E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 04-28-2016] SES has signed a capacity agreement with Eurovision to broadcast the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics to sports fans around the world. As part of the agreement, […]

[Via Satellite 04-28-2016] EMC has signed a multi-year contract with a global oilfield services company to provide mission-critical satellite broadband communications for its vessels worldwide. Under the contract, EMC will […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] Telesat has signed contracts with California-based Space Systems Loral (SSL) and U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) for two prototype Ka-band satellites to serve as part of […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] Facebook has signed a satellite broadband deal with SES for high-speed connectivity services in Sub-Saharan Africa. This agreement will support Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi program, which is part […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] General John Hyten, commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, has released a statement regarding the current policy debate over whether or not the U.S. government should […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] Mark Warner, D-Va., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., have signed a letter from the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) and sent it to Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2015] ABS and Trace announced an agreement to broadcast the Trace Urban international music channel via ABS 2’s global C-band beam across the Asia Pacific region. The channel, […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] Eutelsat and multiscreen TV solutions expert Wiztivi are unveiling Sat.tv, a smart Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for tablets and smartphones, at the TV Connect show in London. […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and Dubai-based flydubai are launching In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) on flydubai Boeing 737 aircraft, using GEE’s Airconnect Ku IFEC system. Deployment of […]

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] Advantech Wireless has appointed Decibel Technologies as an authorized reseller/partner in India. Decibel Technologies will provide sales as well as customer service, support and training to customers […]

[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] Sky Perfect JSAT announced May 4 as the intended launch date for the JCSAT 14 satellite. SpaceX is providing the launch using a Falcon 9 rocket from […]

[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] Arianespace launched a Soyuz rocket April 25 from Kourou, French Guiana, delivering five satellites into three different Low Earth Orbits (LEO) over the course of a four-hour […]

[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has received a contract from an undisclosed customer for a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. Along with manufacturing the spacecraft, SSL will also […]

[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] X2nSat has become Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya’s first service partner for the company’s dedicated Machine-to-Machine (M2M) service and new terminal for customers in North America. […]

[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] Kacific Broadband Satellites and Newtec have reached an agreement to use Newtec Dialog for powering Kacific’s interim services. Ahead of launching a Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS), […]

[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has signed an exclusive agreement with German television programming company RTL International to provide a new German Premium TV channel to cruise ships around the […]

[Via Satellite 04-25-2016] AT&T has partnered with Globecomm to launch a new service that combines satellite and cellular connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). Through the agreement, AT&T’s IoT […]

[Via Satellite 04-25-2016] SES has kicked off a new business incubator called Satlas, which aims to turn pioneering ideas from a variety of fields, including e-learning, energy, financial technology (fintech), […]

[Via Satellite 04-25-2016] Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group (SSW) has agreed to a $2.9 million unsecured loan note with Business Growth Fund (BGF). The loan note carries a fixed coupon of […]

[Via Satellite 04-25-2016] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS 1) satellite has entered environmental testing in preparation for the spacecraft’s early 2017 launch. […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2016] SES is deploying Satmed, a satellite-based e-health platform, at the Cure Hospital for Children in Niger, to enhance healthcare in rural and remote regions in Niger. Satmed […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2016] Rezatec, a U.K.-based Earth Observation (EO) data analytics company formed in 2012, has raised more than $1.4 million in a seed financing round to expand its sales […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2016] On Call Communications and X2nSat have signed a new formal partnership granting each company access to satellite communications resources, increasing the quality and geographic footprint of their […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2016] Cobham Satcom has started shipping its new Explorer 540 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, following Inmarsat Class 2 Type Approval and Inmarsat […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] RigNet Australia has entered a wholesale partnership with Optus Satellite to leverage satellite capacity and infrastructure to serve the oil and gas industry in the Australasia region. […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] The organizers of this year’s Titan Desert extreme mountain biking race have chosen to deploy Spot Gen3 satellite trackers to enhance the safety of the 400 race […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] Eutelsat has selected a SkyEdge 2-c hub with X-Architecture and SkyEdge 2-c small user terminals from Gilat to deliver broadband services in Western Russia. Russian Satellite Communications […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] SpeedCast International and Beijing Marine Communications and Navigation (MCN), a subsidiary of the China Transport Telecommunications & Information Centre (CTTIC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] DataPath has successfully concluded the first installation of MaxView Enterprise, an upgraded version of the company’s network monitoring and control software. Since launching the re-architected software suite […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-1016] HBO has selected Arris International’s DSR-7400 series transcoder satellite receiver to support the optimization of its current MPEG 2 and 4 distribution platforms as well as prepare […]