E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 11-05-2015] RigNet has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Orgtec S.A.P.I. de C.V., d.b.a. Tecnor, a Monterrey, Mexico-based telecommunications solutions provider for remote sites on land, sea and […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-2015] Hughes Networks Systems has unveiled its new HM System, engineered around its Software-Definable Modem (SDM) technology and Scrambled Code Multiple Access (SCMA) waveform. Hughes is launching with […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-2015] Beninese private news channel Golfe TV Africa has selected Eutelsat Communications to support its transition to High Definition (HD) broadcasting. Golfe TV Africa has taken a three-year […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] ITC Global has been awarded a multi-million dollar deal with an undisclosed international offshore energy services company. The multi-year contract for Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) connectivity […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] iDirect has signed a framework agreement with the Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), a specialized procurement center and logistics authority, to deliver hardware, software, and services […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) have signed an expansion capacity agreement on ABS 3A for a multi-transponder, multi-year deal for Ku-band payload. […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced they have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will launch a new satellite with optimized C-band […]

[Via Satellite 11-03-2015] The European Parliament has adopted a resolution supporting the assignment of primary radio spectrum allocation for satellite-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). European Parliament’s Commissioner for Transport, Violeta […]

[Via Satellite 11-03-2015] Orbcomm has reached an agreement with logistics and energy equipment supplier China International Marine Container Company (CIMC) to provide service from its Second Generation (OG2) satellites and […]

[Via Satellite 11-03-2015] Signalhorn has received a contract from a preexisting energy customer for a custom Xtend network. The customer, for which Signalhorn already provides VSAT connectivity to more than […]

[Via Satellite 11-03-2015] Inmarsat will locate the Satellite Access Station (SAS) for its European Aviation Network (EAN) high-speed in-flight connectivity solution in Greece, under an agreement with OTE, a Greek […]

[Via Satellite 11-02-2015] United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F 11 satellite Oct. 31 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket. The satellite is […]

[Via Satellite 11-02-2015] The International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) kicked off today in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference, which the telecommunications industry has been preparing for, takes place […]

[Via Satellite 11-02-2015] PT. Graha Pratama Sejahtera (GPS), a leading system integrator based in Indonesia, has launched a bouquet of 14 television channels on AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees east. […]

[Via Satellite 11-02-2015] EMC has signed a site license agreement with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) that will provide the company’s technical personnel access to its VSAT satellite communications training […]

[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Eutelsat Communications has reached an agreement with International Launch Services (ILS) for a series of launches using the Proton Breeze M rocket. The launches are scheduled to […]

[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman company, has received a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to design and manufacture the radar antenna for its NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture […]

[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Orbital ATK has signed a five-year contract with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to produce flight sets of propellant tanks for the SSL 1300 satellite bus. Each flight set […]

[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Intelsat reported signings of six additional contracts for its High Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform EpicNG during its third quarter 2015 earnings. “These contracts span applications including enterprise, […]

[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] David Willetts, former U.K. minister for science and universities, has joined Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.’s (SSTL) board as a non-executive director. Willetts served the U.K. Government Cabinet […]

[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has established a new ground station in Panama City dedicated to the small satellite market. The site consists of two antennas with S-band and […]

[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Hispasat has implemented a connectivity solution for audiovisual services and Internet access on an AVE train, part of Spain’s high-speed rail system. This pilot project began at […]

[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Telecommunications operator Entel Bolivia has deployed an integrated headend solution from Harmonic to power its Direct-Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service. Harmonic is supplying its Electra encoders for MPEG-4 […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] Globalstar and first responder communications specialist Disaster Tech Lab are working together to assist the victims of the European and Middle East refugee crisis by dispatching satellite communications […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] Eutelsat announced an agreement with Thales Alenia Space for a new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) based on the Spacebus Neo platform. The all-electric satellite is planned for […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] Lifestyle content producer Scripps Networks Interactive has signed a strategic agreement with SES to expand and migrate its North American distribution platform to a pair of SES […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-2015] NASA has selected the Chair and Professor of Ohio State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Joel Johnson to lead an agency program to help mitigate the […]

[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] Boeing has received a satellite order from New York Broadband (NYBB) to construct a satellite on its Boeing 702 platform to serve mobile users in China, India […]

[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has doubled its satellite capacity from SES through a new multi-year, multi-transponder agreement. During the past two […]

[Via Satellite 10-27-2015] Lepton Global Solutions has launched a managed satellite network service in the North Pacific for Lepton and Eutelsat’s enterprise and government customers. The service will provide a secure satellite network […]