E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-11] MTN Government Services (MTNGS) has been added to the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) contract under the U.S. General Services Administration‘s (GSA) federal supply Schedule...

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] Indonesian telecom Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) is planning to launch its Telkom-3 satellite before the end of 2011, company officials said in a March 25 statement.     Telkom...

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] ViaSat expanded the coverage of its Yonder high-speed internet service in Brazil and the surrounding region via the StarOne C1 satellite, the operator announced March 25.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] Hughes Network Systems is supporting the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has launched its 2011 European Satellite Navigation competition for the Taiwanese region, ITRI announced March 25.     The institute said the...

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Teleport operators were less satisfied with the commercial performance of their satellite vendors than with their operational performance and saw the need for improvement in many areas,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Indian satellite operators criticized India’s government for instituting taxation policies that show “preferential tax treatment of cable operators over satellite,” according to a CASBAA statement issued March...

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson will supply satellite phones and solar-powered towers to the Japanese government to support the country’s earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] C-Com Satellite Systems received $600,000 worth of orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from various customers in the Asia region, the Canadian manufacturer announced March 23....

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-11] Satellite-LTE network operator LightSquared has signed a contract with national electronics retailer Best Buy to resell its service, LightSquared announced March 23.     LightSquared CEO and Chairman...