E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-10] Thuraya signed a contract with Asian telco Chunghwa Telecom, which could open up markets like Taiwan for MSS services, Thuraya announced Oct. 10.     Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s...

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-10] Phoenix International, a subsidiary of the John Deere Co., introduced an addition to its integrated telematics solutions product line with the release of Satellite Gateway, a tracking...

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-10] Simon Van den Dries has been appointed vice president of EMS Global Tracking sales and will oversee sales operations for both direct and indirect sales focusing on...

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] SES Astra signed a satellite broadband deal with the AVC Group to deliver the Astra2Connect service to AVC’s business customers in the United Kingdom, especially those involved...

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] The U.S. Army has increased TeleCommunication Systems’ (TCS) potential satellite terminal spare parts order contract ceiling to $9.3 million, TCS announced Oct. 8. The order, which was...

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] O3b Networks signed a multi-year deal with satellite and wireless broadband solutions provider Netcom Africa to deliver high capacity, broadband connectivity to Nigerian ships and offshore oil...

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] Pactel International has implemented its DVB-S2 platform to provide satellite-based Internet radiocast services to Matariki FM, a bilingual radio station on Cook Island, Pactel announced Oct. 8....

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] A Dish Network contract dispute with Fox Networks may result in the removal of local Fox programming from Dish subscriber’s television screens Nov. 1, Fox announced Oct....

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-10] Telecoms and broadcast performance indicator research issued Oct. 7 by The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) finds that there were more than 23 million DTH subscribers...

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-10] Canadian satellite company MDA signed a multi-million dollar contract with EADS Astrium to provide three advanced technology solutions that will be integrated into the SES-6 satellite, MDA...