E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-10] GeoEye has contracted Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services to launch the GeoEye-2 Earth-imaging satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket, Lockheed Martin announced Sept 8.     Lockheed Martin […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-10] Astrium Services has entered into an agreement with Avanti Communications to use Ka-band transponder capacity on the upcoming Hylas 1 satellite to test future military and government […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-10] Stratos Global has partnered with Zedi to deploy a large-scale supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) network based on Inmarsat’s BGAN mobile broadband satellite service, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-10] Secure mobile communication technology provider TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received antenna systems, quad band satellite emulators and other support equipment orders from the U.S. Army, TCS announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-10] German satellite pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland will launch its 3-D TV service in October, the company announced.     The 3-D service will feature sporting events, movies, documentaries, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-10] Bulgarian telecommunication service provider Vivacom has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for Intelsat capacity on the Intelsat 12 satellite (IS-12), located at 45 degrees East, the operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-10] The European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite has recovered from a late July computer glitch and has resumed collecting data, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-10] Intelsat is expanding Russian DTH satellite provider Orion Express’ programming capacity on the Intelsat 15 satellite (IS-15), the operator announced.     Orion signed a new multi-year, multi-transponder […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-10] Spanish broadband specialist Quantis is rolling out a full-service broadband solution based on Newtec‘s Ka-band Sat3Play technology, hub and terminals to remote and rural communities across Spain, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-10] RRsat has entered a partnership with Europe’s Digital Media Center (DMC) to offer a complete global playout and content delivery solutions to regional broadcasters, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-10] Latens, A provider of pay-TV software security solutions, has entered a partnership with middleware manufacturer Indieon Technologies to develop a secure, cardless one-way broadcasting solution for DTH […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] Kahkeshan Digisat, an emerging Iranian DTH broadcaster, has selected European Media Port (EMP) to provide DTH uplink teleport and transmission services to Kahkeshan’s European and Middle East […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] Developer Netia is set to release Netia CMS, a content management system and integrated suite, which aims to enable users to streamline production processes, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] China Telecom Americas, a North American subsidiary of China Telecom Corp. has partnered with carrier Ethernet network operator CENX to provide services both to and from its […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] The Mobile content and applications (MCA) market influences $80 billion of mobile spending, according to a research report from global telecommunications, media and IT adviser Analysys Mason, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has entered into the TV broadcasting market in Western Europe, signing a deal with Castor Broadcasting, a Netherlands-based company, to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] Vizada has teamed up with service provider Nautical to provide the Inmarsat FleetBroadband service to more than 300 Spanish fishing vessels, the companies announced Sept. 2.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has issued Integral Systems with a $1.5 million contract modification to its Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] Vislink News and Entertainment is set to unveil its Advent NewsLite portable, IP-enabled satellite communications terminal designed for use with current and new lightweight antenna systems, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] Communications, connectivity, and content services provider MTN Satellite has released StreamXcel Plus, an integrated hardware and software solution for managing shipboard satellite communications, the company announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] Diversified Communications Inc. (DCI) has enhanced its ScheduLink product with the addition of an Enterprise Resource Management Application (ERMA) from ScheduAll to support connectivity between DCI’s broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-01-10] SES Astra has selected the Sport1 channel to join its HD Plus platform in Germany, the operator announced Sept. 1.     HD Plus, a subsidiary of SES […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-10] Satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe has awarded $301 million in development contracts for the WorldView-3 satellite to Ball Aerospace & Technologies and ITT Corp., DigitalGlobe announced Sept. 1. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-10] The GOES-15 environmental satellite completed on-orbit testing and has been accepted into service by NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), satellite manufacturer Boeing […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-10] NASA has extended its Space Program Operations contract with United Space Alliance (ULA) to remain active through the end of March 2011, the agency announced Sept. 1. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-10] In-flight communications provider OnAir has launched full Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir inflight passenger communications services on EgpytAir’s fleet of twin-aisle Airbus 330-300 aircraft operating out of […]

Globecomm Expands Managed Services to Caribbean Globecomm Systems will provide wireless managed services to unnamed service operators in Antigua, the Turks and the Caicos Islands. Globecomm will provide CDMA switching […]

CapRock Adds head of information Assurance Division CapRock Government Solutions hired William Janosky as director of its Information Assurance product division. Janosky will be responsible for upgrading and implementing CapRock’s […]

BT Deploys iDirect Evolution Platform Upgrade Satellite communications solutions and services provider BT is upgrading its EMEA satellite network infrastructure to iDirect’s Evolution platform. The upgrade aims to allow BT […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-01-10] Globecomm Systems, a provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services, has received a $4.3 million contract from an unnamed media and entertainment company, Globecomm announced Aug. […]