E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 06-27-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $12.8 million in funding from the U.S. Army for equipment and field services to support of Secret IP Router and Non-secure IP...

[Satellite TODAY 06-27-11] Hughes Network Systems introduced its new business-grade satellite Internet service plans for small- and mid-sized businesses, the company announced June 24.    HughesNet Business Internet aims to...

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Inmarsat is set to launch IsatPhone Link — a new global fixed satellite phone service based on its IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phone, the mobile satellite operator...

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Navigation technology developer DeLorme will release an Iridium-based personal communicator delivering global two-way satellite services in the fall of this year, DeLorme announced June 23.    The...

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Hughes Network Systems is offering a new, service package for the government market with plans that aim to enable government agencies in remote locations to purchase low-cost...

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Passive components and interconnect solutions developer AVX Corp. has expanded its HQ-series of surface-mount RF power capacitors to include P90 dielectric versions for high-power and high-frequency applications,...

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has selected Panasonic Avionics Corp.’s Global Communications Suite for worldwide in-flight broadband connectivity, mobile phone service and...

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] Satellite operator Spacecom has pre-sold $12.5 million worth of Amos-5 Ku- and C-band capacity to an unnamed Southern African Internet technology provider, Spacecom announced June 22.   ...

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] Integral Systems Europe (ISE UK) has been awarded a contract by AsiaSat to upgrade two satellite terminals at its Tai Po Earth Station, Integral Systems announced June...

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] IPX International, a Rockville-based VSAT company, has received a $15 million contract to manage a broadband logistics operations center as part of a larger $115 million broadband...