E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-11] Greek private broadband and pay-TV service provider Forthnet Group has expanded its commercial partnership with Eutelsat Communications by signing an additional five-year distribution agreement to market the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-11] Modulation technology developer NovelSat has appointed Ricardo Ari Jaliff to the role of vice president of operations, the company announced Aug. 24.    Jaliff previously held managerial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-11] ViaSat has been contracted to supply its Edge Access Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) satellite system to Argentinean CATV and broadband Internet provider Grupo TVSA, ViaSat announced Aug. 24. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-11] Global satellite communications provider Marlink has donated its Sealink VSAT system hardware to the MS Gann Norwegian maritime training vessel, which provides training programs to prepare students […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-11] The second of Boeing’s 12 GPS 2F satellites has achieved operational acceptance and entered service for the U.S. Air Force, the satellite manufacturer announced Aug. 22.             […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-11] Arianespace has fueled its next dual-passenger Ariane 5 rocket in preparation of its Sept. 9 launch of Arabsat’s Arabsat-5C communications satellite from the European Spacesport in French […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-11] Optimal Satcom has been awarded a subcontract by Integral Systems to provide the Mexican government with an efficient satellite capacity management solution for its new Mexsat satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-11] Satellite imagery provider Skybox Imaging has named Thomas Ingersoll its new CEO, the company announced Aug. 23.    Ingersoll replaces former CEO Dan Berkenstock, who led the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] U.S. satellite pay-TV provider DirecTV has entered into a partnership with Sony that will allow customers to stream DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket programming package to Sony PlayStation […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] Bombardier Aerospace has contracted ViaSat to provide airborne communications terminal equipment as part of a new high-speed Internet option on its Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was awarded a $5 million blanket purchase agreement to provide consulting, information technology and support services to the U.S. Army through January 2013, TCS […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] Globalstar satellite messaging and emergency notification subsidiary Spot has released its Spot Connect App to international customers, the company announced Aug. 22.    The Spot Connect App […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space division has been awarded an $11.5 million contract with Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems to provide an anti-jam beam-forming network for the fourth […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] Canadian FSS operator Telesat has entered into a long-term contract with Colombian VSAT service provider Axesat SA, to lease capacity on Telesat’s new Telstar 14R satellite, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] In an effort to expand its presence in the Latin American market, Newtec is planning senior staff additions at its regional headquarters in São Paulo and the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-11] Satellite operator ViaSat said it is in talks with the U.S. Department of Defense regarding a satellite upgrade to improve ISR capabilities on operations and confirmed that […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-11] China lost its prototype ShiJian 11-04 satellite after the Long March 2C rocket carrying the spacecraft experienced a first stage engine failure that caused the rocket to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-11] Globecomm Systems has been awarded a five-year contract to provide satellite-centric voice and data restoration services to Agility Recovery Solutions across the United States and Canada, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-11] Comtech EF Data Corp. has received $4.8 million in satellite communication equipment orders from an unnamed mobile operator in Latin America, Comtech announced Aug. 18.     […]

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[Satellite TODAY 08-19-11] The U.S. Air Force has replaced one of its ailing Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites with a spare spacecraft that was already in orbit, the U.S. Department […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-11] China lost its prototype ShiJian 11-04 satellite after the Long March 2C rocket carrying the spacecraft experienced a first stage engine failure that caused the rocket to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-11] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) saw a 9 percent increase in filed complaints from cable and satellite subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2010, the commission […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-11] Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communicator manufacturer Quake Global has enhanced its Q-Pro satellite data modem with new abilities that can be used over the Inmarsat network, Quake announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-11] China has launched Pakistan’s first communication satellite Paksat-1R on a Long March 3B/E rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Chinese officials confirmed Aug. 17.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-11] Satellite imagery software and systems provider PCI Geomatics was awarded a contract from German imaging company RapidEye to provide a Geo-Imaging Accelerator (GXL) satellite processing system, PCI […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-11] C-Com Satellite Systems has received approximately $1.5 million in orders for its iNetVu mobile antennas from its Russian resellers, the company announced Aug. 16.    The iNetVu […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-11] Bulk TV signed an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to act as its approved provider of free-to-guest satellite television services, Bulk TV announced Aug. 16.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-11] Mobile business applications and machine-to-machine (M2M) telemetry services provider Skymira has added Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro satellite solution to its product portfolio, Skymira announced Aug. 16.    Skymira […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-11] Satellite services provider NewSat appointed former Astrovision CEO Michael Hewins as its new COO, effective immediately, NewSat announced Aug. 16.    In his new role, Hewins will […]