E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Spacenet has appointed Glenn Katz as its new CEO. Katz will take over at the beginning of 2012 and replaces Andreas Georghiou, Spacenet’s current CEO who has […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Marlink will supply its WaveCall VSAT systems for installation aboard 40 vessels to Odfjell Management, a major shipping company that owns and operates a global fleet of […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Eduardo De Las Peñas Nava, Transmission Systems Manager, Pemex, one of Latin America’s leading oil companies, has been confirmed as a speaker for an exclusive Via Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-11] ViaSat U.K. has unveiled a new SurfBeam communications services offering that includes satellite broadband for businesses and government departments, the company confirmed Nov. 23.    The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-11] German satellite service provider Level 421 is in final preparations to launch a C-band iDirect X3 platform on Spacecom’s Amos-5 and is offering a pre-launch capacity discount, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-11] Due to the holiday, there will be no Satellite TODAY News Feed on Fri., Nov. 25. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on Mon. Nov. 26.

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Chinese National Petroleum Cooperation subsidiary BGP has named Marlink its VSAT satellite communications supplier for its fleet of advanced seismic vessels, Marlink confirmed Nov. 22.    BGP […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Mobile satellite communications provider SatCom Global has expanded its worldwide network to include a point of presence (PoP) in Sydney, Australia, the company announced Nov. 22.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Educational news network Channel One News has extended its multi-year contract with satellite video service provider Keystone Enterprise Services to continue supplying turnkey satellite network and support […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-11] Iridium Communications has rolled out Iridium AxcessPoint Mail and Web applications for Apple operating system (iOS) devices to enable iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch products to connect […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] Gilat Satellite Networks was selected by an unnamed Latin American operator to deliver a full scale SkyEdge 2 network comprised of hubs and VSATs supporting connectivity to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] FSS operator SES signed a capacity and uplink agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite television provider M7 Group to distribute its content from the Astra 19.2 degrees East orbital […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) has confirmed a launch date for its new AsiaSat 7 communications satellite.    The operator announced Nov. 21 that the satellite would […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-11] Avanti Communications Group has signed new service provider network partnership agreements and an expansion to an existing customer agreement, the broadband satellite operator announced Nov. 21.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-21-11] FSS operator Eutelsat categorically denied reports that it is interfering with its own satellite signals in order to prevent reception of international Farsi-language channels in Iran.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-21-11] TiVUS has signed an agreement with an unnamed digital media services company to secure broadcast rights agreements for all needed cable channels and premium content providers to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-21-11] The U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite has stopped transmitting images due to a rapidly degrading electronic component, the agency confirmed Nov. 18.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-11] Etihad Airways contracted Panasonic Avionics to provide in-flight entertainment systems and in-flight connectivity, including broadband Internet and live TV, for the airline’s entire long-haul fleet of wide […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-11] SES CEO Romain Bausch confirmed his company’s plans to reduce the number of satellites it has over the United States during the next several years to address […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-11] Ottawa-based antenna supplier C-Com Satellite Systems has received approximately $2 million in new orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from unnamed customers in Russia, Europe and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-11] Intelsat 18 manufacturer Orbital Sciences has completed in-orbit testing on the satellite and has handed the spacecraft over to FSS operator Intelsat, the companies confirmed Nov. 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-11] ATIS has developed a downloadable multimedia security solution specification that aims to allow network operators to facilitate secure delivery of copyrighted video and other material over IP-based […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-11] Inmarsat’s global telecommunications subsidiary Segovia has expanded its online store to include the new satellite phone products from its MSS operator parent company, Segovia announced Nov. 16. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-16-11] U.S. Pay-TV operator DirecTV exercised an option in its multi-launch contract with Arianespace to include a mission to send a new DirecTV Latin America service-providing satellite into […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-16-11] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has signed a deal valued at more than $125 million to lease multiple transponders on its Condosat ABS-2 satellite to GT Satellite Systems […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-16-11] UAE-based satellite broadcasting company YahLive has signed a partnership agreement with telecom operator Du for collaboration on satellite broadcasting services, the companies announced Nov. 15.    YahLive, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-16-11] Orbit Communication Systems, a mission-critical connectivity solutions provider, has unveiled its OrBand VSAT system for maritime markets, the company announced Nov. 15.     The AL-7107 OrBand […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-15-11] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) has contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to construct and deliver two new satellites — AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 — the satellite operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-15-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed agreements with Russian-based service provider RTComm and NIIR FSUE to supply network equipment and Ka-band end-user terminals for RTComm’s planned future constellation […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-15-11] German technology developer 2wcom Systems has delivered its FlexXtract monitoring solution to Media Broadcast to support Deutschland Radio broadcasts of its DAB Plus programs via a network […]