E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Astrium Services and Cisco have entered into a technology partnership agreement to study the applications of space-based IP routers, the companies announced July 15.     The partnership […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] NASA has contracted Millennium Engineering and Integration to provide support for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Rapid Response Space Works (RRSW) program, the agency announced July 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Globecomm Systems has been awarded an $8.7 million Ka-band infrastructure contract from an unnamed foreign government, company announced July 15.     Globecomm will design and install multiple […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Sky Perfect JSat has installed Volicon’s Observer digital logging and monitoring solution to provide a continuous log of broadcast content across more than 100 Sky Perfect channels, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Avanti Communications has raised about 70 million British pounds ($106.8 million) through the sale of 16.28 million company shares, the satellite operator announced July 14.     Avanti […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was awarded an order contract to provide satellite communication and mission analysis shelters to the U.S. Army, the company announced July 14.     TCS […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Embedded wireless and global positioning semiconductor and module supplier U-blox has expanded its contract manufacturing capacity for its Leon GSM/GPRS module to the Brazilian region, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has contracted Summation Research Inc. (SRI) to provide advanced multi-functional demodulators in support of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Lionsgate Films has signed a distribution agreement with satellite Web video delivery service XStreamHD which will allow customers to purchase or rent HD Lionsgate releases and access […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been chosen to provide VSAT broadband satellite network applications for an unnamed Asian homeland security agency, the company announced July 13.     Gilat […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] CapRock Communications signed a two-year contract with Yahsat subsidiary Star Satellite Communications to provide custom voice, video and data communications services to clients in the Middle East […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] NASA has initiated a nanosatellite Centennial Challenge contest, offering a prize purse of $2 million for technological achievements by independent teams who work without government funding, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Harmonic has shipped more than one million of its edgeQAM video-on-demand units to cable service providers worldwide, the company announced July 13.     Harmonic’s edgeQAM technology supports […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Globalstar will be relocating its corporate headquarters, including its international customer care operations and call center, finance, accounting, sales, marketing and corporate communications departments to Covington, La., […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] The EchoStar 15 satellite has performed post-launch maneuvers following its successful launch by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baikonur Space Center on July 11, operator EchoStar […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] The India Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched its PSLV-C15 rocket carrying five satellites into orbit on July 12, the agency announced.     The rocket took […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] Hughes Network Systems’ European subsidiary has sold a sixth HX broadband satellite hub and an additional 2,000 HX broadband terminals to U.K. operator Bentley Walker, Hughes announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] The U.S. National Security Administration (NSA) Maryland Procurement Office has awarded ViaSat with a multi-year contract for approximately $10 million to upgrade its High Assurance Internet Protocol […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-10] Agile Communication Systems has selected XipLink to provide optimization technology for a current U.S. military network application in Afghanistan, XipLink announced July 12.     The network will […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-10] The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Insat-4B communications satellite suffered a power glitch July 7, forcing a shutdown of half of its transponder capacity, ISRO announced July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-10] ViaSat has been awarded a $5.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for tactical data link and satellite communications equipment and engineering support services, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-10] The German military’s ComsatBw-2 communications satellite is operational and has been handed over by manufacturer Astrium after completing in-orbit testing, Astrium announced July 9.      ComsatBw-2, launched […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-10] Mobile satellite service provider TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) received a $9.8 million order from the U.S. Army for support equipment and maintenance of secret and non-secure Internet protocol […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-10] Inmarsat has signed a partnership agreement with technology developer GateHouse for the two companies to create a development program to enhance the BGAN Software Defined Radio (SDR) […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-10] L-3 Linkabit has completed a payload characterization and verification test for the Wideband Global Satcom System (WGS-3) with its partners, the U.S. Army Program Manager Warfighter Information […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-10] NASA has awarded a crew robotics and vehicle equipment work contract to ATK Space Systems, the agency announced July 8.     ATK was among three contract winners. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-10] Harris Corp. has received orders totaling $99 million to supply C4I systems, including Falcon tactical radios and sensors for UAVs and other advanced satcom applications, to an […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-10] Globecomm Systems has secured two contracts to provide wireless managed services to unnamed service operators in Antigua, the Turks and the Caicos Islands, the service provider announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a $22.2 million order for mobile satellite data communications transceivers under its $384 million Blue Force Tracking (BFT) IDIQ program contract with […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-10] RigNet has entered into a multi-year contract with Seahawk Drilling, an oil drilling services company in the Gulf of Mexico, to provide managed remote communications for its […]