E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Swiss aerospace, defense and security technology group, Ruag has purchased Oerlikon Space AG, the space division of Swiss technology developer Oerlikon for an undisclosed amount of cash,...

[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Global Satellite USA launched its new Inmarsat FleetBroadband 150 service, developed for the leisure, fishing, coastal merchant and small defense vessel markets, the company announced June 2....

[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Newtec has shipped 50,000 of its Sat3Play terminals in Europe, the company announced June 2.     The Sat3Play broadband terminal implements technologies such as DVB-S2 modulation and...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Pay-TV offerings will continue to see the strongest growth in Asia throughout the next three years, according to a study from U.S. research firm ABI Research issued...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Mobile TV remains an under exploited sector with stakeholders still exploring ways of revenue generation and subsequent revenue sharing, according to a summary released June 1 by...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] EMS Sky Connect‘s in-flight phone and e-mail access solution, Forte, has received a supplemental type certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), EMS announced June 1....

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] L-3 Linkabit completed the integration and testing of a Wide Band-Beyond Line of Sight (WB-BLOS) capability for U.S. Army combat vehicles, the company announced June 1.    ...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB) of Malaysia set a new launch window for liftoff of Falcon 1 Flight 5, which will carry...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Stratos Global Corp. has been selected by MISC Berhad to provide a customized crew-communications solution for MISC’s fleet of more than 100 merchant vessels, Stratos announced June...

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] GlobeCast, in collaboration with Orange Labs, will deliver a live 3-D high-definition feed of a performance of Don Giovanni from the Rennes Opera house in Brittany via...