E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-10] Oil and gas industry managed communications provider RigNet was selected by Librestream, a mobile collaboration solutions provider, to re-sell its Onsight mobile collaboration system, RigNet announced Dec....

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-10] Hughes Network Systems’ Indian subsidiary secured two managed network services contracts with a pair of Indian public sector banks, Hughes announced Dec. 1.     The first contract...

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-10] ATK Launch Systems has won a $42 million contract extension with NASA, to continue to provide pre- through post-launch support through December 2011, ATK announced Dec. 1....

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-10] Integral Systems’ Satcom Solutions Division was awarded more than $14 million in additional U.S. government, domestic and international contracts to provide satellite communications products, ground systems and...

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-10] Video transport solutions provider Nevion has installed an end-to-end, video-over-IP solution for the CNBC TV channel in the Asia-Pacific region, Nevion announced Dec. 1.     Nevion partnered...

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-10] C-Com Satellite Systems has received and shipped more than $1 million in iNetVu antenna system orders from Telespazio in Argentina and multiple resellers in Russia, the Canadian...

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-10] Three days before Via Satellite’s webinar, “Satellite Broadband on Airplanes: A New Era Set To Begin,” German airline Lufthansa has launched its broadband service, FlyNet, on long-haul...

Globecomm Wins Ka-Band Contract from Hughes Globecomm Systems won an $18 million, five-year Ka-band infrastructure contract from Hughes Network Systems. Globecomm will design, install, and test multiple Ka-band Earth stations...

CapRock, Tampa Microwave Combine Military Satcom Development Efforts CapRock Government Solutions has partnered with remote terminal solutions provider Tampa Microwave to deliver end-to-end military-grade satellite communications solutions. CapRock will integrate...

Orbit Showtime Network Names CEO David Butorac has been named CEO of DTH operator Orbit Showtime Network. Butorac replaces Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, who stepped down at the end of September. Butorac...