E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has signed its first YahClick service partner agreement with Intersat Africa to roll out the broadband service throughout the continent, Yahsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Boeing has completed ground tests on the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) 2F satellite, which concluded that the satellite is on track to meet the U.S. Air Force‘s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Aviation electronics and satellite terminal company Rockwell Collins reported a 26 percent earnings drop in its fourth quarter financial results, released Nov. 4.     The company, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] There are now 326 million pay-TV homes in the Asia Pacific, an increase of 26 million homes, or eight percent,  in 2009, according to a report released […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Integral Systems subsidiary Integral Systems Europe (ISE), has opened a new facility in the United Kingdom, the company announced Nov. 4.      The facility, named "ISE UK," […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Epes Carriers shipping subsidiaries Epes Transport System and Texas Star Express are launching an asset tracking and cargo sensor solution from SkyBitz for their fleet of approximately […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Dielectric Communications is launching a line of digital antennas and filters targeting low-power television (LPTV) broadcasters, the company announced Nov. 3.     The new product line aims […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] The Kudelski Group extended the expiration date of its tender offer to acquire OpenTV Corp. to Nov. 12, Kudelski announced.     The $215 million acquisition offer, initially […]

 [Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] CapRock Government Solutions signed a multi-year, multi-transponder strategic purchase agreement with U.K.-based Paradigm Secure Communications, CapRock announced Nov. 3.     The deal gives CapRock the ability to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Inmarsat has appointed AST and NSSL launch distribution partners for its global satellite phone services (GSPS), set to go live at the end of the second quarter […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech PST received $1.6 million in high-power amplifier orders from an unnamed aviation electronics and communication systems provider, Comtech announced Nov. 2.     These […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Incident Communications Solutions (ICS), an IP-centric mobile and tactical communication solutions provider, has partnered with Squire Tech Solutions to roll out with the ICS pCom 355, a […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Eutelsat now has 100 high-definition TV channels broadcasting through its video satellites, the operator announced Nov. 2.     Eutelsat reached the milestone with the launch off Sky […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Satellites, ground control systems, and user terminals in most of the U.S. Military’s major space system acquisitions are not optimally aligned, leading to underutilized satellites and limited […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] DigitalGlobe signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to launch the Clear30 program, which aims to distribute high-resolution aerial imagery of contiguous landscapes in the United States and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice granted ViaSat and WildBlue early termination privileges in connection with ViaSat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] The Kudelski Group urged shareholders of OpenTV Corp. to approve a proposed tender offer before it expires Nov. 6.     The letter, dated Oct. 30, is in […]

Atrexx Launches 2way2sat Services in Iraq Atrexx, a German provider of telecommunications and broadcast solutions, is offering satellite-based communications services to the Iraq region via Eutelsat’s Eurobird 4A satellite. The […]

Vitec Names Services Division CEO Vitec Group, a U.K.-based provider of products and services for the broadcast, imaging and live event industries, named Jerry Gepner CEO of Vitec’s services division. […]

Nagravision Forms Technology Partnership with Intel Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, signed a technology licensing agreement with Intel to develop compatibility between Nagravision’s NOCS technology and Intel’s CE media processors, […]

ABS Signs Russia DTH Capacity Deal Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) signed a long-term, multi-transponder deal with Russian DTH provider GT Satellite Systems (GTSS) for expansion capacity on the ABS-2 satellite, […]

Newtec, ASBU, Arabsat Receive IBC Innovation Award for MENOS Newtec and its partners, the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) and Arabsat, won the 2009 IBC innovation award for content delivery […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] The Irish government has chosen Eutelsat Communications to provide its Tooway satellite broadband service under Ireland’s national broadband scheme to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to homes and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] Harmonic reported net sales to $83.9 million in its 2009 third quarter financial results, released Oct. 28. Sales in the same period in 2008 were $91.5 million. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] Paradise Datacom released a line of indoor rack-mount block converters, the manufacturer announced Oct. 29.     The converters are configurable to accommodate C-, X- and Ku-band RF […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] The second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft is progressing through a series of tests that will demonstrate the integrated satellite’s readiness to enter the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-09] Globalstar USA signed a distribution and sales representative agreement with MJ Fein & Co. Mid-Atlantic, a manufacturer’s representative company that specializes in the distribution of electrical utility […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-09] The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) are considering reducing the number of broadband stimulus funding rounds from three […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-09] Iridium Communications has named Goldman Sachs as its lead global advisor on the financing of the Iridium Next satellite constellation, Iridium announced Oct. 28.     Goldman Sachs […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-09] Sims Group, a satellite network operator in Colombia, has launched an iDirect-based DVB-S2 broadband satellite service with coverage across Latin America, Caribbean and the United States, iDirect […]