-
Government/Military
Thales Selects Integral to Provide European Navies with Network Monitoring
[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Integral Systems Europe (ISE) signed a three-year deal with Thales to provide the Norwegian and Netherlands Navies with advanced network monitoring and management systems, ISE announced July […]
-
Connectivity
Italian Broadcasters Team Up to Launch Free Satellite Platform
[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Italy’s state-owned broadcaster RAI, commercial broadcaster Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TI) will launch TivuSat, a free-to-air satellite platform on July 31, the companies announced July 22. […]
-
Connectivity
Sencore Looks to Acquire Wegener
[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Sencore, a satellite content delivery specialist, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Wegener, the company announced July 21. The acquisition, if completed, […]
-
Connectivity
Arianespace to Launch Hylas
[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Arianespace won a contract to launch the Hylas telecommunications satellite for Avanti, Arianespace announced July 22. Hylas, built by EADS Astrium, has been scheduled for launch […]
-
Connectivity
Former Sprint-Nextel Marketing Executive Joins SkyBitz
[Satellite Today 07-22-09] SkyBitz, a remote asset tracking and information management service provider, appointed Craig Montgomery senior vice president of marketing and business development, the company announced July 20. […]
-
Connectivity
Avaya Looks to Buy Nortel for $475 Million
[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Avaya has entered into an asset and share sale agreement in efforts to purchase Nortel, an enterprise communication solution business, which involves manufacturing satellite network products, for […]
-
Connectivity
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Slip in Second Quarter
[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Lockheed Martin Space Systems quarterly net sales decreased by 7 percent to $2 billion from $2.2 billion in 2008, according to the company’s second-quarter financial results, released […]
-
Connectivity
Inmarsat Announces First FleetBroadband 150 Service Launch
[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Briese Schiffahrt, a German shipping operator, has installed Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) service, Inmarsat announced July 20. Briese Schiffahrt is the first shipping company in Europe […]
-
Connectivity
Qwest Extends DirecTV Partnership, Unveils Faster Web Service
[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Qwest Communications has entered into agreement with DirecTV to sell its satellite TV service to DirecTV customers for another five years The companies said the service […]
-
Connectivity
GlobeCast Australia Buys HD Encoders, Decoders from Tandberg
[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Tandberg Television signed a contract to supply high-definition (HD) encoders and decoders to GlobeCast Australia, Tandberg announced July 21. GlobeCast Australia will use the encoders and […]
-
Connectivity
ProSiebenSat1 Media, SES Reveal German HD Offering
[Satellite Today 07-21-09] German broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 Media and SES Astra are set to launch three high-definition (HD) channels in Germany as part of SES’s HD+ service, SES announced July 20. […]
-
Government/Military
Raytheon Awarded $82 Million to Upgrade Indian GPS Navigation System
[Satellite Today 07-21-09] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) awarded an $82 million contract to Raytheon to modernize the Indian air navigation system, the company announced July 20. Raytheon […]
-
Connectivity
MTN Signs Deal for NSS-12 capacity
[Satellite Today 07-21-09] MTN Satellite Services, a SeaMobile company, signed a multi-year capacity deal with SES Americom-New Skies for one-and-a-half transponders on the NSS-12 satellite, scheduled for launch this fall, […]
-
Government/Military
Thales Alenia Space to Design ESA Experimental Re-Entry Spacecraft
[Satellite Today 07-21-09] Thales Alenia Space was awarded a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop an experimental re-entry test-bed spacecraft, intended to demonstrate re-entry technologies for complex […]
-
Connectivity
BP Extends Hughes Enterprise Network Contract
[Satellite Today 07-21-09] BP Corp. extended its contract with Hughes Network Systems to continue providing BP with managed network services connecting 16,000 retail locations in the United States, United Kingdom, […]
-
Connectivity
Correction
[Satellite Today 07-21-09] A July 15 story in Satellite News should have read, “EMS is a hardware supplier to AirCell, a service provider in the United States and supplier of […]
-
Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Launches Emergency Response Web Imagery Service
[Satellite Today 07-20-09] DigitalGlobe has launched its Web-based Crisis Event service, which aims to provide pre- and post-event satellite imagery to aid in emergency planning, response and recovery, the company […]
-
Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Submits GPS OCX Proposal
[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Lockheed Martin submitted its phase B proposal to provide advanced navigation accuracy, integrity and mission effects solutions for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced […]
-
Connectivity
GlobeCast to Distribute English Programming in Asia
[Satellite Today 07-20-09] GlobeCast signed a deal with Russia Today to distribute the FTA English-language channel across networks throughout Asia, the company announced July 17. The distribution will initially […]
-
Connectivity
Measat-3a Enters Service
[Satellite Today 07-20-09] The Measat-3a satellite has completed in-orbit testing and entered full commercial service, Measat Satellite Systems announced July 17. Launched June 22, the satellite was handed over […]
-
Connectivity
Boeing, Intelsat Reveal 702B Contract Details
[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Boeing will build the Intelsat 21 and Intelsat 22 satellites for Intelsat based on Boeing’s new 702B model, the companies announced in a conference call on July […]
-
Connectivity
Telespazio Wins $350 Million Turkish Satellite Contract
[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Telespazio has signed a 250 million euro ($349.90 million) contract to build the Göktürk satellite system for the Turkish Undersecretariat For Defense Industries, Telespazio anounced July 16. […]
-
Connectivity
ILS Wins Telstar 14R Launch Contract
[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Telesat has signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) to deliver the Telstar 14R satellite into orbit in mid-2011, ILS announced July 17. Telstar 14R […]
-
Connectivity
SS/L to Build New Satellite for Telesat
[Satellite Today 07-16-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected to build the Telstar 14R satellite for Telesat, SS/L announced July 16. Telstar 14R, based on SS/L’s 1300 bus will […]
-
Connectivity
ViaSat Wins VSAT Contracts in Saudi Arabia
[Satellite Today 07-17-09] ViaSat received contracts worth about $6 million from High Capabilities Telecom (Hicap) to expand a demand assigned multiple access (DAMA) VSAT network to provide connections for a […]
-
Connectivity
Hamilton Associates to Distribute Globalstar Meter-Reading Interface
[Satellite Today 07-17-09] Globalstar signed an agreement with Hamilton Associates to distribute Globalstar’s satellite-based remote automated utility meter-reading interface solution, Globalstar announced July 16. Hamilton will act as the […]
-
Connectivity
CASBAA Criticizes Indian Regulatory Moves
[Satellite Today 07-17-09] The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) believes new regulations introduced by the Indian government could have a detrimental effect for satellite pay-TV operators, according […]
-
Government/Military
PCI Geomatics Software Now Compatible with RapidEye Sensors
[Satellite Today 07-17-09] RapidEye imagery sensors are compatible with a satellite imagery software update from PCI Geomatics, RapidEye announced July 16. The update, Geomatica 10.2.1, presents image-centric desktop software, […]
-
Connectivity
Thuraya Enhances ThurayaIP
[Satellite Today 07-17-09] Thuraya introduced two features for its ThurayaIP broadband solution, the company announced July 16. Users of ThurayaIP will have the ability to control multimedia buffering and […]
-
Government/Military
Raytheon Enters Bid Competition for S-band Space Fence
[Satellite Today 07-16-09] Raytheon Co. was awarded a $30 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for the phase A system design and prototype of the Air Force’s S-band Space […]