E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] Argentinean operator Arsat selected Arianespace to launch Arsat-2 on an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center by the second half of 2013, Arianespace...

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] Intelsat entered into a strategic alliance with media fiber specialist BT to expand the reach of the IntelsatOne terrestrial network to Europe, Africa and Asia, the operator...

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] RRsat Global Communications will be providing its playout and uplink services for HighTV’s full lineup of HD 3-D programming, the company announced March 14.     RRsat will...

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] The U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Center signed a follow-on task order with an Iridium Communications subsidiary to implement Phase 3 of the Navy’s Distributed Tactical Communications System...

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] Eutelsat Communications broadband subsidiary Skylogic signed an agreement worth more than 5 million euros ($6.9 million) with German company Sat Internet Services to distribute broadband via the...

[Satellite TODAY 03-14-11] Stratos Global is deploying Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband satellite communications service on Fairplay Towage’s fleet of six deep-sea tugboats, Stratos announced March 11.     Stratos was contracted earlier this...

[Satellite TODAY 03-14-11] Paradise Datacom has released a series of indoor, rack-mount solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs), the manufacturer announced March 11.     The high-power Paradise SSPAs use a soft-fail...

[Satellite TODAY 03-14-11] Canadian satellite systems manufacturer Advantech Wireless received satellite communication product sales orders from telecom and broadband providers in Brazil and Mexico, the company announced March 11.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 03-14-11] Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye contracted Fugro NPA to be its first reseller in the United Kingdom, covering the territories of Britain and Ireland, RapidEye announced March 11....

[Satellite TODAY 03-14-11] European signal and data management solutions provider Work Microwave is set to introduce a new family of Ka-band frequency converters and upgrades to its DVB-S2 product offering...