Jeffrey Hill

[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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 Insider 06-12-12] Thales Alenia Space may soon stop working on six Globalstar satellites scheduled for launch this fall as the mobile satellite service provider faces a default on […]

[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 […]

[Satellite News 06-11-12] FSS operator Intelsat has spent the last two years preparing for an expected a three-year surge in high throughput traffic by developing an open architecture for new […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] Comtech easily topped consensus revenue forecasts of $98 million in its 2012 third quarter, reporting a little less than $100 million in revenue from increasing strength in […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] Com Dev International’s profits surged amid higher margins in its 2012 second fiscal-quarter, despite a 6 percent decline in revenue compared with the same period last year, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] The launch of the first Ukrainian telecommunications satellite, Lybid, will be pushed back from its original 2013 target date due to the year-and-a-half it took to reach […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] The investigation into why a solar panel failed to deploy on the Intelsat-19 satellite has turned to the rocket that launched the spacecraft into orbit on May […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] GlobeCast has signed a contract with Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment to broadcast content to Europe via the Eutelsat 9A satellite, the company announced June 8.   […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-08-12] 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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Orbital Sciences’ PegasusR rocket has arrived at its launch site in the mid-Pacific Ocean to orbit NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellite, the company announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] SkyVision Global Networks has been contracted by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to provide its SkyVision Optimize product as a VSAT solution for its global network, Sky Vision […]