E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] Satellite communications infrastructure, solutions, and teleport services provider UltiSat has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract under its Custom Satcom Solutions/Small Business (CS2-SB) program, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] The ATIS Cloud Services Forum (CSF) has unveiled new standards for multicast-based content distribution that provides a description of multicast as a means for distributing content across […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] Telesat has launched rural broadband services on the ViaSat-1 Ka-band satellite for customer Xplornet in Canada, the operator announced Feb. 14.    ViaSat-1, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has appointed James Hall, an independent director of the company, as its new chairman of the board effective immediately, IDC confirmed Feb. 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] DirecTV satellite TV provider subsidiary Sky Brazil is set to launch an over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV service called Sky Online, the company announced Feb. 13.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] SingTel profits dropped 9.6 percent in its fiscal 2012 third quarter compared with the same period in 2011, despite a 4.4 percent increase in profits generated by […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] SkyTrac Systems has been selected by EuroAvionics to provide a programmed Iridium 9523 modem that can be embedded in the EuroNav 7 situational awareness system, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] SkyTrac Systems has been selected by EuroAvionics to provide a programmed Iridium 9523 modem that can be embedded in the EuroNav 7 situational awareness system, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Abu Dhabi-based satellite company YahLive has commenced broadcasts of the entertainment station High TV 3D, the company announced Feb. 10.    The 24-hour channel broadcasts news, television […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Social networking service Twitter has entered into a partnership with MSS satellite operators Iridium and Thuraya to give their subscribers access to SMS text-based Twitter services, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] ViaSat is phasing out the brand of its subsidiary WildBlue and directing resellers to refrain from mentioning or selling the service by name, according to a report […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace are set to launch their first Vega rocket Feb. 13 in a qualification flight from the Kourou spaceport in French […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Geospatial information solution provider GeoEye has successfully completed the last of four critical design reviews in its EnhancedView program for the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Raytheon is tripling its available satellite capacity for all AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals at no cost to the end-user, the company announced Feb. 9. The enhancement is […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Network equipment provider Romantis has delivered a turnkey satellite telemedicine network to connect Russia’s Regional Centers for Disaster Medicine (RCDM) with the country’s unified national system of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-12] Technology developer EM Research has released its new LX-7800 high-volume frequency synthesizer, the company announced Feb. 9.    The unit operates at a fixed-frequency of 7800 MHz […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] The Russian government may spend 346.5 billion rubles ($12 billion) on its Glonass satellite navigation system between 2012 and 2020, according to reports issued Feb. 8 to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] ViaSat has filed a federal lawsuit against Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for breach of confidentially agreements and patent infringement, ViaSat confirmed Feb. 8.    ViaSat claims that SS/L, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) has contracted SpaceX to launch two AsiaSat communications satellites on the Falcon 9 rocket in the first half of 2014, the launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to provide two high throughput communications satellites that will be used to deliver high-speed broadband service to rural and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] Canadian economic development, investment, and innovation regulatory agency Industry Canada has approved Dish Network’s license transfer request for spectrum previously held by TerreStar, the U.S. pay-TV operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] International Launch Services (ILS) has re-scheduled the launch of the SES-4 satellite for Feb. 15, the satellite’s operator SES confirmed Feb. 7.    The satellite, originally scheduled […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] Remote asset tracking and information management solutions provider SkyBitz has rolled out Galaxy-series GTP1000 and GTP1100 machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions to commercial markets, the company announced Feb. 7. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-12] Satcom terminal solutions developer Skyware Global has launched a new Ka-band transceiver production line and testing facility in Cabuyao, Philippines, the company announced Feb. 7.    Skyware […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] U.K. operator Avanti Communications has raised 75 million British pounds ($118.6 million) through a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) to fully finance its upcoming Hylas […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] Gilat Satcom has released its new SuricatePRO communication solution, which aims to provide users in underground and other closed facilities with the ability to communicate over Iridium […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] Elbit Systems expanded its payload portfolio by launching its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air system (UAS) hyper-spectral payload with new intelligence capabilities, the company confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-12] Norsat International has established a new division of the company at its Aurora, Ontario plant that will provide turnkey, project-specific power conversion and energy storage solutions for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] Redu Space Services (RSS), a joint venture of SES and QinetiQ Space, has been awarded a contract by Astrium for the design, development, testing and delivery of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] Telesat has unveiled plans to spend about $40 million to expand and modernize its broadband equipment and infrastructure serving Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon, the satellite […]