E-letter: Briefs

[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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11]Integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network operator LightSquared has entered into a multi-year wholesale agreement with Texas-based enterprise service provider EarthComm Solutions, the companies announced Aug. 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11] Harris Corp. has received a $4.7 million order from the Canadian government for its Falcon 3 AN/PRC-117G multi-band man pack radios and RF-7800B tactical satellite communication systems, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11] Comtech’s Arizona-based subsidiary Comtech EF Data received $2.4 million in SLM-5650A satellite modem and associated redundancy switch orders from the U.S. government, the company announced Aug. 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received an 11-month extension to its U.S. Army World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, the company announced Aug. 15.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] SES has selected satellite communications technology specialist Newtec to provide next-generation Ka-band Sat3Play terminals and related hub infrastructure for the operator’s Astra2Connect satellite broadband network, SES announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has signed an authorized distribution agreement with Italian satellite communications services provider Sailornet, parent company Globalstar announced Aug. 12.    Sailornet will act […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] Canadian communications solutions provider Norsat International was awarded a new satellite-based communications equipment and services program from the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency, Norsat announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-11] Satellite hardware manufacturer Probecom has released a new 11.3-meter Cassegrain antenna supporting transmit- and receive-only applications in C- and Ku-band frequencies, the company announced Aug. 12.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-11] Canadian essential information satellite solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been contracted to provide Radarsat-2 satellite imagery to the European Space Agency (ESA), MDA announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-11] Mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions provider Stratos Global has entered into an agreement with SkyWave Mobile Communications to serve as the first distribution partner for Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-11] Digi International’s ConnectPort X5 R rugged gateway has been certified to use the Iridium satellite network for global, two-way, low-latency data communications, Digi announced Aug. 11.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-11] The Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) has launched a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) focus group initiative, which aims to address how companies can seize core opportunities through standards work […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-11] Gilat’s second quarter 2011 revenues were $81.7 million — a 58 percent increase compared with the $51.8 million Gilat generated in the second quarter of 2010.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-11] China is set to launch a communications satellite for Pakistan on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Chinese government officials confirmed Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-11] Orbit Communication Systems has signed a contract with an unnamed Asian Navy for multiple OrBand (AL-7107) maritime C-band VSAT systems, the manufacturer announced Aug. 10.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-11] German satellite technology developer RF Design has introduced a new series of RF line-amplifiers covering L-band and IF frequency ranges, the company announced Aug. 10.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-11] U.S. satellite-television provider Dish Network reported a loss of 135,000 subscribers in its 2011 second quarter, according to the company’s latest results, issued Aug. 9. Analysts estimated […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-11] U.S. telco Verizon is adding mobile satellite solutions to its private IP service suite, the company announced Aug. 8.    By leveraging Verizon’s multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-11] The SES-2 satellite has arrived to the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana after being shipped by its manufacturer Orbital Sciences, in preparation for its launch on […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-11] Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems has completed a key compatibility test of its UHF hosted payload with the company’s 702MP-model IS-22 satellite, which is being built for […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-11] Asian media group Trace has signed a new lease agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) for additional C-band capacity on AsiaSat 5, the companies announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-11] Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered SES’ QuetzSat-1 satellite to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to prepare for its launch onboard an ILS Proton Breeze M booster […]