E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Inmarsat has signed a deal with one of Singapore’s leading shipping companies. The MSS operator and its distribution partner AND Group will provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband and AND’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral, the company announced Feb. 27. The satellite will be readied for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned, the company announced Feb. 28. However, Ahuja will continue to serve as chairman of the board. In other news, Philip Falcone, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Yahsat has launched a new VSAT service based on the iDirect Evolution Platform, VT iDirect (iDirect) announced Feb. 27. The introduction of the new managed VSAT service […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  There are likely to be 105.1 million IPTV subscribers in 2015. This number is one of the highlights from the new IPTV forecast given by U.S. research […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Hughes Network Systems has announced details of HX System 4.0, which aims to bring a number of technology enhancements to its HX product family. Hughes announced details […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Raytheon’s U.S. Air Force satellite terminal system that provides protected communications to warfighters has received a successful Milestone C decision and subsequent production award, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-12] China has successfully launched its fifth Compass-G satellite into orbit onboard a Long March 3C rocket from the C2 launch complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-12] Mobile satellite services provider Solaris Mobile has entered into a partnership project with I-Enquire, Enterprise Ireland and the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop applications for European […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-12] DEV America is rolling out a new series of Core Function Products (CFP) active L-band splitters that aims to offer up to 70 percent costs savings compared […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-12] GeoEye has entered into a strategic partnership with global geographic information software provider Esri to jointly develop a new crisis response imagery service, the companies confirmed Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Dish Network boasted an 11 percent increase in 2011 full-year revenues at $14.05 billion compared with $12.64 billion for the corresponding period in 2010, according to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Brazilian broadcaster Rede Novo Tempo de Comunicação has renewed and expanded its long-term capacity agreement with SES for the distribution of its video and radio channels to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] L-3 Communications subsidiary 3Di Technologies has selected Intelsat General as a subcontract to provide satellite connectivity to a network of 150 VSAT remote terminals for the Iraqi […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] U.K. value-added systems company Integrated Satellite Applications Technologies (iSat) has developed a unique swappable X-band feed for C-Com’s 1.2M Ku-band auto-deploy iNetVu transportable system, the companies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Arqiva has built a new European Playout Center to enhance its provision of media services to broadcasters, the company announced Feb. 23.    The European Playout Center […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Measat has secured a long-term lease agreement from Australian telecommunications carrier NewSat for capacity on the Measat-3b satellite, the operator announced Feb. 22.    NewSat said it […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Orbital Sciences beat analysts’ 2011 fourth quarter earnings consensus backed by impressive orders and year-over-year backlog growth, the company announced as part of its Feb. 22 fiscal […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Iraq has deployed several Newtec Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) TV interactive terminals that will operate within the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) exchange network, Newtec […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] LightSquared is preparing to cut approximately 45 percent of its 330-employee workforce to settle the financial issues associated with the regulatory block of its 4G LTE network […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] The Indian Department of Space has requested that the Indian government reserve part of its spectrum in the 2.5 GHz frequency band for providing satellite services, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Scandinavian satellite company Viasat Broadcasting has extended its live broadcasting rights to the National Football League (NFL) in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland until the end of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) market specialist Numerex added 93,000 subscriptions in its 2011 fourth quarter — a 25 percent increase compared to 69,000 subscriptions added in the fourth quarter […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Gilat Satellite Networks was contracted by Kazakhstan-based service provider JSC Nursat to deploy a broadband satellite IP network based on its SkyEdge 2 System, Gilat confirmed Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] SkyVision Global Networks, a global provider of IP connectivity over satellite, has signed a multiyear contract with Telesat for Ku-band capacity into Africa on the Telstar 11N […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] Newtec has enetered into an agreement with satellite-based Internet provider InSat to supply and install Sat3Play hub and terminal technology and deliver next generation Ka-band communications over […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] SatChoice has expanded its global online marketplace service to the North American market to allow regional customers to match satellite communications suppliers with purchase-ready buyers, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] GMV has signed an agreement with prime contractor Loral to provide the flight dynamics system and the payload transponder management system for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s Thor 7 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Satellite solutions provider Global Satellite USA has launched Iridium’s second-generation maritime broadband platform Iridium Pilot for its customers, the companies announced Feb. 17.    The recently introduced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has suspended Landsat 5 Earth-imaging operations for an additional 90 days while its Flight Operations Team (FOT) continues to investigate other options […]