E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] Russia’s Tomsk Polytechnical University (TPU) has selected Hughes’ HX System to provide forest fire monitoring services for the Russian Federal Forestry Agency, Hughes announced Jan. 12.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-11] NASA has appointed Michael Gazarik deputy chief technologist, responsible for coordination, integration and tracking of all technology investments across the agency as well as management of NASA’s...

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Hughes Network Systems has launched its managed Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution for the distributed enterprise market, the company announced Jan. 11. The service aims to eliminate the need...

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Orbital Sciences’ Glory satellite has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base for integration with its Taurus XL rocket for its launch into low-Earth orbit in late February,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Thrane & Thrane’s Aviator 200 SwiftBroadband solution received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the system’s installation aboard Cessna 500, 550, S550, 552, 560 and 560XL aircraft,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Harris Corp. entered into an agreement with Svyaz Engineering to allow the Russian company to begin local manufacturing of Harris digital television transmitters to support Russia’s transition...

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Satellite geospatial services provider GeoEye appointed Dean Edmundson vice president of business development, the company announced Jan. 10.     Edmundson will play a key role in developing...

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Integral Systems and iDirect Government Technologies will partner as prime contractors under a $10 million U.S. Coast Guard award to equip its large cutter fleet with high-speed...

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Hughes Network Systems has unveiled its Virtualized Field Office Server offering for the government market, the company announced Jan. 10.     The Hughes offering aims to reduce...

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Iridium Communications has certified its partners’ Iridium 9602 Short Burst Data (SBD) transceiver-based devices to operate on its mobile voice and data network for emerging markets, the...