E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-12] Portugal’s Upstar Comunicacoes has chosen Nevion to upgrade their existing video transport infrastructure with greater channel capacity, longer distance transport and increased redundancy, the company announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcaster Vision Asia has chosen Telstra to provide its Australian and New Zealand viewers with managed satellite services, the companies announced Dec. 7. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] EchoStar subsidiary EchoStar Technologies and DISH will design, manufacture and sell new energy-efficient set-top boxes (STBs), the companies announced Dec 6. EchoStar is the exclusive provider of […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] GMV USA will provide Harris Corporation with its software product for the ground system of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R), the companies announced Dec. 7. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] Fire Watch America has been made a Space Certification Program Partner and is now authorized to carry the Certified Space Technology seal, the Space Foundation announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-12] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Astrium GmbH for the BepiColombo spacecraft designed to explore Mercury, the company announced Dec. 5. BepiColombo is scheduled for […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-12] Globalstar has returned its second-generation satellite impacted by the momentum wheel issue back to commercial service, the company announced Dec. 5. “After more than a year of […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-12] SpeedCast and its majority shareholder TA Associates have bought out Australian Satellite Communications (ASC), the Hong Kong global network and satcom services provider announced Dec. 6. Providing […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-12] EchoStar has hired former FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Deputy Chief Jennifer A. Manner as its Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, the company announced Dec. 6. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-12] ViaSat has implemented an Integrated Waveform Network Control Station (IW NCS) for the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD), the company announced Dec. 6. The IW is designed […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-05-12]  Europe’s third Galileo satellite has transmitted its first test navigation signals back to Earth, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced Dec. 4.  The two Galileo satellites launched […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-05-12]  Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop (Elop) has won a new deal from Israel Aerospace Industries, the company announced Dec. 5.  Elop will provide a space camera for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-05-12]  C-Com has received $1,700,000 in new orders in its first quarter for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from Russia, Japan and China, the company announced Dec. 4.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-05-12]  Xiplink has signed a value added reseller contract for optimization products with Globecomm Systems, Xiplink announced Dec. 5.  The agreement follows several months of testing at the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-05-12]  SES has signed a new capacity deal with that Turkish public broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), the company announced Dec. 5.  TRT will use capacity […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-12] Eutelsat’s Eutelsat 70B satellite has been successfully launched into orbit by a Zenit-3SL rocket operated by Sea Launch, Eutelsat announced Dec. 4.       Liftoff occurred […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-12] Iridium Communications has selected technology design and development firm Cambridge Consultants to participate in the deployment of its second-generation satellite constellation and commercial space program Iridium NEXT, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-12] Etihad Airways has launched its new in-flight Internet and mobile connectivity service powered by the Panasonic Avionics Global Communications Suite “Etihad Wi-Fly,” the company announced Dec. 4. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-12] EchoStar has announced that David Rayner is to return to the company as Chief Financial Officer. Current CFO Kenneth Carroll will become Executive Vice President of Corporate […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-12] Arianespace has launched its fourth Soyuz rocket with the Pléiades 1B observation satellite onboard for French space agency CNES from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French […]

 [Satellite TODAY 12-03-12] Measat Satellite Systems will distribute Fox International Channels’ (FIC) Nat Geo Music HD via the Measat-3a satellite at 91.5 degrees East for viewers across the Asian region, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-12] The 29th National Space Symposium’s Space Technology Hall of Fame dinner presented by the Space Foundation will feature Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Sigourney […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-12] Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viasat Broadcasting has launched a new package of HD channels now made available to Rostelecom’s ‘Interactive TV’ subscribers, Viasat announced Dec. 3. The […]

Astrium Services Hires Dudok as New CEO Evert Dudok will serve as Astrium Services CEO effective immediately, as former CEO Eric Béranger switches to CEO of Astrium Satellites in an […]

Cisco Delivers HD Video Service to Middle East via Yahsat Cisco plans to work with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to deliver Cisco TelePresence VX Tactical (VX Tactical) HD […]

Kudelski Sells Abilis Business to Taiwanese STB Developer Taiwanese digital set-top box (STB) developer ALi Corp. has entered into an agreement with content protection and value-added service technology company Kudelski […]

Sky Mexico Subscriber Boom Produces Record Profits for Televisa Spanish-language broadcaster Grupo Televisa SAB enjoyed a significant 41 percent increase in its 2012 third-quarter profit compared to the same period […]

Norsat Releases Satellite Android App Norsat has launched its Satellite Locator App for Android. The App enables users to locate geostationary satellites, assess obstructions and point satellite ground terminals. It […]

Arianespace Wins Multi-Launch Deal with ISRO The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has selected Arianespace to launch its GSAT 7 and INSAT 3D satellites in the second quarter of 2013 […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-12] Canadian satellite operator Telesat has issued a statement supporting the Aerospace Review Report, which addresses many of the critical issues facing Canada’s space industry. Telesat announced its […]