Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-09-11] FSS operator Intelsat lightened its debt load and significantly narrowed its losses in its 2011 fiscal third quarter as the company prepares to invest in new […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Iridium’s 2011 third quarter performance exceeded analysts estimates on nearly every metric and allowed management to raise its 2011 full-year guidance for operational EBTIDA, revenue, and subscriber […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Gilat Satcom partnered with Over-the-Top (OTT) video platform provider Tvinci to jointly roll out a full duplex satellite-based OTT TV solution, the companies confirmed Nov. 8. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Comtech Xicom Technology introduced its new compact 20-Watt solid-state Ka-band block up converter (BUC) for commercial and military Ka-band satellite communications uplinks, the company announced Nov. 8. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) filed a petition for a declaratory ruling with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against a satellite dish ordinance bill […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-08-11] An extraordinary satellite frequency dispute between Eutelsat and Arabsat regarding rights concerning an Iranian satellite that does not exist will now be brought before the International […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] United Continental Holdings selected Panasonic Avionics to provide Ku-band satellite-powered Wi-Fi connectivity in all cabins on more than 300 United Airlines and Continental Airlines aircraft beginning in […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] GlobeCast has signed a contract with Trace to broadcast its Trace Sports HD channel on SES’ NSS-806 satellite, GlobeCast announced Nov. 7.             Trace is a multimedia […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Vizada signed a distribution agreement with Ottawa-based SkyWave Mobile Communications to provide distribution of Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) satellite service and machine-to-machine (M2M) solution, the MSS reseller […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a contract to provide its HX System satellite communications service for an unnamed airborne solution to be utilized by a U.S. […]

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ambassador Gregory Schulte asserted the U.S. Department of Defense’s intentions to cooperate with commercial satellite companies in leveraging hosted payload capabilities at the Oct. […]

Canada could be the United States’ latest Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) ally as the nation’s government revealed plans Oct. 28 to spend as much as $477 million to participate in […]

X-band satellite operator Xtar has been working to expand its sales opportunities in new markets worldwide while making inroads into technology challenges faced with government customers always operating under stringent […]

Inmarsat subsidiaries Stratos Government Services (SGSI) and Segovia have been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) to provide satellite communications […]

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Stratos to provide connectivity solutions to Coast Guard cutter vessels, Stratos’ government division SGSI announced Oct. […]

While satellite and aerospace manufacturer Orbital Sciences exceeded its financial expectations by reporting a strong 2011 third quarter, Chairman and CEO David Thompson forecasted a satellite slowdown in 2012 while […]

Harris Corp. has received a $51.5 million delivery order for advanced satellite terminals under the U.S. Army’s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program, Harris announced Oct. 18.    The contract […]

Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has received a one-year, $37.9 million value-added services contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the NGA’s new Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (EGD) program, […]

Comtech Xicom Technology introduced its new compact 20-Watt solid-state Ka-band block up converter (BUC) for commercial and military Ka-band satellite communications uplinks, the company announced Nov. 8.    The XTS-20KaL-B1 […]

Vizada Networks is expanding its personnel outsourcing and consultancy operations and is now offering technical recruitment and consultancy to its defense sector customers, the company announced Oct. 31.    Vizada […]

Canadian space and satellite technology company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) is working on a legal restructuring of its U.S. operations to gain better access to classified U.S. government contracts, […]

Earth imagery service provider GeoEye appointed retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Carns to serve on its board of directors as the representative of Cerberus Capital Management, the company announced […]

Wireless technology solutions developer Elektrobit has entered into a partnership with Analytical Graphics (AGI) to access its STK software in order to model complex communication scenarios for satellite, airborne and […]

[Satellite News 11-08-11] As budget cuts have become a standard issue in developing U.S. military communications strategies, the Pentagon has been searching for ways to improve the performance of its […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-07-11] Pay-TV operator DirecTV gained more than 327,000 subscribers in the United States during its third quarter 2011 ­— the company’s highest net addition result in seven […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA and Telebras are considering a plan to form a joint venture that would participate in the country’s government-managed satellite program, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Inmarsat subsidiaries Stratos Government Services (SGSI) and Segovia have been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Canadian satellite operator Telesat recorded a $141 million net loss during its third quarter 2011 compared with a net income of $146 million in the same period […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] The Russian government successfully launched with three Glonass-M satellites on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, officials announced Nov. 4.    The three satellites […]

[Satellite News 11-08-11] EchoStar Corp. generated a 42 percent, year-over-year increase in its 2011 fiscal third quarter revenues at $863 million, but the company’s profit margin dipped into a net […]