Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Brazilian broadcaster Rede Novo Tempo de Comunicação has renewed and expanded its long-term capacity agreement with SES for the distribution of its video and radio channels to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] L-3 Communications subsidiary 3Di Technologies has selected Intelsat General as a subcontract to provide satellite connectivity to a network of 150 VSAT remote terminals for the Iraqi […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] U.K. value-added systems company Integrated Satellite Applications Technologies (iSat) has developed a unique swappable X-band feed for C-Com’s 1.2M Ku-band auto-deploy iNetVu transportable system, the companies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Arqiva has built a new European Playout Center to enhance its provision of media services to broadcasters, the company announced Feb. 23.    The European Playout Center […]

[Satellite News 02-24-12] It has been known for years that space debris — or pieces of man-made, non-functional hardware — has been littering the Earth’s low, medium and geostationary orbits […]

[Satellite News 02-24-12] Thales Alenia Space has won the largest satellite construction contract in history to produce six Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites for the European meteorological satellite organization (Eumetsat), […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-23-12] Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s 2011 consolidated full-year fiscal revenues decreased 2 percent from the previous year to $808 million, but the total represents a 1 percent […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Measat has secured a long-term lease agreement from Australian telecommunications carrier NewSat for capacity on the Measat-3b satellite, the operator announced Feb. 22.    NewSat said it […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Orbital Sciences beat analysts’ 2011 fourth quarter earnings consensus backed by impressive orders and year-over-year backlog growth, the company announced as part of its Feb. 22 fiscal […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Iraq has deployed several Newtec Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) TV interactive terminals that will operate within the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) exchange network, Newtec […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] LightSquared is preparing to cut approximately 45 percent of its 330-employee workforce to settle the financial issues associated with the regulatory block of its 4G LTE network […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-22-12] The United States government has extended its Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) program to include four Custom Satellite Communications Solutions–Small Business (CS2-SB) contracts for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] The Indian Department of Space has requested that the Indian government reserve part of its spectrum in the 2.5 GHz frequency band for providing satellite services, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) market specialist Numerex added 93,000 subscriptions in its 2011 fourth quarter — a 25 percent increase compared to 69,000 subscriptions added in the fourth quarter […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Gilat Satellite Networks was contracted by Kazakhstan-based service provider JSC Nursat to deploy a broadband satellite IP network based on its SkyEdge 2 System, Gilat confirmed Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Scandinavian satellite company Viasat Broadcasting has extended its live broadcasting rights to the National Football League (NFL) in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland until the end of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] GMV has signed an agreement with prime contractor Loral to provide the flight dynamics system and the payload transponder management system for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s Thor 7 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] SkyVision Global Networks, a global provider of IP connectivity over satellite, has signed a multiyear contract with Telesat for Ku-band capacity into Africa on the Telstar 11N […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] Newtec has enetered into an agreement with satellite-based Internet provider InSat to supply and install Sat3Play hub and terminal technology and deliver next generation Ka-band communications over […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-21-12] MSS operator Inmarsat issued a notice to 4G LTE company LightSquared that it defaulted on a $56.25 million payment due upon the completion of a Phase […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] SatChoice has expanded its global online marketplace service to the North American market to allow regional customers to match satellite communications suppliers with purchase-ready buyers, the company […]

[Satellite News 02-21-12] It was exactly one year ago when GPS manufacturer Garmin and its engineers Scott Burgett and Bronson Hokuf filed a report with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission […]

[Satellite News 02-21-12] ViaSat claims that Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) improperly filed patent applications for technology it didn’t own as far back as April 2007, according to lawsuit complaint documents filed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has suspended Landsat 5 Earth-imaging operations for an additional 90 days while its Flight Operations Team (FOT) continues to investigate other options […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-20-12] Switzerland confirmed its plans to spend approximately $10.8 million for the design and development of a new line of satellites that would clean up orbital debris […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Eutelsat’s W3C, Atlantic Bird 7 and Ka-Sat satellites have helped the operator increase its 2012 half-year backlog by 9.6 percent — a record for the Paris-based satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Rising television programming costs and thriftier U.S. consumers will not prevent satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV from meeting its growth targets for 2012 and 2013, CEO Mike White […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Satellite solutions provider Global Satellite USA has launched Iridium’s second-generation maritime broadband platform Iridium Pilot for its customers, the companies announced Feb. 17.    The recently introduced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] A U.S. bankruptcy court has confirmed and approved TerreStar’s reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy following its acquisition by Dish Network and its parent company Echostar, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] Technology developer SED Systems has introduced the third generation of its Decimator family of spectrum analyzer products, the company announced Feb. 16.    The Decimator D3 aims […]