essential information solutions MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed an agreement to acquire satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for $875 million in […]