E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-12] Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) had second quarter 2012 net sales of $1.37 billion compared to $1.34 billion in the second quarter of 2011, due to […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-12] SES signed a long-term extension of its framework agreement with French pay-TV operator Groupe Canal Plus for the entire capacity of 24 transponders on the SES fleet […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-12] Dubai-based Sky-Stream has leased capacity on two satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications to respond to connectivity demands from customers engaged in the marine and oil & gas […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-12] Chinese satellite hardware manufacturer GlobalSat has licensed the Galio HbbTV platform from ANT for hybrid broadcast and broadband TV markets, which will lead to the launch of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has signed a long-term agreement with Intelsat to acquire maritime Ku-band capacity on the Intelsat EpicNG open-architecture satellite platform, MTN announced July 25. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-12] NASA has awarded a $2 million task order to Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the launch of its Tracking and […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-12] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received a $7.3 million funded order from the U.S. Army for equipment, field services support and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router and […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-12] Boeing has shipped the third of 12 GPS-2F satellites for the U.S. Air Force from the company’s satellite development center to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] C-Com Satellite Systems increased its working capital to $14.2 million in the 2012 second-quarter — a 37.3 percent increase from the same period last year, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] Rural connectivity provider Frontier Communications has signed a wholesale agreement with Hughes Network Systems to distribute satellite-based broadband services to hundreds of thousands of households and small […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] Globecomm Systems has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) Center to provide commercial-off-the-shelf satellite network and communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has pre-sold nearly its entire allocation of occasional-use capacity at the 1 degree West orbital slot for special broadcast services covering the 2012 […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Harris CapRock Communications has signed a multi-year agreement with Intelsat to utilize advanced fixed and mobile services on the Intelsat EpicNG platform, the operator announced July 23. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Russian space agency Roscosmos has launched a group of five satellites onboard a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, agency officials confirmed in […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Hughes Network Systems is set to begin testing its new EchoStar 17 satellite with Jupiter high throughput technology following its successful placement into its permanent 107.1 degrees […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Tracking, messaging and navigation technology manufacturer DeLorme has unveiled its inReach two-way satellite communicator, which aims to provide two-way personal text messaging, message delivery confirmation, SOS alerting […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] Avanti Communications has launched its new Pay-As-You-Go high-speed Internet connection service across Europe with no monthly subscription fees, the U.K. satellite operator announced July 20.    Avanti […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] Thales-Finmeccanica joint venture Telespazio has signed an agreement with Eurosport to distribute 3-D broadcasts of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Telespazio announced July 20.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] The number of television households with Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) is projected to reach 337.6 million by the year 2018, driven by falling prices and satellite and […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] Dish Network subsidiary Dish DBS Corp. has released an offering of $1 billion in debt securities to potential investors at an issue price of 100.750 percent, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-12] ATIS has launched an effort to identify technologies that could provide a backup to the Global Positioning System (GPS) for time, frequency transport and delivery, the organization […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-12] The Australian Defense Force (ADF) has selected ViaSat to supply the UHF Satellite Communication (satcom) mission system for its recently launched UHF capacity on Intelsat’s IS-22 satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-12] Vislink will debut the broadcast version of its Advent Mantis MSAT portable data terminal antenna at the IBC trade show in September, the company announced July 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-12] Telespazio has been selected by the Italian Ministry of Defense as the prime contractor to produce a high-resolution Earth observation military satellite system for more than $200 […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-12] Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the first U.S. Navy next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system, the manufacturer announced July 18.    Lockheed Martin Vice President […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-12] The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to Italian space company e-GEOS to process satellite data from the Matera Space Center and to support the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-12] Russia has invited India to be a joint participant in the development of its Glonass satellite navigation system, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin confirmed in a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-12] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will eliminate Local Programming Improvement Fund charges on Canadian satellite and cable customer bills by Aug. 31, the commission announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-12] Lockheed Martin has awarded the satellite communication component of the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules Block 8.1 upgrade to Cobham and Thrane & Thrane, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-12] C-Com Satellite Systems has opened its first service center in Russia in cooperation with Moscow-based integrator RuSat, C-Com announced July 17.    RuSat will operate the C-Com […]