E-letter: Briefs

Enensys Brings DVB-T2 Solution to Market Enensys unveiled a DVB-T2 end-to-end solution, demonstrating single frequency network (SFN) and multiple input single output (MISO) abilities. The Enensys solution features a T2 […]

SES CFO Heads to O3B SES CFO Mark Rigolle has been appointed CEO of O3b Networks. Rigolle succeeds Greg Clarke, who is stepping down for personal reasons but will remain […]

BusinessCom Launches IP VSAT Service Satellite telecommunications service provider BusinessCom has launched its Advantage IP VSAT service to provide coverage to Middle East and parts of Asia. The Ku-band, IO […]

WildBlue Communications Former CEO Named 2009 Communications Executive of the Year Former WildBlue Communications CEO Dave Leonard was named the Communications Technology Professionals (CTP) 2009 Communications Executive of the Year. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Telesat signed a contract with Canadian DTH proivder Shaw Direct for 16 Ku-band transponders on the planned Anik G1 satellite, Telesat announced March 31.     “The deal […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Gilat Satellite Networks received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver a turnkey broadband satellite solution to a Latin American defense agency to be used for border control […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] KeyOn Communications Holdings, a U.S. provider of wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over IP services, has submitted multiple applications for $360 million of U.S. federal stimulus […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Analyst firm Teal Group Corp. has increased its yearly projected count of future space payloads over the next 20 years from 2010 to 2029, Teal Group Lead […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Blue Sky Network has been selected by MIAT Mongolian Airlines to provide flight tracking, voice communications, and data messaging services onboard its fleet of B-737 aircraft, Blue […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Norsat International has won a $1.7 million network service contract from a military based in Europe, the company announced March 30.     Norsat said the unnamed military […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Data Link Solutions (DLS) has delivered its first Multifunctional Information Distribution System–Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT 2) to the U.S. Army’s Tactical Radio Communications Systems office, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] DirecTV will add ESPN 3D to its dedicated 3-D programming package, scheduled to launch in June, the satellite broadcaster announced March 29.     ESPN 3D will showcase […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] The Kudelski Group now fully owns OpenTV, a global supplier of middleware and interactive TV solutions to satellite pay-TV operators, Kuldelski announced March 29.     The Kudelski […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] Avanti Communications has won a satellite broadband contract extension with Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the company announced March 29.     The Department has […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] Norwegian maritime company DSD Shipping has selected services KVH Industries to provide broadband services via its TracPhone V7 satellite communications system and its mini-VSAT network, KVH announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] SpaceX has activated its Dragon spacecraft communication hardware aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) contract with NASA, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-10] Arianespace has postponed the launch of SES’ Astra 3B satellite due to an anomaly that occurred in a launcher subsystem, the operator announced March 26.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-10] The U.S. Air Force launched an upgraded Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite aboard a Delta 2 rocket on March 20, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-10] The ITU has stepped into an interference dispute between Eutelsat and Iran, the ITU Radio Regulations Board (RRB) announced March 26.     In a statement, the ITU […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-10] New York City sports broadcaster MSG will telecast the March 24 NHL hockey match between the Rangers and Islanders in 3-D, marking the first time that U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-10] Comtech AeroAstro has been awarded a $37.9 million contract to develop and deliver the spacecraft bus for the U.S. Navy’s Joint Milli-Arcsecond Pathfinder Survey (JMAPS) mission by […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-10] ViaSat received a Multifunctional Information Distribution System–Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT) delivery order from the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command MIDS Program Office, ViaSat announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-10] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified Innovative Solutions and Support’s (IS&S) Class 3 electronic charts and XM satellite weather upgrade for the Avio EA500 very-light […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-10] Satellite systems provider KVH Industries has incorporated its Singapore-based subsidiary KVH Industries Asia as a new business unit, the company announced March 24.     The unit, renamed […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-10] U.S. government-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) has altered and restarted its satellite broadcasting service in Ethiopia after the country’s prime minister ordered it jammed, VOA announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-10] Gilat Satellite Networks appointed Jaron Lotan COO effective April 6, the company announced March 24.     Lotan will oversee all day-to-day business operations, from sales to implementation, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-10] Global consumer and enterprise demand for next-generation, IP-based satellite communications systems may grow to exceed historical industry trends, according to a report by analysis and consulting firms […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-10] Hughes Network Systems signed an agreement with Vizada to expand Hughes Europe’s portfolio of managed network services for European enterprises to include delivery of broadband mobile office […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-10] Measat Satellite Systems signed an agreement with Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific to distribute the Discovery HD channel via the Measat-3a satellite, the operator announced March 24.     Discovery […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-10] European Union (EU) foreign ministers have called on Iran to cease censorship and jamming activities directed at satellite broadcasts coming from Europe, the EU announced March 24 […]