E-letter: Briefs

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] Inmarsat has selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ subsidiary SAT Corporation to provide its carrier monitoring and interference detection system, Monics to the Global Xpress satellite fleet. […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] Iridium Communications has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of the complete Iridium NEXT satellite network system, demonstrating its design is valid and on schedule for […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] SES has entered a public-private partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a full-electric propulsion satellite platform. The partnership is part of a […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] NewSat Limited has announced a number of significant teleport customer contracts signed during the first quarter of FY14. The new teleport business contracts, to provide satellite communication […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] Thales Alenia Space Italy has been awarded a contract by the Italian Space Agency to build the Multi Element Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy (Metis) instrument, in […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Harris CapRock Communications has announced the signature of a five-year contract with Carnival Corporation to provide communications services onboard more than 100 cruise ships within its 10-brand cruise line fleet. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] United Airlines has launched its 100th aircraft equipped with satellite Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, and expects to have nearly 200 aircraft featuring the service by the end of […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Broadband Satellite Services Limited (BSS) has announced it has completed the acquisition of AND Group and the Satcom Global group of companies. Focused on the satellite communication […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Northrop Grumman has Maureen Del Duca as its new vice president and deputy general counsel, Litigation and Investigations, the company announced Oct. 14. In this role, Del […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) have announced they are looking to actively engage the military in interference discussions and initiatives. […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Cable & Wireless has taken a further step out of the satellite business by announcing that its subsidiary Monaco Telecom has agreed to sell its Algerian satellite […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Spacecom has won another capacity deal in Africa worth just under $6 million. The operator announced, Oct 14, that it had won a five-year deal worth $5.9 […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Wessex Water has implemented a high-availability Communications-on-the-Move (COTM) solution from Hughes Europe, Hughes announced Oct. 14. This solution will help Wessex Water support rapid deployment of its […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] SatStream Media is launching SatstreamNet, a multicast-IP content delivery network developed specifically for the maritime industry. The network aims to provide over the air content to vessels […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] BT’s television efforts in the United Kingdom have been boosted thanks to an important new contract with BSkyB. BT announced Oct. 14 that the two companies had […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] YahClick Service Partner SimbaNet, and Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, are working together to reduce the entry costs of acquiring YahClick high-speed satellite broadband Internet services. Following […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] Media Networks Latin America, Unotel Telecom and NAGRA have signed an agreement for the launch of a new pay-TV offering in Brazil by the first quarter of […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] Globecast announced that Michele Gosetti will take on the role of interim chief executive officer of Globecast Americas, effective immediately, following the departure of Lisa Coelho. “Over […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] A new Dataxis report forecasts that global shipments of 4K TV sets will surpass 5 percent of the total annual TV shipments in 2017, while the installed […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has received a letter of award for equipment and services from Entel, the largest telecom operator and satellite network operator in Bolivia. Under the […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), the electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), has secured approximately SG$416 million ($333 million) worth of contracts for rail electronics, […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Bentley Walker has activated its 2,000th terminal on Hughes Network Systems in Libya after just one year of operating its two Hughes HN and HX System Network […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] The U.S. government has tested and acquired Inmarsat Government’s L-Band Tactical Satellite (L-TAC) solution to enhance its communications capabilities in the field. The L-TAC solution, launched in […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] Harris Broadcast appointed Pablo Gargiulo as president of global sales. Gargiulo will report directly to Charlie Vogt, CEO of Harris Broadcast, and will be responsible for leading […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] A group of private and public sector players have come together to launch the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), a coalition to lead policy and regulatory reform […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] Swiss Space Systems (S3), an aerospace company that designs and engineers suborbital launch systems, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spaceport Colorado, a commercial space […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] MACOM Technology Solutions announced a new GaN unmatched wideband transistor in SOT-89 package suited to 50 V operation in driver and power applications. Operating over the DC […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] SES’ SES 8 satellite has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The satellite will now be processed for a November launch on board […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] The fifth and final European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) built by Astrium, called “Georges Lemaître,” has left the company’s Bremen site and is on its way to […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] Himawari Operation Enterprise and Mitsubishi Electric have completed the ground operations system for the Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 weather data transmission satellites. The Japan Meteorological Agency […]