E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 05-07-09] Avanti Communications signed contracts to supply broadband products to Italian distribution companies Tempestini Group and Hitek Partners, Avanti announced May 6.     Tempestini Group specializes in developing...

[Satellite Today 05-06-09] The Swedish Space Corp. (SSC) will run a U.S. corporation, Universal Space Network (USN), as a subsidiary after the U.S. government approved SSC’s acquisition of USN with...

[Satellite Today 05-06-09] End-to-end broadcasting solutions provider, Harmonic, said it suffered heavy losses in its 2009 first quarter financial report released May 5.     The company’s CFO, Robin Dickson attributed...

[Satellite Today 05-06-09] SatMax Corp., a wireless satellite coverage provider, has completed its name change from Echo Satellite Communications, the company announced May 5.     The name change came at...

[Satellite Today 05-06-09] The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and MediaQuest are developing a high-definition (HD) direct-to-home (DTH) offering for commercial release in 2009, PLDT announced in its first...

[Satellite Today 05-06-09] Spacenet Inc. has deployed its Connexstar satellite communications services as part of an incident response vehicle for Erie Insurance, Spacenet announced May 5.     The services utilize...

[Satellite Today 05-06-09] Thuraya has made enhancements to its broadband solution, ThurayaIP, the company announced May 3.     Thuraya established a point Of presence and meet me point to augment...

[Satellite Today 05-05-09] Bezeq Israel Telecom will merge with Israeli satellite TV provider Yes, the companies announced May 4.     The conditions of agreement require Bezeq to raise its investment...

[Satellite Today 05-05-09] SeaMobile, a provider of satellite communications services to the maritime industry, named Jonathan Weintraub CEO, the company announced May 4.     Weintraub previously served as the company’s...

[Satellite Today 05-05-09] AT&T CruiseCast soft-launched its $1,299 mobile satellite entertainment device for automotive vehicles at about 373 retail outlets, the company announced May 4.     AT&T CruiseCast, a joint...