E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Voice, video and data distribution networks provider Wegener Corp. has signed new equipment orders with media network Microspace and an unnamed international customer managing a governmental media […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] RF over fiber equipment manufacturer Pulse Power and Measurement (PPM) has launched a new sales organization in the United States, which will trade under the brand name […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Russia failed to launch two communications satellites into orbit after anomaly occurred on the Proton M rocket’s Breeze M upper stage engine, Russian space agency Roskosmos confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM Radio grew its revenues by 13 percent in the second quarter of 2012 to $838 million on top of a jump in subscribers that […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Gilat Satellite Networks is set to unveil its new integrated Ku-band airborne satellite communication solution for UAVs, the Israeli satellite company announced Aug. 7.    Gilat said […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary SAT Corp. has opened new facilities in Maryland and Hawaii in an effort to expand its Interference Detection and Geolocation (iDetGeo) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Connectivity and content services provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has established a new broadcast business unit that will aim to transmit any type of broadcast content from […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Eurovision, the premium sports and news events and department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to provide live transmission […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has successfully demonstrated an X-band mobile satellite communications system with a phased array antenna at a U.S. Army facility, Ball Aerospace announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Bulgaria will launch a domestic artificial satellite into the orbit for the first time in more than 20 years, the Romanian Association for Cosmonautics and Aeronautics (ARCA) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Independent Polish telecommunications company Info TV is installing a national network of Harris DVB-T2-ready Maxiva UAX television transmitters to support a new DVB-T network for mobile applications, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] India will launch three satellites next month and two more by the end of 2012, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Director P.S.Veeraraghavan said in a statement to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Arianespace has launched its 50th consecutive successful mission by placing the Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2 satellites into orbit for operators Intelsat and Avanti, respectively, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Canadian satellite company Com Dev’s U.S. subsidiary Com Dev USA has received a $5 million follow-on contract from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to provide flight equipment, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] AT&T is planning to acquire NextWave Wireless and the licenses to its 2.3GHz WCS-band spectrum, which is adjacent to spectrum used by satellite radio services, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Spanish operator Hispasat has contracted Indra to develop and implement the ground control systems needed to manage its new Amazonas-3 communications satellite, Hispasat announced Aug. 2.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Canadian FSS operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $202 million during its 2012 second quarter, which were relatively flat compared to the same period last year even […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Miranda Technologies has rolled out enhancements for its NVision 9000 router control system for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, the company announced Aug. 2.    The improved […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Intelsat reported 2012 second-quarter revenues of $638.7 million and a net loss of $84 million during the three-month period ending June 30, the company announced in its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Norsat International has met in-field testing criteria of the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) agency and has been granted final acceptance for its dual Ku- and X-band […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Orbital Sciences has entered final preparations for the launch of the Hylas 2 communications satellite for Avanti Communications aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from the European […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received another $19 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for equipment, field services support and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router and […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] U.K.-based satellite service provider ViewSat has deployed a comprehensive digital video headend based on Harmonic video processing solutions, the companies confirmed July 31.    ViewSat will leverage […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has opened its first service center in Argentina in cooperation with Buenos Aires-based integrator Telespazio Argentina, C-Com announced July 31.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] European satellite solutions manufacturer Work Microwave has rolled out a series of new features for its range of high-speed DVB-S2 modems, including new traffic optimization and bandwidth-capacity […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Pay-TV consumer inquiries and informal complaints received and processed by the U.S. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau decreased by nearly 21 in the second quarter of 2012 […]

Arianespace Chosen to Launch Kazakhstan’s DZZ-HR Satellite on Vega Rocket Arianespace has been selected to launch the DZZ-HR high-resolution observation satellite being built by Astrium for the Republic of Kazakhstan. Arianespace’s […]

Avanti Integrates Newtec Sat3Play Hubs into Hylas Satellite Infrastructure U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications has installed Newtec Sat3Play hubs in its Earth stations to extend the IP broadband service range on […]

International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) Adds Lippert and Ata to Board of Directors IDC has appointed Del Lippert and Georges Ata to its board of directors, effective immediately. The IDC board now […]

AVX Corp. Develops Thin-Film Multilayer Coupler Technology Component manufacturer AVX Corp. has developed a new wideband directional coupler with high directivity for the satellite industry. The company said the ITF High […]