Jeffrey Hill

Raytheon completed an NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) compatibility test for its Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) ground system, the company announced.             Raytheon said the compatibility test consisted of 288 hours […]

L-3 Narda Satellite Networks (L-3 Narda) has awarded a multi-million dollar subcontract to ASC Signal to provide more than 100, 3.9-meter, quad-band, fly-away antenna components and systems that will support high-frequency communications over […]

Optimal Satcom has been awarded a subcontract by Integral Systems to provide the Mexican government with an efficient satellite capacity management solution for its new Mexsat satellite system, Optimal announced.     Optimal […]

The second of Boeing’s 12 GPS 2F satellites has achieved operational acceptance and entered service for the U.S. Air Force, the satellite manufacturer announced Aug. 22.             GPS 2F-2, which was launched July […]

Satellite operator ViaSat said it is in talks with the U.S. Department of Defense regarding a satellite upgrade to improve ISR capabilities on operations and confirmed that the Pentagon is “very interested to use […]

The U.S. congressional super-committee created by the U.S. Budget Control Act could enact an additional $600 billion in defense cuts in order to meet its required 10-year $900 billion budget […]

 The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch its Tactical Satellite 4 (TacSat-4) Sept. 27 from the Alaska Aerospace Corp.’s Kodiak launch complex on an Orbital Sciences Minotaur-4 rocket. TacSat-4 is a Navy-led joint mission […]

In February, the Pentagon’s Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate contracted Boeing to make recommendations about innovative and feasible acquisition alternatives and include ways to apply commercial satellite procurement practices to the […]

[Satellite News 09-12-11] Spacecom will return from the 2011 IBC convention in Amsterdam with a longer Eastern Europe customer list for capacity on its Amos satellite fleet. The operator signed […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-12-11] ATK conducted and completed its third ground test of the manufacturer’s next-generation solid rocket motor, the company announced Sept. 9. ATK said the Development Motor (DM-3) […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Intelsat has contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build and deliver two high-power satellites that will provide DTH television service in Latin America, the FSS operator announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Satellite operator SES unveiled its new brand identity, which focuses on the consistent use of the SES name and logo throughout its various global market segments, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Satcom terminal solutions provider Skyware Global has introduced its new Cielo Ka-band product line comprised of two complete outdoor units — the Cielo 69 and the Cielo […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Gilat has rolled out a new Ka-band VSAT terminal that is tailored for the consumer market, supporting high-throughput service speeds up to 20 megabits-per-second, the company announced […]

Intelsat has signed two contracts with SkyStream, a Dubai-based provider of connectivity and satellite services solutions, for nearly 40 MHz of new C-band capacity on Intelsat 17, the operator announced […]

Scalable transport solutions provider Net Insight has partnered with Skyline Communications to allow Skyline’s DataMiner network management system to integrate with Net Insight’s Nimbra platform.    Scalable from small to […]

Bridge Technologies has launched a first complete solution for monitoring and analyzing DVB-T2 transmissions, with comprehensive support for the T2-MI stream format, the company announced Sept. 9.    The Bridge […]

Canal Plus Overseas has begun a migration to Thomson Video Networks (TVN) technology for its digital head-end serving Indian Ocean territories, Canal Plus announced Sept. 8.    Canal said the […]

Harmonic has introduced the Electra 9000 – a multi-codec, multi-format video encoder for broadcast, satellite, telco and cable operators, the company announced Sept. 7.    The Electra 9000 encoder delivers […]

Intelsat has contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build and deliver two high-power satellites that will provide DTH television service in Latin America, the FSS operator announced Sept. 9.     Intelsat […]

Satellite operator SES unveiled its new brand identity, which focuses on the consistent use of the SES name and logo throughout its various global market segments, the company announced Sept. […]

MTG Viasat Broadcasting, a free- and pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltic States, selected Never.no’s Interactivity Suite (IS) and broadcast add-on to enable its partner, Harris RTX, to display […]

SoftAtHome, a software provider of home operating platforms, has collaborated with IPTV and OTT developer Huawei to create an end-to-end turnkey IPTV solution that enables operators to deploy services for […]

Video delivery solutions provider Sencore has introduced a new range of features and functionality for its contribution decoding services, the company announced Sept. 9.    Sencore said it is demonstrating […]

Liberty Global has unveiled Horizon, a wireless media entertainment platform that integrates cable- and web-based personal content on multiple screens and devices throughout the home, the company announced Sept. 8. […]

Spacecom has leased capacity to Croatia’s KLasik TV for video distribution on the AMOS satellite fleet located at the 4 degrees West orbital position, the satellite operator announced Sept. 8. […]

Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has selected Ericsson to deploy and integrate a new IPTV platform that will deliver multi-screen interactive multimedia services to more than 900,000 subscribers, Chunghwa announced Sept. […]

Thomson Broadcast has rolled out its new Futhura Plus high-power television transmitter, designed to offer energy savings to broadcasters and a 50 percent improvement in efficiency over current standard transmitters […]

Teleport services provider SatLink Communications has introduced its new media analysis service, which aims to enable media companies to capture, monitor, collate and analyze their own and their competitions’ content […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement to deliver its SkyEdge 2 platform-based SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to an unnamed South East Asian mobile network operator, Gilat […]