Author: JJ McCoy

The European Space Agency (ESA) has moved closer to implementing the first satellite based on Alphabus, the new European telecommunications platform, ESA announced. Alphabus is designed by the ESA and...

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has named Gary Sharpe as vice president for investor relations and corporate communications, MSV announced June 21. Sharpe served as a past president or director...

Boeing Co. and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) have signed a memorandum of agreement for the Republic of Korea’s E-X 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program, the parties...

Arianespace and Thales Alenia Space have signed a launch service-and-solutions contract for the first pan-African communications satellite, Rascom 1, Arianespace announced June 21. Scheduled for launch into geostationary transfer orbit...

All this week, SatelliteToday.com has featured the latest news from CommunicAsia 2007. Be sure to check out the blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog to read and react about the goings-on in Singapore.

Modulus Video Inc. has introduced several new configurations of its MRE2000 series receiver encoder for MPEG-4 AVC video for IPTV, the company announced June 18. With configurations to support both...

Envivio Inc. announced June 19 that its 4Caster M2 encoders were selected by Dream Satellite TV, a brand of Philippine Multimedia Systems Inc. (PMSI), for the first commercial deployment of...

All this week, SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from CommunicAsia 2007. Be sure to check out the live Blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on the goings-on in Singapore.

Advantech has named Jack Buechler as its director of sales for Advantech Satellite Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the company announced June 20. He previously worked in...

Eutelsat Communications and Digiturk have signed a contract for capacity on the W3A satellite to support expansion of a pay-TV platform in Turkey, Eutelsat announced June 20. The four-year agreement...