E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] Inmarsat Government has been selected as a prime contractor under the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Custom Satcom Solutions (CS2) contract vehicle, a government program to acquire […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] Canadian essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed two contract amendments with the Commonwealth of Australia that are worth more than $100 million […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-12] Astrium Services’ ND SatCom has been commissioned to provide German media company Südwestrundfunk (SWR) with uplink technology for six radio satellite newsgathering vehicles that are to be […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-12] KVH Industries has enhanced its global mini-VSAT broadband network by introducing a dual-mode, 1-meter TracPhone V11 C- and Ku-band terminal, the company announced Sept. 6.    KVH […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-12] SES will launch its Ka-band SES Broadband satellite service in November, pending the launch and beginning of operations of its Astra 2F satellite, the operator confirmed Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-12]  Gilat Satellite Networks has received an order from European satellite broadband providers in support of SES Broadband Services’ (SBBS) Ka-band consumer service rollout, Gilat announced Sept. 6. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-12] Canadian satellite and information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a contract for $12.7 million Canadian dollars ($12.85 million) to provide multiple advanced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-12] Newtec is partnering with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) to include GVF’s VSAT Installation Certification Program into its training portfolio, Newtec announced Sept. 5.    Newtec will […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-12] Video delivery infrastructure developer Harmonic has unveiled 4:2:2 decoding capabilities for its ProView 7100 integrated receiver-decoder (IRD), transcoder and stream processor, the company announced Sept. 5.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-12] IPTV and over-the-top (OTT) solutions provider Amino Communications has selected Wi-Fi chipset and software developer Celeno Communications to integrate its OptimizAIR Wi-Fi USB solution with Amino’s A140/A540 […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-12] Amos satellite fleet operator Spacecom has signed a follow-on, long-term capacity contract with Hungarian company Magyar Telekom, which is worth up to $7 million, Spacecom announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-12] Satellite networking technology provider Gilat Satellite Networks has added advanced disaster recovery functionality to its SkyEdge VSAT platform, the company announced Sept. 4.    Gilat will incorporate […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has partnered with maritime media delivery and communications company Jetstream to launch Jetstream HD, a high-definition streaming content solution powered by MTN VSAT […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-12] Vislink is set to introduce its Advent Mantis MSAT portable data terminal, designed to address emerging Ka-band satellite newsgathering requirements for international broadcasters, the company announced Sept. […]

Avanti Rolls Out Pay-As-You-Go Hylas-1 Internet Service Avanti Communications has launched its new Pay-As-You-Go high-speed Internet connection service across Europe with no monthly subscription fees. Avanti will offer a high-bandwidth […]

ECS, OH TV Partner on Massive Satellite, IPTV Hybrid Service Offering European Communication Services (ECS) has partnered with OH TV to offer joint broadcast and IPTV services to the African […]

GlobeCast Australia, Optus TV Name New CEO After Lattin Retires GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin has retired, but will continue with the company in an advisory role. Simon Farnsworth has […]

Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Testing with First MUOS Satellite Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the first U.S. Navy next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system. The Mobile User Objective […]

Inmarsat Deploys OnAir Service on Two Asia Pacific Airlines Japanese airline ANA will deploy Inmarsat SwiftBroadband on its international routes starting in mid-2013. Inmarsat said the Wi-Fi services, which are […]

Gilat Expands SkyEdge 2 Deal with Panama’s C&W Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Cable & Wireless Panama (C&W) to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband network that will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-12] The Mexican government will begin using satellites to track the country’s agricultural and fishery production on a permanent basis starting in September, the Mexican Agriculture, Livestock, Rural […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-12] MultiChoice will migrate its DStv services from its current transponder space on the Intelsat 10 and Intelsat 7 satellites to capacity on the new Intelsat 20 satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-12] Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) has hired Erik Hansen as its director of North American sales, the operator announced Aug. 31.    Hansen has more than 12 years of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-12] Thomson Video Networks (TVN) has embedded HE-AAC multi-channel audio codec software with full metadata support technology from development firm Fraunhofer in its flagship ViBE EM4000 encoder, TVN […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-12] The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) has signed a cooperative agreement with the Chinese State Oceanic Administration that will allow both agencies to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-12] Work Microwave has unveiled a new digital filter with a roll-off factor of 5 percent as part of its DVB-S2 modem and modulator portfolio, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-12] Thaicom has informed Thailand’s Information and Communications Technology Ministry (ICT) that it had made plans for an interim satellite to be positioned at the 50.5 degrees East […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-12] The Russian NPO Molniya Space Design Bureau is developing a hypersonic unmanned rocket vehicle that is capable of putting satellites into orbit, according to an RIA Novosti […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-29-12] FSS operator SES has signed a capacity agreement with satellite capacity and networking equipment provider Romantis to support growing connectivity needs across Russia and Central Asia, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-29-12] U.S. pay-TV operator Dish Network urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to shift its spectrum holdings in the 2 GHz band and to approve rules […]