E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Mobile in-flight connectivity provider OnAir appointed Richard Briffod director of business development for mobile network operators, the company announced Feb. 10.     Briffod will lead development and...

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] RigNet has appointed John Bush manager of strategic business development, the oil and gas industry managed network solutions provider announced Feb. 10.     Bush will be responsible...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Harris Corp. named P. Harris Morris president of its broadcast communications business, the company announced Feb. 9.     Morris previously served as vice president and general manager...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has received new VSAT orders from Costa Rican national telecommunications operator Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Gilat announced Feb. 9.     The purchase builds...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Satellite TV upstart FreeHD Canada won limited approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate in Canada, the company announced Feb. 9.     In...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] ViaSat grew revenues by 4 percent to $156 million but fell short of its $169 million target, according to the company’s third quarter 2010 financial results, released...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] M2M products and services provider Numerex Corp. has entered into a long-term agreement with Rogers Wireless to expand Numerex’s business in Canada, Numerex announced Feb. 9.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Northrop Grumman appointed Linnie Haynesworth vice president and deputy program director for its National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) division, the company announced Feb. 9.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Swedish broadcasting entertainment company Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired 50 percent of Raduga Holdings from Continental Media for an undisclosed amount of cash, MTG announced Feb....

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Globalstar signed a joint venture agreement with mobile satellite voice and data provider Arion Communication to form Globalstar Asia Pacific, the companies announced Feb. 8.     The...