E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems has selected Newtec to provide Elevation EL470 DVB-S2 IP modems with FlexACM licenses for Raytheon’s McMurdo Station satellite communication system upgrade in...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Manufacturer Swedish Microwave has introduced PLL LNB, a new X-band low noise blockdownconverter (LNB) product line with standard built-in TX reject filter, high IP3, low-phase noise and...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Defense contractor Global Telesat Corp. (GTC) has agreed to purchase a 50 percent interest in one of Sanswire Corp.’s SkySat airships for $250,000, with an option to...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Samsung will support SES Astra with 3-D television content for its new 3-D demo channel to be launched in May, SES announced April 28.     The demo...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Thrane & Thrane is renaming its Aero SB SwiftBroadband terminal product line, the company announced April 28.     The product line’s new name is Aviator, which Thrane...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] ManSat has appointed Anthony Hewitt director of the company, ManSat announced April 28.             Hewitt previously served as director of the Isle of Man Government Communications Commission,...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] ND SatCom is launching a global Valued Partner Program aimed at resellers of its SkyWAN satellite router brand, which currently holds a market share of 15.5 percent...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-10] Arqiva has signed a deal with events rights holder SuperVision Media to broadcast live events using Arqiva’s satellite distribution services on the Intelsat 905 satellite, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] EADS Astrium has shipped a payload for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Galileo satellite-navigation system to ESA facilities in Rome, the company announced April 27. The Proto-flight...

[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] GPS tracking and communication solutions provider Blue Sky Network has been selected by the Peruvian Air Force to provide its GPS-based D2000 flyaway kits and aviation tracking...