E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Military satellite communications company Cobham appointed John Devaney independent non-executive director and chairman designate, the company announced Jan. 22.     Devaney is executive chairman of U.K.-based National...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] ViaSat has been awarded a $14.4 million limited production order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS)...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] SES World Skies has updated its naming convention for future satellites, the company announced Jan. 22.     Three of SES’ new Orbital Sciences-built satellites will be named...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Glowlink is accepting orders for its Model 1000×2 dual-channel satellite spectrum monitoring system, the company announced Jan. 21.     The product aims to enable customers to independently...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Nokia will offer the premium version of its GPS Ovi Maps for free on a number of its devices in a move to counter its competitor Google,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Vislink has relocated its Chesham- and Watford-based sales, development and manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom to a single site located at Hemel Hempstead, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] EMS Technologies has formed a new business unit, EMS Aviation, which will include the Company’s EMS Satcom division, the company announced Jan. 20.    EMS Aviation also...

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications in November. He does not have a long history in the satellite communications sector, but...

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded a one-year contract extension from the Colombian Ministry of Communications to support certain rural communications projects in the country, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Blue Sky Network has been contracted to provide GPS-based aviation tracking devices to support the helicopter fleets of Pluspetrol, an oil and gas producer in Peru, Blue...