E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-09] KVH Industries has received a total of $2 million in new orders from multiple U.S. and international military customers for its tactical navigation systems and universal multilingual...

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-09] The Kudelski Group issued a new offer to acquire all outstanding Class A shares of OpenTV, a middleware and interactive services company, for $1.55 per share in...

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-09] Malaysia, a country with around 25 million people, has seen its pay-TV landscape dominated by DTH operator Astro All Asia Networks (Astro). However, its dominance is likely...

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-09] SatMax Corp., a provider of wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite communications products, signed a reseller agreement with Texas-based GIT Satellite Communications (GITSat), the company announced Oct. 5.     GITSat...

[Satellite TODAY 10-06-09] Orbcomm has entered into an agreement with Sierra Wireless to integrate the capabilities of Sierra Wireless’s machine-to-machine (M2M) services platform, M2MOperatingPortal, within Orbcomm’s web services portal    ...

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. received a $1.1 million equipment order from the U.S. government to support the government’s satellite-based communications infrastructure, the company announced Oct. 1.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-09] TS2 Satellite Technologies has introduced a new satellite link product line to be used by companies operating in the Middle East and Asia as well as by...

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-09] The European Union (EU) has launched Egnos, a free satellite navigation network based on an enhanced version of the U.S. global positioning system  (GPS), the EU announced...

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-09] OmniGlobe Networks appointed Luigi Lo Basso CFO, effective immediately, the company announced Oct. 1.      Lo Basso, a former finance and operations director for Bell Canada, will...

Cisco Systems has offered to acquire Tandberg and its subsidiaries for $3 billion, Cisco Systems announced Oct. 2.      The offer represents a 25 percent premium to the three-month average...