E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-09] Lockheed Martin’s space systems business unit has driven growth for the company in its third financial quarter of 2009, offsetting losses suffered due to U.S. military spending […]

  [Satellite TODAY 10-21-09] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Japan International Broadcasting (JIB), a subsidiary of NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp., to deliver the NHK World TV English-language news channel […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-09] ViaSat Inc. and airborne terminal reseller Innotech Aviation completed the first installation of a ViaSat VMT-1500 airborne broadband terminal on a Bombardier Global Express XRS aircraft, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-09] U.S. telecommunications and network solutions provider Broadpoint signed a contract extension to deploy additional voice, fax and Internet connectivity sites for Northstar Interests, an exploration and production […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-09] Orbit Technologies appointed William Thompson marine satcom sales director for the Americas, the company announced Oct. 20.     The company, which mainly has targeted Europe in recent […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-09] EMS Sky Connect unveiled its new Forté AirMail service, which uses the Iridium network to provide e-mail access to any Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone or personal digital assistant, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-09] Satcom Direct added new features to its FlightDeck Freedom (FDF) service, the company announced Oct. 19. The features include compatibility with most aircraft datalink avionics, integration with […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-09] Measat Satellite Systems signed an agreement with Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3) to extend its contract for the channel’s distribution on the Measat-3 satellite for another five […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-09] DigitalSkys commissioned an additional managed service offering from XipLink intended to double throughput for customers across the Middle East, African and Asian markets, XipLink announced Oct. 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] HaiVision Network Video appointed Mohammed Ghafari vice president of Middle East operations in efforts to establish a direct presence in Dubai, the company announced Oct. 16.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] Tecore Networks, a global supplier 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure, has upgraded its Military Secured Rapid Deployment System (MilSec-RDS), a multi-technology voice and data communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] GeoEye has appointed four new members of its financial team following an extensive search for debt financing in September, which earned the company $249.5 million out of […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] Signis, a non-government Catholic communication group, and iDirect will demonstrate capabilities of a satellite communications system that aims to efficiently distribute and share media content to developing […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] Denis Pivnyuk has been appointed CFO of the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC), the company announced Oct 16.     Pivnyuk worked for the Khrunichev State Research and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Boeing has shipped the third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to Cape Canaveral, Fla., where it will be tested and prepared for a November launch, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Intelsat is looking to raise $500 million by selling 8.5 percent senior notes due 2019 at an issue price of 99.166 percent, the company announced Oct. 14. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] More than 50,000 of SkyWave Mobile Communications’ North American GlobalWave customers have migrated to the Inmarsat network for satellite-based asset tracking, monitoring and control applications, SkyWave announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Geospatial imagery company RapidEye named MapMart as its data distributor in the United States, RapidEye announced Oct. 15.     MapMart will be RapidEye’s first distributor for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) appointed CEO Patrick DeWitt the company’s chairman, the company Oct. 15.     DeWitt will relinquish his duties as CEO and retire at the end […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Lockheed Martin’s board named Christopher Kubasik president and COO effective Jan. 1, the company announced Oct. 15.     Bob Stevens will retain his position as the company’s […]

The second paragraph of an Oct. 15 story brief should have read, “Orbit expects total worldwide VSAT systems orders to exceed $100 million this year.”     Orbit was referring to […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-09] There will be over 20 million cable broadband connections in Europe by the end of 2009, Cable Europe, an association of cable operators throughout Europe, reported Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-09] Nearly 13 percent of total worldwide IP set-top box shipments were operator deployed IP+DTT set-top boxes in 2008, according to an IMS Research report, released Oct. 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-09] Eutelsat has signed a new multi-year capacity deal with Eastern European DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat, the company announced Oct. 14. Cyfrowy Polsat renewed its contract with Eutelsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-09] Orbit Technologies has received orders in excess of $5 million for marine VSAT satellite communication systems in the second quarter this year, the company announced Oct. 14. […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Comtech AeroAstro Inc., a subisidary of Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for the development of Advanced Plug and […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Australian telco Optus has announced that its Optus D3 satellite is operational.             Launched in August, Optus D3 is located at 156 degrees East and will complement […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed a pre-shipment review for STPSat-2, the first spacecraft for the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-09] Nigerian-based Max Air selected Blue Sky Network’s automated flight following and communication devices for Max Air’s fleet, Blue Sky Network announced Oct. 13.             Max Air outfitted […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-09] HD Plus, a subsidiary of SES Astra, will launch its HD+ service in Germany at the beginning of November, SES Astra confirmed Oct. 12.              The market […]