E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] GlobeCast has signed a contract with Trace to broadcast its Trace Sports HD channel on SES’ NSS-806 satellite, GlobeCast announced Nov. 7.             Trace is a multimedia […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Vizada signed a distribution agreement with Ottawa-based SkyWave Mobile Communications to provide distribution of Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) satellite service and machine-to-machine (M2M) solution, the MSS reseller […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a contract to provide its HX System satellite communications service for an unnamed airborne solution to be utilized by a U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA and Telebras are considering a plan to form a joint venture that would participate in the country’s government-managed satellite program, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Canadian satellite operator Telesat recorded a $141 million net loss during its third quarter 2011 compared with a net income of $146 million in the same period […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] The Russian government successfully launched with three Glonass-M satellites on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, officials announced Nov. 4.    The three satellites […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] The ViaSat-1 satellite has reached its position in geosynchronous orbit and will begin post-launch operations and in-orbit testing on schedule, operator ViaSat confirmed Nov. 3.    Since […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] ATK’s Aerospace Systems sales dropped 12 percent year-over-year from $376 million to $333 million during its second quarter 2012, due to a decline in work on NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] Stratos Global was selected by Sandigan Ship Services in The Philippines to deploy Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband satellite communications service on Sandigan’s fleet of commercial bulk and car carrier […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-11] After a slow start to the year, DigitalGlobe reported a 20 percent year-over-year increase in its 2011 third quarter backlog at $305 million compared with the same […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-11] Satellite teleport service provider SatLink Communications is augmenting its presence in Africa by launching a new Multi-Channel-Per-Carrier (MCPC) platform on Spacecom’s Amos-5 satellite, SatLink announced Nov. 2. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Sirius XM Radio recorded 334,000 subscriber additions in the 2011 third quarter — a result that fell considerably short of both Wall Street and analysts’ forecasts expecting […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Satellite operator SES confirmed its plans to invest $400 million in the South Asia and Asia-Pacific regions to increase its coverage across the region’s growth economies.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Pendrell Corp., formerly ICO, has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in ContentGuard Holdings, a developer and licensor of digital content distribution patents, subsidiary Pendrell Technologies […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Earth imagery solutions provider GeoEye generated revenues of $85.8 million in the third quarter of 2011, which was 7.7 percent below its consensus estimates and caused management […]

Dish Network Takes Aim at Netflix with Blockbuster Movie Pass Dish Network is set to launch Blockbuster Movie Pass, an on-demand video streaming service to compete with rival Netflix. The […]

ATK Moves Headquarters to D.C. Metro Area Aerospace manufacturer ATK will relocate its corporate headquarters at the beginning of October to a larger facility in Arlington, Va. The company said […]

Northrop Grumman Distributes Inmarsat BGAN Services Northrop Grumman has entered into a network distribution partnership agreement with Inmarsat Commercial Satellite Services, Northrop Grumman announced. As part of the agreement, Northrop […]

KVH Introduces TracVision HDTV Maritime Satellite System KVH Industries is set to unveil a new global maritime satellite HDTV system, TracVision HD11. The 1-meter TracVision HD11 includes a four-axis stabilized […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-11] Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle of 2013 from […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-11] Thales Alenia Space has presented a model of the satellite it is building for Turkmenistan to the nation’s president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the satellite manufacturer confirmed Oct. 31. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-11] MBC Group signed a multi-year contract to lease Eutelsat capacity on the operator’s recently launched Atlantic Bird 7 satellite, the companies confirmed Oct. 31.    The terms […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-11] Intelsat signed capacity agreements with Turner Broadcasting for transponder space on two Intelsat satellites, the operator announced Oct. 27.    Turner extended its long-term commitment on Intelsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-11] Com Dev has been awarded contracts by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop concept studies in areas related to future space science and exploration ventures, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-11]Managed mobile TV and video services provider MobiTV has introduced its TV Everywhere solution for cable, satellite and IPTV service providers, the company confirmed Oct. 28.    MobiTV […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-11] Machine-to-machine (M2M) service provider Numerex saw its M2M subscription base grow 22 percent in the 2011 third quarter compared with the same period last year, which led […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-11] Wholesale 4G LTE operator LightSquared has entered into a collaborative partnership with antenna solutions provider PCTEL to develop technology in order to resolve concerns regarding LightSquared’s network […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-11] Danish software developer GateHouse has combined Inmarsat’s BGAN satellite communications capability with software-defined radio (SDR) technology to rollout an SDR implementation of a BGAN terminal, Inmarsat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11] German satellite equipment manufacturer Work Microwave’s joint venture with satellite navigation technology developer IFEN has unveiled a new model for its NavX global navigation satellite system (GNSS) […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11] Intelsat has partnered with integrated telecommunications service provider Du in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to jointly offer turnkey multi-channel per carrier (MCPC) television program distribution solutions […]