E-letter: Briefs

Telenor Leases Thor 3 Broadband Capacity to Vicus Luxlink Teleport services provider Vicus Luxlink leased six transponders of Thor 3 inclined-satellite capacity from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) with the option of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Gilat subsidiary Spacenet was selected by various U.S. state governments to provide and maintain SkyEdge broadband satellite terminals to support state lotteries, Gilat announced Jan. 31.     […]

NASA Seeks Space Technology NASA is accepting applications from U.S. graduate students for the agency’s Space Technology Research Fellowships to perform space technology research beginning in the fall. The fellowships, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] VSAT communication modems developer PolarSat has unveiled 8-PSK modulation and multi language user interface support on its VSATPlus 3 solution, the company announced Jan. 31.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Raytheon completed its acquisition of Applied Signal Technology (AST) in a $490 million tender offer for about 12 million of AST’s outstanding shares, Raytheon announced Jan. 31. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Optus ordered conditional access technology from Irdeto to extend customer access to the operator’s satellite digital-only and HDTV channels in Australia, Optus announced Jan. 31.     Irdeto […]

EMS Technologies Names Mackay to Board EMS Technologies appointed President and CEO Neil Mackay to its board and said Mackay’s involvement in overseeing the company’s strategy development, risk management and corporate […]

Iridium Upgrades Direct Internet Software Package Iridium Communications introduced an updated version of its Direct Internet software package to connect to the Internet using the Iridium 9555 and Iridium 9505A satellite […]

Sevis Systems Unveils GSM Bandwidth Optimization Platform Sevis Systems unveiled its third-generation GSM bandwidth optimization platform, a backhaul solution designed to optimize GSM traffic. The Sevis 6104 is designed to work […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin contracts to design the Pentagon’s Space Fence, which will replace its 50-year-old VHF Space Surveillance System to detect […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] The U.K. Space Agency selected Amsat-UK to provide its FunCube hardware board sets for the agency’s first satellite UKube-1, Amsat-UK announced Jan. 28.     The hardware aims […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] OmniGlobe has deployed XipLink’s XA optimization technology to reduce bandwidth requirements and provide customers with improved connectivity performance, XipLink announced Jan. 28.     The XipLink offering, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Crest Subsea contracted Orange Business Services to improve communication infrastructure of its diving support vessels by developing and managing a customized VSAT marine communication system, Orange announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services (GCS) has achieved managed services master certification from Cisco, Schlumberger GCS announced Jan. 28.     Schlumberger GCS demonstrated its ability to deliver solutions […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Raytheon reported 2010 fourth quarter income of $459 million, a 9 percent drop compared to $504 million in income in the same period in 2009. Raytheon attributed […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Iridium Next prime contractor Thales Alenia Space awarded a systems integration and testing contract to Orbital Sciences, to integrate the low-Earth orbit constellation’s communications payloads and platforms, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] DigitalGlobe entered into a partnership with Sudan’s Satellite Sentinel Project to deliver imagery and analysis in support of the country’s recent vote on independence.     The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Media and broadcast resource management company ScheduAll has moved its corporate headquarters to Hollywood, Fla., the company announced Jan. 27.     ScheduAll said it outgrew its previous […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] The U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) granted a LightSquared request to drop its requirement that mobile phones using satellite airwaves must be able to communicate with satellites, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] Ottawa-based satellite content distribution provider International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received a $2.81 million contract extension from the Canadian Department of National Defense to continue its delivery of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] Shaanxi Broadcast, a Shanghai-based digital cable TV network operator, selected Irdeto’s Cloaked Conditional Access (CA) technology to begin testing as part of its strategy to transition over […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] Sirius XM Radio filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to not extend its subscription price cap on the company’s satellite radio service beyond […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-11] Arqiva renewed its contract to provide Filipino multimedia company ABS-CBN’s U.S. operations with distribution services for a period of five years, Arqiva announced Jan. 25.      Arqiva […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-11] Thomson Video Networks (TVN) will supply headend technology to broadcast network operator Teracom for Sweden’s roll out of DVB-T2, scheduled to take place at the end of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-11] Iridium Communications signed agreements with five value-added partners to market Iridium’s data solutions for the mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) sector, the mobile operator announced Jan. 25.     Cobham […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-11] Energia Logistics, which is responsible for all aspects of satellite integration and launch operations for Sea Launch Zenit-3SL missions, named Kirk Pysher COO, Energia announced Jan. 25. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications is considering a possible $200 million satellite launch to extend its service coverage to the Americas, CTO Ahmed Ali Al Shamsi said at a […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Iridium Communications will launch a Global Service Program for its Iridium OpenPort broadband marine satellite communication product in the first quarter, the mobile satellite operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] SES Astra signed an agreement to provide the Albanian Postal Service’s rural customers with free Internet access via its Astra2Connect satellite broadband service, the operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] U.K. operator BSkyB is in negotiations to acquire Wi-Fi hotspot network The Cloud to provide BSkyB’s 2.8 million home broadband customers with access to broadband away from […]