E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 01-05-10] Booz Allen Hamilton was awarded a four-year $38.4 million contract to provide launch and test range system engineering and integration support to the U.S. Air Force Space...

[Satellite TODAY 01-05-10] Bharti Airtel has struck a deal with All India Radio to replace the 10 WorldSpace satellite radio channels on its DTH platform in India with 10 All...

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) for multiple Ku-band transponders on AsiaSat 5, the operator announced Dec. 31.     VTC will use the...

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] The Britsh Broadcasting Corp.’s (BBC) satellite broadcast signals are being blocked by the Iranian government, the BBC announced Jan. 4.     The BBC claims that Iran has...

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] U.S. facility clearance license laws have forced EMS Technologies to appoint Board Chairman John Mowell to the additional position of executive director, the company announced Jan. 4....

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] XipLink has contracted Tessco Technologies as its North American value-added distributor, XipLink announced Jan. 4.     Tessco, based in Hunt Valley, Md., will provide delivery and logistics...

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution WorldView-2 satellite has achieved full operational capability on schedule, the imagery company announced Jan. 4.     WorldView-2, launched in October, offers eight multispectral bands, which...

[Satelllite TODAY 01-04-10] Avanti Communications will begin 2010 in good spirits after ending 2009 with a secured a debt facility of £194 million ($313.34 million) for Hylas 2 from The...

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with French and Italian space agencies CNES and ASI, to develop, construct, test and deliver in orbit a broadband civil...

Andrew Solutions Releases 1-Meter Microwave Antenna Andrew Solutions unveiled a 1-meter microwave backhaul antenna under its ValuLine Vision product line. The ValuLine Vision antenna’s electrical design aims to enhance radiation...