E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] XTAR has joined the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) as a new member, the organization announced Feb. 3.     XTAR, a privately owned company that provides X-band […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Iridium Communications has certified Quake Global’s Q4000 modem device for machine-to-machine (M2M) asset tracking and remote two-way communications, the company announced Feb. 2.             The integrated, dual […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Satellite operator SES and Internet service provider NordNet have expanded their service offering of SES’ Astra2Connect satellite broadband service in France with speeds of up to 10 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Vislink is set to launch its new Advent Mantis MSAT man portable data terminal at the end of this month, the company announced Feb. 2.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-12] Norsat has appointed Ivan Gissing as the new general manager of its Sinclair division effective Feb. 6, the company announced.    The Canadian satellite company said that […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] MDA has signed a group of contracts with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue upgrading the FAA’s Instrument Procedure Development System (IPDS), MDA announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] Bridge Technologies has launched its new VB252 RF interface as a complete RF monitoring and analysis solution for DVB-T/T2 broadcasters, the company confirmed Feb. 1.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] SpaceX has successfully test fired its new, reusable SuperDraco engine – an advanced version of the Draco engines currently used by its Dragon spacecraft to maneuver on […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] SES has signed a new capacity and uplink agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite television provider M7 Group, which will use capacity on SES’ Astra satellite at the 19.2 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] ASC Signal has been awarded a $1 million contract for the first three phases to build up to 100 3.7-meter, X-band antenna systems supporting global government communications, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] The U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space-1 (ORS-1) satellite has achieved initial and final operational capability, Air Force Space Command commander Gen. William Shelton announced Jan. 31. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] OmniAccess has upgraded its global VSAT network with iDirect’s latest operating software, iDX 3.0, iDirect announced Jan. 31.    By combining SCPC and TDMA operating modes, iDX […]

Comtech EF Data Wins Mobile Backhaul Contract in Latin America Comtech EF Data was awarded a $4.1 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment supporting mobile backhaul network expansion to […]

Liberty Global Appoints Hall Senior Vice President, General Counsel Liberty Global appointed Bryan Hall its new senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Hall succeeds Elizabeth Markowski, who retired at […]

Numerex Introduces Enhanced Satellite Asset-Tracking Solution Numerex Corp. has unveiled a new satellite-based end-to-end remote asset monitoring solution. The new solution enables value-added resellers to provide secure, configurable asset visibility […]

Arabsat Transfers Arabsat-2B Telecom Network to New Satellite Middle-East communications satellite operator Arabsat has transferred its telecommunications network services from the Arabsat-2B satellite to its Arabsat-5C satellite. Arabsat-5C, which was […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-12] SES has relocated the SES-3 satellite from its former location over North America to serve Asia at the 108.2 degrees East orbital slot, the operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] Panasonic Avionics has commissioned and tested its new service on the Russian Yamal 201 satellite with its Moscow-based partner RuSat, the companies announced Jan. 30.    Panasonic […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] Orbit Communication was selected by Russian space company STEC to supply a commercial ground station solution supporting dual communication with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] STM Group has received and installed a fully redundant SatLink Hub 9400 LE for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) that aims to provide services with two forward links […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has appointed Margaret Grayson as CFO, the company announced Jan. 30.    Grayson will direct MTN’s financial operations, but also will act as […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] Inmarsat is set to roll out its global BGAN M2M end-to-end IP data service as a low-cost solution to support M2M applications that would typically transmit between […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] Canadian enterprise and government satellite firm Galaxy Broadband Communications has launched its Enterprise HS Internet service in both Northern Canada and various regions of the Arctic, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] The Czech government has entered into an agreement with the European Union (EU) to host the headquarters of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system in Prague, EU officials […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-12] The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) is accepting foundation grant requests from members and consumer satellite industry professionals until Feb 1, SBCA announced Jan. 27.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Arianespace has announced details of another successful Soyuz mission. The launch service provider announced Jan. 26, along with its Russian partners, that the Progress cargo spacecraft has […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Vizada Networks has completed the installation of a custom designed VSAT Camp Antenna System (VCAS) for FMV, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, the company announced Jan. 26. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Boeing had a fall in revenues from its Networks & Space Systems (N&SS) division in its fourth quarter results, issued Jan. 25. While overall the revenues from […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Northrop Grumman has won a three-year contract worth close to $9 million with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the company announced Jan. 25. Northrop Grumman […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-12] International crude oil maritime transportation company Frontline has contracted Inmarsat to install its XpressLink service on more than 100 vessels, the MSS operator announced Jan. 25.   […]