Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Geospatial information solution provider GeoEye has successfully completed the last of four critical design reviews in its EnhancedView program for the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Technology developer EM Research has released its new LX-7800 high-volume frequency synthesizer, the company announced Feb. 9.    The unit operates at a fixed-frequency of 7800 MHz […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Raytheon is tripling its available satellite capacity for all AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals at no cost to the end-user, the company announced Feb. 9. The enhancement is […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Network equipment provider Romantis has delivered a turnkey satellite telemedicine network to connect Russia’s Regional Centers for Disaster Medicine (RCDM) with the country’s unified national system of […]

[Satellite News 02-10-12] DVB has been investigating whether or not it should adopt a specific version of the DVB-S2 standard for satellite broadcast contribution and high speed IP trunking and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) has contracted SpaceX to launch two AsiaSat communications satellites on the Falcon 9 rocket in the first half of 2014, the launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to provide two high throughput communications satellites that will be used to deliver high-speed broadband service to rural and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-09-12] About 17.5 million German households were watching TV via satellite at the end of 2011, which puts satellite in the lead over cable as Germany’s most […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] The Russian government may spend 346.5 billion rubles ($12 billion) on its Glonass satellite navigation system between 2012 and 2020, according to reports issued Feb. 8 to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] ViaSat has filed a federal lawsuit against Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for breach of confidentially agreements and patent infringement, ViaSat confirmed Feb. 8.    ViaSat claims that SS/L, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-08-12] ViaSat grew its 2012 third quarter bookings, revenue and backlog compared to the same period last year, but increased expenses and legal costs associated with the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] Canadian economic development, investment, and innovation regulatory agency Industry Canada has approved Dish Network’s license transfer request for spectrum previously held by TerreStar, the U.S. pay-TV operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] International Launch Services (ILS) has re-scheduled the launch of the SES-4 satellite for Feb. 15, the satellite’s operator SES confirmed Feb. 7.    The satellite, originally scheduled […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] Remote asset tracking and information management solutions provider SkyBitz has rolled out Galaxy-series GTP1000 and GTP1100 machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions to commercial markets, the company announced Feb. 7. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] Satcom terminal solutions developer Skyware Global has launched a new Ka-band transceiver production line and testing facility in Cabuyao, Philippines, the company announced Feb. 7.    Skyware […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] The commercial satellite markets are set for a 10-year period of modest growth, according to a Euroconsult report issued Feb. 6, but the analysis firm’s predictions for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] U.K. operator Avanti Communications has raised 75 million British pounds ($118.6 million) through a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) to fully finance its upcoming Hylas […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] Gilat Satcom has released its new SuricatePRO communication solution, which aims to provide users in underground and other closed facilities with the ability to communicate over Iridium […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] Elbit Systems expanded its payload portfolio by launching its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air system (UAS) hyper-spectral payload with new intelligence capabilities, the company confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] Norsat International has established a new division of the company at its Aurora, Ontario plant that will provide turnkey, project-specific power conversion and energy storage solutions for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] Embedded wireless infrastructure solutions provider Radisys has partnered with ViaSat to develop an ATCA-based Satellite Modem Termination System (SMTS), the companies announced Feb. 2.    ViaSat said […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] XTAR has joined the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) as a new member, the organization announced Feb. 3.     XTAR, a privately owned company that provides X-band […]

[Satellite News 02-06-12] The European Commission (EC) has finalizing $400 million in contracts to build eight more Galileo navigation network spacecraft and adapt Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher to deliver […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] Redu Space Services (RSS), a joint venture of SES and QinetiQ Space, has been awarded a contract by Astrium for the design, development, testing and delivery of […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-06-12] Asian satellite operator Measat has entered into a $180 million agreement with Australian operator Newsat to start Jabiru-1 satellite capacity covering South Asia and Southeast Asia […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] Telesat has unveiled plans to spend about $40 million to expand and modernize its broadband equipment and infrastructure serving Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon, the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Vislink is set to launch its new Advent Mantis MSAT man portable data terminal at the end of this month, the company announced Feb. 2.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Satellite operator SES and Internet service provider NordNet have expanded their service offering of SES’ Astra2Connect satellite broadband service in France with speeds of up to 10 […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-03-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking, sensing, and control solutions provider OnAsset Intelligence has developed the M2M industry’s first dual mode CDMA/GSM asset tracking solution with the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Iridium Communications has certified Quake Global’s Q4000 modem device for machine-to-machine (M2M) asset tracking and remote two-way communications, the company announced Feb. 2.             The integrated, dual […]