E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Digi International has entered into the satellite market by acquiring all the assets of the U.S., Indian and Singapore affiliates of MobiApps Holdings Private Limited, Digi International...

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] SpeedCast entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Globe Wireless to provide Ku-band broadband maritime service to extend Globe Wireless’ broadband services, SpeedCast announced June 9.    ...

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Marlink has acquired capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 11N satellite, Marlink announced June 9.     The satellite, carried 39 Ku-band transponders to support a range of video and...

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Triveni Digital named Magna Systems & Engineering an new international dealer for Triveni’s products throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Triveni said June 10.     Magna, based in Australia,...

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Euroconsult, the French satellite consulting firm, forecasts that nearly 1,200 satellites will be built and launched for the period 2009-2018, an increase of about 50 percent compared...

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] The U.S. Air Force is terminating for convenience the Transformational Satellite Communications System (T-Sat) Mission Operations System contract with Lockheed Martin, the Air Force announced June 8....

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Thaicom PCL will cooperate to develop the mobile satellite market in Asia, C-Com announced June 9.     C-Com’s iNetVu auto-deploying mobile satellite...

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed agreement to deliver its ViP-TV video transport service to KPU Telecommunications, a provider of telecommunications and video services to a city of approximately...

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] KCPS Satellite Communications Limited Partnership has launched a tender offer to purchase 2 million shares of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. for $3.65 per share, KCPS announced June...

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] Integral Systems signed a deal with Orbital Sciences Corp. to primary and backup satellite command and control systems for Koreasat-6, Integral Systems announced June 8.     Integral...