E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] ViaSat is introducing its SurfBeam 2 satellite networking system to simultaneously deliver a range of residential, enterprise and mobile broadband services, the company announced July 11.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will authorize aircraft operating in oceanic airspace to use Iridium Communications’ satellite data service for critical air traffic control communications, Iridium […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-11] The launch of six Globalstar satellites, scheduled for the early morning of July 11, was postponed by Arianespace following a countdown interruption prior to the Soyuz rocket’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space subsidiary has won a contract with Thales Alenia Space to provide Ka-band redundant low noise amplifier (RLNA) switching hardware to support Europe’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] The Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS GEO-1 missile warning satellite has delivered its first infrared imagery to its U.S. Air Force ground station, the manufacturer announced July 8.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] German space company DEV Systemtechnik has expanded its North American presence with the formation of a U.S. subsidiary, DEV America, the company announced July 8.    DEV […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] Globecomm Systems has recently completed the transition and expansion of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-11] Mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions provider Stratos Global has added the Inmarsat XpressLink managed global broadband service to its maritime portfolio, Stratos announced July 7.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-11] NewSat signed $2.35 million in new contracts during May and June to provide satellite communication services to Australian Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-11] Wholesale integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network operator LightSquared has taken another step to resolve its GPS interference issued by establishing the Empower Rural America Initiative, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-11] Ico Global Communications has added several key members to its senior management team, the company announced July 6.     Clearwire Co-Founder Robert Mechaley has been appointed chief scientist […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-11] L-3 Telemetry-East (L-3 TE) has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to upgrade fielded telemetry ground receivers to incorporate the C-band spectrum for the U.S. Air Force, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-11] Raytheon has been awarded the first competitive Public Safety LTE contract issued in the United States, as well as the first contract under the U.S. Broadband Technology […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-11] Integral Systems Europe (ISE) has completed the delivery and installation of a carrier monitoring, signal analysis and RF interference detection system for Italian network operator Mediaset Group, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-11] Geospatial information services provider GeoEye signed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar agreement with its Russian partner, ScanEx Research and Development Center, to provide more than 50 million square kilometers […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-11] Lockheed Martin has completed a System Design Review (SDR) on-schedule for the GPS 3B satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force‘s next generation GPS 3 program, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] Wholesale integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network provider LightSquared has raised an additional $265 million in capital drawn from both existing and new investors in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 has unveiled a new turnkey situational command and control (SCC) solution, the company announced July 5. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] The Stanislaus County government in California has contracted DigitalGlobe to provide its Precision Aerial Imagery to allow the county government to monitor changes and manage projects, DigitalGlobe […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] The U.S. Air Force Space Command has named Apogee Engineering a prime contractor to provide engineering and communications support services for the U.S. GPS operations center in […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya opened a regional office in Singapore as part of the company’s strategy to grow its mobile satellite business across the Asia Pacific […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) has recovered a four-satellite Cluster mission from near loss by using “an unorthodox, dirty hack,” the agency announced July 1.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] Consilium Marine Group, a supplier of marine products and customer services, has won a contract with Orange Business Services to market Orange’s marine VSAT communication solutions through […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] GTX Corp., a real-time, two-way GPS tracking and personal location services provider, has crossed the 1 million-download milestone mark for its GPS Tracking Apps through Apple and […]

AsiaSat Expands Earth Station AsiaSat is expanding its Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong. The project consists of a 900 square meter addition for equipment, a 600 square meter […]

ABS Gains $215 Million in Bank Financing Asia Broadcast Satellite has secured $215 million in new funding. It has closed a $215 million five-year senior bank loan from a financial […]

DirecTV Starts Home Media Center Trial DirecTV has started field trial testing for its DirecTV Home Media Center. It will ultimately provide customers with a ‘receiver-less’ solution for many TVs […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-01-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Spanish operator Hispasat to provide a new broadband satellite IP network based on Gilat’s SkyEdge 2 System, the companies announced […]

Dish Network Appoints Clayton CEO Joseph Clayton is to become the new CEO and President of Dish Network, while Charlie Ergen, who formerly held the positions of President and CEO, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-01-11] Orbital Sciences’ Minotaur 1 rocket successfully launched the U.S. Department of Defense’s ORS-1 satellite from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) launch facility at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, […]