E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 10-09-09] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been chosen by Cable & Wireless Panama (C&W), Panama’s largest telecommunications operator, to provide a SkyEdge 2 network that will deliver broadband...

[Satellite Today 10-09-09] Korea’s KT Corp. signed a multi-year agreement with Intelsat for capacity in Intelsat 17, Intelsat announced Oct. 8.             KT expects to use the capacity to deliver...

[Satellite Today 10-09-09] Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. signed an agreement with UTV Entertainment Television Ltd. for capacity on Measat-3a, the satellite operator announced Oct. 8.             The capacity will...

[Satellite Today 10-09-09] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) and Macau Special Administrative Region‟s public broadcaster, TDM, signed an agreement for television broadcasting service across more than 50 countries in...

[Satellite Today 10-09-09] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received orders totaling $33.4 million under its Movement Tracking System (MTS) contract with the U.S. Army, the company announced Oct. 7.             The...

[Satellite Today 10-09-09]  Inmarsat and Satlink won a contract in Ireland to migrate fishing vessels from a paper logbook system to electronic recording and reporting in Europe, Inmarsat said Oct....

[Satellite Today 10-09-09] Boeing has been informed by the U.S. Air Force that the second Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite began operations Aug. 18, supporting warfights in the Middle East...

[Satellite Today 10-08-09] Eutelsat Communications is distributing more than 100 HD channels following the addition of Sky Sport 1HD, the flagship channel of the latest HD package from the Sky...

[Satellite Today 10-08-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completed acceptance testing of the first and second stages of its Falcon 9 rocket, the company announced Oct. 5.             Testing at SpaceX’s...

[Satellite Today 10-08-09] The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) approved a resolution requiring members’ passenger ships to be fitted with satellite tracking devices based on Iridium, Iridium said...