E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-12] The second U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite successfully completed its on-orbit testing on Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-12] Inmarsat has enhanced its SwiftBroadband technology capabilities and plans to focus on the continued development of its L-band services for aviation, the company announced at NBAA 2012 […]

Arianespace Sends Eumetsat Metop-B into Orbit on Soyuz Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate have successfully launched the Metop-B European weather satellite into orbit from on a Soyuz rocket from the […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-12] Intelsat has agreed to provide satellite connectivity and C-band capacity on the Intelsat 1R satellite at 310 degrees East to Grupo Chilefilms for a new digital cinema […]

Thales Alenia Space announces new ceo Thales Alenia Space has appointed Jean-Loïc Galle as its new president and CEO. Galle also becomes a senior vice president of the Thales group. […]

Advantech Introduces New C-band SSPA/BUC Product Line Canadian satellite broadcast technology manufacturer Advantech Wireless has released a new series of indoor GaN technology-based solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and BUCs featuring […]

Dish TV Boosts Content Offering in India Dish TV, India’s largest DTH operator, has signed a key sports content collaboration deal as it seeks to improve its content offering. Dish […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Subsidiary Reaches VSAT Installation Milestone on Dollar General Contract Gilat Satellite Networks’ wholly owned subsidiary Spacenet has equipped its 10,000th Dollar General store with its SkyEdge VSAT […]

Hispasat Chooses Arianespace to Launch Two Satellites Spanish operator Hispasat has selected Arianespace to launch two satellites – Amazonas-4A and Hispasat AG1. Amazonas 4A will be launched by an Ariane […]

 Satellite TODAY 10-31-12] CASBAA CEO Simon Twiston Davies was honored with the annual CASBAA Chairman’s Award at the CASBAA Convention 2012 in Hong Kong, the association announced Oct. 31. Twiston […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-12] AFCEA International and the IEEE Communications Society cancelled the Milcom 2012 conference due to inclement weather from Hurricane Sandy, the organizations announced Oct. 30.       […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-12] Global high-resolution Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has signed a multiyear contract with a sixth undisclosed Direct Access Program (DAP) customer, the company announced Oct. 30.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-12] Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video platform is certified to be used with Anevia‘s ViaMotion system to provide over-the-top (OTT) video transcoding, packaging, and streaming solution […]

Arianespace is getting set to launch key satellites for Eutelsat and Star One, as both operators target high growth verticals in developing markets. The Eutelsat 21B and Star One C3 […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-12] OnAir has signed a new deal with Honeywell making OnAir the distributor of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band aircraft connectivity services to the business and general aviation segment. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-12] ViaSat has received orders in excess of $11 million for Joint IP Modem Network Control Centers (NCCs), remote modems, and Joint IP Modem enhancements, the company announced, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-12] Norsat has launched its Satellite Locator App for Android, the company announced Oct. 29. The App enables users to locate geostationary satellites, assess obstructions and point satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-12] T-HT (Hvratski Telecom), Croatia’s largest telco, has seen encouraging early take-up of its DTH service in Croatia. At the end of September, the company had 22,000 DTH […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned from the International Space Station and has safely splashed down to Earth approximately 250 miles off the coast of southern California, the launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] Amos satellite operator Spacecom has been awarded two contracts by DRS Technical Services – one for C-band capacity on Amos-5 and another for Ku-band satellite capacity on […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] Measat Satellite Systems has reached an agreement with Encompass Digital Media to add the History North East Asia regional feed on the Measat-3 satellite located at the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] Inmarsat has launched a new IsatPhone Pro humanitarian aid package that aims to provide NGOs with a total of 3,000 minutes per month that can be shared […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has postponed its third attempt to launch a South Korean satellite into space due a glitch discovered in the rocket booster […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] European FSS operator Eutelsat grew its revenues 6.5 percent in its 2012-2013 first quarter to reach 314.4 million euros ($406.3 million), driven by a 43.7 percent growth […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] VSAT Systems subsidiary Datzap has been granted a license to operate in Costa Rica following three years of negotiations with the Costa Rican government and U.S. trade […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-12] ScheduALL is set to demonstrate the automatic satellite communication resource sharing features of its ERM application (ERMa) add-on module next month at the Satcon trade show, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-12] Taiwanese digital set-top box (STB) developer ALi Corp. has entered into an agreement with content protection and value-added service technology company Kudelski Group to acquire its Abilis […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-12] Regional operator Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with GlobeCast to distribute ITV Granada in HD across Asia and the Middle East via the Measat-3 satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-12] The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has exercised a $4 million, one-year option on its satellite imagery contract with Canadian essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-12] Hughes Network Systems has partnered with managed network and application services provider ThinKom Solutions to demonstrate ultra-low profile antennas and a manpack for global communications-on-the-move (COTM) missions, […]