E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-11] 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...

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-11] Satellite imagery provider Skybox Imaging has named Thomas Ingersoll its new CEO, the company announced Aug. 23.    Ingersoll replaces former CEO Dan Berkenstock, who led the...

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] U.S. satellite pay-TV provider DirecTV has entered into a partnership with Sony that will allow customers to stream DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket programming package to Sony PlayStation...

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] Bombardier Aerospace has contracted ViaSat to provide airborne communications terminal equipment as part of a new high-speed Internet option on its Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft,...

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was awarded a $5 million blanket purchase agreement to provide consulting, information technology and support services to the U.S. Army through January 2013, TCS...

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] Globalstar satellite messaging and emergency notification subsidiary Spot has released its Spot Connect App to international customers, the company announced Aug. 22.    The Spot Connect App...

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space division has been awarded an $11.5 million contract with Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems to provide an anti-jam beam-forming network for the fourth...

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] Canadian FSS operator Telesat has entered into a long-term contract with Colombian VSAT service provider Axesat SA, to lease capacity on Telesat’s new Telstar 14R satellite, the...

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] In an effort to expand its presence in the Latin American market, Newtec is planning senior staff additions at its regional headquarters in São Paulo and the...

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] 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...