E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] U.S. Electrodynamics, Inc. (USEI) recently completed the installation of a 4.8m Ku antenna on SES’s AMC 21 satellite using Vialite RF-over-fiber links between the new antenna and control […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-13] Media Networks has reached an agreement with TV4ISP to provide pay-TV solutions for Internet Service Providers (ISP) in Brazil through the integration of Media Networks’ DTH and […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] Representatives from airlines, aviation organizations and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), gathered in Singapore for the first meeting of the newly formed Space-based ADS-B Advisory Committee (SAAC). […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) is organizing the eighth meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), an organization supported […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] ScheduALL has effectively centralized the management of bookings across Encompass Digital Media in the United States. Encompass owns and operates teleport facilities throughout the United States, Latin […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] Norsat International promoted Ken Broom to general manager of its Sinclair division effective Nov. 22, 2013. Broom joined the company in May 2013 and is currently the […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-13] Advantech Wireless released its new High Power 500W Ka-Band, Mentor Class of Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs). The new Mentor Class SSPAs are designed to cover all […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13]  On Friday Typhoon Haiyan – one of the most powerful storms on record to make landfall – swept through six central islands in the Philippines. Following this […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] Building on the momentum from Amos 5, Spacecom has signed agreements with a consortium of banks and the Amos 6 satellite manufacturer for loans totaling just over […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] The first of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellites, Inmarsat 5 F1, has traveled from California to the launch site in Kazakhstan. The 6,100 kg spacecraft departed from Los […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), and the Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI) have launched a joint initiative to implement […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-13] Gilat Satcom and Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) have jointly been awarded a 36 month procurement contract by the Israeli Government covering all MSS services on both […]

[Via Satellite 11-08-13] With oil and gas exploration and production accelerating across North America, SES, Stallion Oilfield Services and Global Data Services (GDS) agreed on a set of satellite capacity […]

[Via Satellite 11-08-13] Research and Markets has added a new report that analyzes the global Earth observation market. According to the “Global Satellite-based Earth Observation Market 2013 Report,” this market […]

[Via Satellite 11-08-13] Sage Communications has acquired Longbottom Communications and will debut as a single firm at the 2013 Satellite Communications Conference & Expo (SATCON) later this month. For Sage, […]

[Via Satellite 11-08-13] Infonetics Research released excerpts from its second edition “Pay TV Subscriber Database,” which tracks the cable video, satellite video and telco IPTV subscribers of more than 140 […]

[Via Satellite 11-08-13] The Harris Corporation was honored with an R&D 100 award for developing a reconfigurable space-borne radio as part of a NASA-led team. The awards, presented annually by […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Arianespace has carried out an exciting launch in Kazakhstan carrying the Olympic torch into the space as part its preparations for the Winter Olympics next year, which […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Astrium will deliver new terminals to the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) and related IP baseband, to enable secure communications on frontlines overseas, Astrium announced Nov. 7. […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Eutelsat has been boosted by a new capacity deal in Africa. The company announced Nov. 7 that it had signed a deal with Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA) for […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Orbit Communication Systems has high hopes for a new product line for the maritime and oil & gas sectors. It announced Nov. 7 that it will be […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Quake Global’s Q Pro modems are now compatible with the new satellite M2M platform being introduced by Inmarsat and Orbcomm. All three companies are working together to […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-13] Inmarsat has appointed Network Innovations as the first Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress, serving government markets in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. “Network […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-13] SES’ Astra 5B satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guyana. The spacecraft is now being processed for launch on board an Ariane […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-13] Advantech Wireless has successfully completed the deployment of a turnkey solution that includes its SapphireBluTM Series of UltraLinearTM GaN technology based solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) for a […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-13] The U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) has awarded Tethers Unlimited (TUI) a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to complete development of […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-13] ManagePlaces was the UK winner of the European Satellite Navigation Competition at a global awards ceremony in Munich. The runner up in the UK Category was TeamSurv, […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-13] A Southeast Asian data services provider has contracted all Ku-band capacity on the recently launched Amos 4 satellite, operated by Spacecom. Pursuant to this new contract, the […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-13] Exelis successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the GPS 3 navigation payload simulator software. Developed by Exelis, the software will simulate the behavior of GPS signals in […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-13] SuperSport has installed more than 70 of Miranda Technologies’ Imagestore 750 HD/SD master control and branding processors. They have also installed Densité LGK-3901 logo insertion and downstream […]