Author: Staff Writer

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] VT iDirect Inc. signed a contract with Gateway Communications to implement a pan-African DVB-S2/ACM satellite network built on iDirect’s Evolution platform, the company announced Nov. 19.    ...

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Ltd. for the development, delivery and installation of elements of the Amos-4 ground segment, Thales Alenia...

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Honeywell has been selected to provide the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory with a mini momentum control system for space missions, the company announced Nov. 18.    ...

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Incomnet, one of Mongolia’s largest telecommunications service providers, added Gilat’s SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to its satellite communications network to serve Mongolia’s mobile operators, Gilat Satellite Networks...

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Thuraya is rolling out its ThurayaIP service to government and corporate sectors in Libya, the company announced Nov. 19.     In partnership with General Post & Telecommunications...

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has been awarded a $1.4 million contract to design, develop and test Ka-band traveling wave tubes and amplifiers for the U.S....

[Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look...

[Satellite Today 11-18-08] The third of five sensors for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft has been delivered to NASA for spacecraft integration, Northrop...

[Satellite Today 11-18-08] Boeing will upgrade the U.S. Air Force‘s Operational Control Segment (OCS) satellite  ground control system to operate  GPS 2F satellites as well as provide advanced  encryption and...

[Satellite Today 11-18-08] Raytheon Co. has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency to restore the available bandwidth of the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) satellite...