Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-15-12] Analysts believe a recent data-rate cap feud between Comcast and Netflix prompted the Department of Justice to launch an investigation to determine whether or not pay-TV […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-12] Vox Telecom has received the first transmission from Y1-B, South Africa’s first Ka-band satellite, the company announced June 14.    Vox Telecom plans to use the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-12] The European Space Agency (ESA) has reserved a Soyuz rocket from Arianespace to launch its Sentinel-1 radar satellite in 2013, the agency announced June 14.    ESA […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-12] Australian operator NewSat has inked a $30.3 million contract with an unnamed South Asian reseller to provide three years of Jabiru satellite service in Afghanistan, the company […]

[Satellite News 06-15-12] FSS operator Telesat has been busy in the first half of June, during which it has launched commercial service on a North American satellite, signed a significant […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-14-12] British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) and BT Group surprised the sports market by outbidding ESPN network for the rights to broadcast live matches of the United Kingdom’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-12] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-12] Kuwaiti operator Gulfsat has signed a capacity lease for the Eutelsat 8 West A satellite at the 8 degrees West orbital slot, the satellite’s operator Eutelsat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-12] 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 June 13.   […]

KVH Industries is now offering its mini-VSAT Broadband service and TracPhone satellite communications terminals to maritime customers throughout South America, the company announced June 4.    KVH will offer the services […]

Satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space and its subsidiary in Spain have won two subcontracts to provide telemetry, tracking and control, and radio frequency equipment for two commercial satellites that are being built […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-13-12] International solutions specialist Phasor has unveiled new communications-on-the-move phased array technology that the company described as a, “paradigm shift in satellite communications.”    Phasor announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Wavestream has been selected by Harris CapRock Communications to supply Ku-band solid-state power amplifiers for integration into end-to-end VSAT antenna systems onboard its […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Canadian satellite company Galaxy Broadband has added the Hughes HN9200 and HN9400 broadband satellite routers to its product portfolio, the company confirmed June 12.    The agreement […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) has secured a $1.1 million purchase order to supply hypergolic propellants to an unnamed satellite and spacecraft manufacturer. ASO announced June 12 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions provider Satcom Direct has opened a new domestic office in Savannah, Ga., the company announced June 12.    The […]

Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech EF Data was awarded a $2.5 million contract for satellite earth station equipment for a mobile operator in Latin America, the company announced May 9.    Comtech said the […]

Ateme and STI Telecom have successfully delivered and installed an HD-SAT turnkey satellite distribution platform for Brazilian broadcaster TV Record in São Paulo, the companies announced.    The fully redundant satellite uplink system, integrated by […]

Mexican commercial television broadcaster Grupo Televisa has contracted Gilat Satellite Networks to provide its SkyEdge 2 VSAT network for its private communication network across Mexico, Gilat announced.    The SkyEdge 2 […]

DirecTV Latin America, which owns 93 percent of Sky Brasil, 41 percent of Sky Mexico and all of Pan Americana, saw its 2012 first quarter revenues jump 33 percent to […]

The ever-increasing mobility of video consumers and the rapid growth of the Latin America commercial market has dominated the satellite industry spotlight during the past two years. Not only has […]

STM Group has rolled out its SatLink family of VSATs and hubs with support for new DVB-RCS2 standards to commercial markets, the company announced.        STM claims it is the first […]

Intelsat has introduced a new platform for its satellites based on an open architecture design that combines its spectral rights in the C-, Ku- and Ka-bands with high throughput technology, the […]

SES has introduced new SAT-IP satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to IP devices.        The operator said the SAT-IP […]

Beam Communications has received a commitment from Telstra to purchase a minimum of $5.1 million in Iridium-based satellite docking stations and product bundles during the next 12 months.       The order follows […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] Dish Network has entered into a partnership with Qualcomm to enable support of satellite-based communications in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 dual-core solution, the companies announced June 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] SES has introduced new SAT-IP satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to IP devices, the operator announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] 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 […]

[Satellite News 06-12-12] Hughes Network Systems is ready to deploy its new, packaged GSM/satellite solution HX System to cellular backhaul markets after successfully completing end-to-end verification tests on the platform […]