E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Stratos Global has been contracted to supply Inmarsat BGAN mobile satellite data and voice services to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) to support archaeological research […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Mobile TV and DTV transmission technology developer TeamCast released a new software version of its DVB-T2 modulator Power4-T2, which supports a T2-MI input stream interface and the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Services on Telesat’s Anik F3 satellite will be provided to the Canadian government to support the country’s relief efforts to Haiti, Telesat announced Feb. 4.     Anik […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] ViaSat has received $1.9 million in additional orders from the U.S. Department of Defense for its LinkWayS2 satellite modem systems to support U.S. government networks, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] SpaceX has completed a three-day demonstration and testing session of cargo loading and unloading procedures for its Dragon spacecraft, which NASA has contracted to provide delivery services […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] Northrop Grumman has been selected by ITT Corp. to provide flight cryocoolers for the sensor payloads on two international geostationary weather satellites, Northrop Grumman announced Feb. 3. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] EchoStar Satellite Services named Mega Hertz Inc. as an official product reseller under EchoStar’s ViP-TV program, the operator announced Feb. 3.     Mega Hertz, a Texas-based IPTV […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] European DTH service provider Sky Italia lost subscribers and operational income in its second fiscal quarter of 2010, the company announced in its financial results, released Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] Technical problems on the W2A satellite have been a major setback for Solaris Mobile, CEO Steve Maine told Satellite News.     Solaris Mobile, a joint venture between […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has unveiled and deployed a new family of satellite modulator products under the ZMOD-10 brand name, the company announced Feb. 3.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] A control processor on the Intelsat 4 satellite (IS-4) failed, Intelsat announced Feb. 1.     IS-4, a Boeing 601-model satellite located at 72 degrees East , is […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] The U.S. Navy has issued a contract to CapRock Government Solutions to provide emergency satellite communications services as part of U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning to launch a satellite in 2011 that will provide S-band satellite phone services in India, ISRO announced Feb. 2. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] Multiple member states of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) have agreed to subscribe to the Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite program, Eumetsat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] Vizada is launching its next-generation Universal Card for maritime crew communications, the company announced Feb. 2.     This prepaid service enables crewmembers to use voice, video and […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] Pace Networks has contracted Sao Paulo-based distributor Visionbyte to roll out the Pace MultiDweller distribution platform in Latin America as a networks approved partner, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-10] The White House has terminated NASA’s work on Orion, the follow-up vehicle to the Space Shuttle; ended development on two NASA rockets designed to fly manned missions […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-10] Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) is experiencing problems with the Satmex 5 satellite’s primary Xenon Ion Propulsion System (XIPS), the operator announced Jan. 28.     Satmex said that it […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-10] Eutelsat has restored all services to its customers affected by a technical anomaly that occurred on the W2 satellite on Jan. 27, the operator announced Feb. 1. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-10] SkyDelta Satellite Networks has purchased and installed three iDirect Series 15000 universal satellite hubs to expand the reach of its IP satellite broadband offerings to the Middle […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received a $2.62 million contract from the Canadian Department of National Defense for the continued operation of Canadian Forces Radio and Television (CFRT), […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-10] Oklahoma-based telecoms company BTC Broadband has purchased ViP-TV video transport services from EchoStar to support up to 49 high-definition channels of its IPTV headend, BTC announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-10] Integral Systems revenues dropped 2 percent in its first fiscal quarter of 2010 to $37.7 million from the same quarter in the previous year, despite the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-10] Space Micro appointed Bert Vermeire CTO, the company announced Feb. 1.     Vermeire was principal investigator on a variety of space industry research topics, including radiation effects […]

World-Link Communications Receives Gold Service Provider Status from Inmarsat World-Link Communications, a provider of customizable, maritime satellite communications solutions, received Gold Service Provider status from Inmarsat under its Connect Accreditation […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-10] Frank Otto will retire as Comtech’s senior vice president of operations on Feb. 5 to accept a position with the Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT), the […]

ArabSat, NileSat Broadcast Channel for Turkish Government ArabSat and NileSat have agreed to help the Turkish government launch an Arabic language television station as part of an initiative from Turkish […]

EMS Appoints Executive Director to Maintain Clearance License U.S. facility clearance license laws have forced EMS Technologies to appoint Board Chairman John Mowell to the additional position of executive director, […]

AsiaSat Signs Vietnam DTH Deal AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) for multiple Ku-band transponders on AsiaSat 5, the operator announced. VTC will use the capacity […]

Parallel Upgrades SatManage Network Suite Parallel, recently acquired by iDirect, has launched a new version of its SatManage network management software suite. SatManage version 5 will be used by oil […]