E-letter: Briefs

The RFI–EUI training & certification working group has announced that the first certification exam is now available through the GVF.

Universal Satellite Communications (UniSat) has selected ATEME’s CM5000 encoders to upgrade its satellite news gathering (SNG) vehicles with the latest in encoding technology.

WORK Microwave has partnered with Adtec Digital to launch Video ACM, an integrated data/video (DaVid) modem and encoding solution for enhanced video contribution.

Flying 400 km above the planet and circling it every 90 minutes, the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) provides a unique vantage point of the earth using satellites to assist emergency responders.

Cobham will feature a new wireless HD COFDM camera transmitter at IBC 2013.

iDirect announced that it has moved its Canadian office to the nation's capital, strengthening its commitment to the Canadian satellite communications market.

MACOM, a supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, announced a new integrated SPDT switch and Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), with bypass mode, for WLAN 802.11a,n,ac network applications.

Boeing and Panasonic are preparing to open a new market for eXConnect, Panasonic’s secure, satellite-based, in-flight broadband service.

The U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and U.S. Air Force principals are preparing for the launch of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite.

After a meeting between European space ministers gave the approval to Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle, the ESA plans to consult with the satellite industry to gather competing ideas on key work packages for the new launch system.

Satellite technology has allowed British adventurer Adrian Hayes and his team to document their travel to K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, on the border of Pakistan and China.

SES and MNC Sky Vision have reached an agreement to provide capacity on the SES 7 satellite to support Indonesian satellite pay-TV provider Indovision’s future Chinese-language Direct-to-Home (DTH) package.

AIS Engineering has been awarded a Custom Satellite Solutions Small Business (CS2SB) task order to provide U.S., Europe, Southwest Asia and Horn of Africa Ku-Band services for deployable communications. The order includes one base year and four option years.

Intelsat announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.799 per share, to be paid to holders of its 5.75 percent Series A Mandatory Convertible Junior Non-voting Preferred shares.

Embratel, a telecommunications operator in Brazil has partnered with PromonLogicalis, a provider of services and solutions for information technology and communication in Latin America.

Earlier this week, Sirius XM Radio announced that it added 715,000 net new subscribers in the second quarter, bringing its total subscribers to more than 25 million.

iSat, a systems integrator specializing in satellite earth stations for frequencies such as X-band and Ka-band for use by government, satellite operators and broadcasting organizations, announced profits and strong growth in its second year of trading.

Kymeta has successfully closed a $50 million Series C financing arrangement to accelerate its growth plans

Euroconsult's newly released research report reveals that 86 percent of all 37 active commercial FSS operators saw revenue growth in 2012, with 13 operators reaching 10 percent or more.

SES announced its long-standing partner NordNet has developed a new on-demand satellite broadband offering, for which it contracted additional Ka-band capacity on the SES satellite ASTRA 2F.

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite has for the first time mapped out the structure of our solar system.

Spidersat, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Global, announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with BIA Overseas, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIA Group.

Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it reached the milestone of 2,000 satellite years on orbit this month.

ATK will exhibit its titanium propellant tank capabilities at the 49th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Joint Propulsion Conference in San Jose, Calif.

Dish TV India has selected Broadcom Corporation’s highly integrated systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) to power its upcoming generation of satellite set-top boxes.

Astrium has signed a contract for the delivery of propulsion systems for six Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellites operated by EUMETSAT.

The Global Positioning System (GPS), which millions of people use every day for precise navigation and timing, recently became more accurate and reliable as the fourth Boeing GPS IIF satellite began operating in the U.S. Air Force network.

C-COM Satellite Systems announced financial results for its second quarter ending May 31, 2013.

Yahsat has appointed Masood Sharif Mahmood as its new CEO; he served as the company’s deputy CEO since June 2012.

Northrop Grumman has taken another step to reduce the risks and costs associated with producing an extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications system for the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber.