E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Military satellite communications company Cobham appointed John Devaney independent non-executive director and chairman designate, the company announced Jan. 22.     Devaney is executive chairman of U.K.-based National […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] EMS Technologies has formed a new business unit, EMS Aviation, which will include the Company’s EMS Satcom division, the company announced Jan. 20.    EMS Aviation also […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications in November. He does not have a long history in the satellite communications sector, but […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded a one-year contract extension from the Colombian Ministry of Communications to support certain rural communications projects in the country, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Blue Sky Network has been contracted to provide GPS-based aviation tracking devices to support the helicopter fleets of Pluspetrol, an oil and gas producer in Peru, Blue […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] U-blox, a provider of wireless communication and global positioning solutions, is set to release its Lucy product line of high-speed wireless modules supporting globally adopted mobile communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Comtech EF Data introduced its CDM-750 high-speed trunking modem to the commercial market, the company announced Jan. 21.     The CDM-750 modem combines DVB-S2, adaptive coding and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] Dish Network is upgrading its entire platform of SeaChange International Spot advertising insertion systems to meet demand for high-definition ad placements across its North American footprint, Dish […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-10] In an interview with Satellite News, Eutelsat Communications CEO Michel de Rosen said the operator “is likely” to strike partnerships with other satellite operators in the future […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] OmniGlobe subsidiary RAMTelecom won a three-year contract from the Canadian government for the provision, maintenance and operation of Iridium satellite services and terminal equipment, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) was awarded a $5.3 million contract by National Public Radio (NPR) to update and refurbish the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS), IDC announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] Iridium Communications has unveiled Iridium 9602, its next-generation satellite data transceiver, the company announced Jan. 20.     The Iridium 9602 is a full-duplex short-burst data transceiver designed […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] Data Technology Solutions (DTS) has launched the DTS Global Connect solution, an integrated satellite broadband offering for the maritime market, the company announced Jan. 20.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-10] The U.S. Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) claimed that launch vehicles by SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp. currently do not meet the required safety standards to transport […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] In an interview with Satellite News, Eutelsat Communications’ new CEO Michel de Rosen said that the company does not need a “radically different vision.”     Replacing Giuliano […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] NSS-12 has entered into commercial service, SES World Skies announced Jan. 18.     NSS-12, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and placed at 57 degrees East, aims to […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] L-3 Communications Systems has contracted EMS to supply antennas to the U.S. Navy for its CDL Hawklink program, EMS announced Jan. 19.     EMS will supply the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, signed a 10-year agreement with Dish Network to provide the satellite pay-TV company with conditional access systems, Nagravision announced Jan. 19.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has signed a partnership agreement with Solana HK to jointly offer broadband satellite and fiber services to underserved markets throughout Asia, Africa […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] GlobeCast has contracted Net Insight to upgrade Globecast’s media contribution network in Paris to the Net Insights Nimbra 680 platform, Net Insight announced Jan. 19.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Vizada Networks and SES World Skies have donated satellite and service capacity to the World Health Organization (WHO) VSAT site in Port au Prince, Haiti, to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] CapRock Government Solutions named Augustine Ponturiero director of operations, the company announced Jan. 19.     Ponturiero primarily will oversee the day-to-day functions of CapRock’s satcom division and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] Stratos Global Corp. has become an international distributor of Harris Corp.’s ruggedized Inmarsat BGAN terminals, Stratos announced Jan. 18.     Stratos will distribute the RF-7800B-DU024, a land […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] HaiVision has released its Makito video encoder equipped with a DVI input, the video technology developer announced Jan. 18.     The new encoder aims to deliver low-latency, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] MTN Satellite Communications has opened a new facility in Houston, the Fla.-based company announced Jan. 18.     The office would serve as a base for VSAT satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] RigNet named Molly McGuirk director of product management, RigNet announced Jan. 14.     McGuirk will oversee RigNet’s product development efforts, with responsibilities to improve the productivity the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-10] A news release issued by Atrexx Telecommunications and Broadcast falsely claimed that Intelsat discontinued service on its Intelsat 14 satellite to Atrexx customers on Jan. 12. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-10] Telespazio and Lockheed Martin were awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide data, products and services from the Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, Telespazio […]

 [Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] The International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) signed a long-term contract to lease 16 transponders from Eutelsat, Intersputnik announced Jan. 15. Intersputnik use broadcast capacity from Eutelsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] C2Sat, a maritime VSAT antenna systems supplier, has signed a distribution agreement with Orange, C2Sat announced Jan.14.     C2Sat received the initial purchase orders from Orange, totaling […]