E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-11] Satellite services provider NewSat appointed former Astrovision CEO Michael Hewins as its new COO, effective immediately, NewSat announced Aug. 16.    In his new role, Hewins will...

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received an 11-month extension to its U.S. Army World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, the company announced Aug. 15.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11]Integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network operator LightSquared has entered into a multi-year wholesale agreement with Texas-based enterprise service provider EarthComm Solutions, the companies announced Aug. 15....

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11] Harris Corp. has received a $4.7 million order from the Canadian government for its Falcon 3 AN/PRC-117G multi-band man pack radios and RF-7800B tactical satellite communication systems,...

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11] Comtech’s Arizona-based subsidiary Comtech EF Data received $2.4 million in SLM-5650A satellite modem and associated redundancy switch orders from the U.S. government, the company announced Aug. 15....

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] SES has selected satellite communications technology specialist Newtec to provide next-generation Ka-band Sat3Play terminals and related hub infrastructure for the operator’s Astra2Connect satellite broadband network, SES announced...

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has signed an authorized distribution agreement with Italian satellite communications services provider Sailornet, parent company Globalstar announced Aug. 12.    Sailornet will act...

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] Canadian communications solutions provider Norsat International was awarded a new satellite-based communications equipment and services program from the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency, Norsat announced Aug....

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] Satellite hardware manufacturer Probecom has released a new 11.3-meter Cassegrain antenna supporting transmit- and receive-only applications in C- and Ku-band frequencies, the company announced Aug. 12.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-11] Canadian essential information satellite solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been contracted to provide Radarsat-2 satellite imagery to the European Space Agency (ESA), MDA announced...