E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] ViaSat Enerdyne received and displayed analog-transmitted NTSC video from a variety of unmanned aerial systems using its digital EnerLinks 3 ground modem transceiver in a demonstration for […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) fleet operator Intelsat Ltd. has been in business for 45 years, the company announced Aug. 20.     Intelsat, operating as an Intergovernmental Organization, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Harris Corp. signed a multi-year contract with cruise ship operator Carnival Corp. to provide high-speed Internet and advanced voice and data services to its cruise ship passengers, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Norsat International Inc. has created a new company division called Norsat Capital that will provide customers and potential clients with the option of leasing or renting Norsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] SkyTerra Safety Access LLC filed an application with the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Aug. 18 to request $37 million to deploy two new […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] TerreStar Networks selected BroadSoft’s BroadWorks Voice-over-IP (VoIP) application to power its new satellite Smartphone mobile broadband network service, TerreStar announced Aug. 19.     In July, TerreStar announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) delivered the Nimiq 5 communications satellite to International Launch Service’s (ILS) Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched on Sept. 18, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has acquired select product lines and related technology from San Diego-based broadcast company Comtech Tiernan Video (Tiernan) for more than $2 million in […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the final GPS 2R-M satellite in a series of U.S. Air Force navigation satellites on Aug. 17, the ULA announced.     A […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] FreeHD Canada Inc., a satellite television company, has filed applications with the Canadian Radio,Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to provide a Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television service and […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] Lockheed Martin updated its contract with Harris Corp. to development wireless networking technology for Increment 3 of the U.S. Army’s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), Harris announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Lockheed Martin Space Systems will lay off 800 workers by the end of 2009 in efforts to improve its competitive posture, the company announced Aug. 17.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Vizada and CLS, an environmental monitoring and maritime security services provider, have partnered to provide International Maritime Organization (IMO)-compliant long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) to the European […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Iridium Satellite approval to combine with GHL Acquisition, Iridium announced Aug. 17.     “This is good news for us, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched a new HX-series broadband satellite router, the HX280, Hughes announced Aug. 17.     The HX280 commercial-off-the-shelf router aims to provide carrier-grade IP […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Integral Systems has appointed H. Marshal Ward COO, the company announced Aug. 17.     Ward, a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force, will assume the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] The Ukrainian National Space Agency will launch the Sich-2 land remote sensing satellite in April 2010, the organization announced Aug. 14.     A Ukrainian Dnepr rocket will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] U.S President Barack Obama is directing the U.S. National Security Council and the U.S. National Economic Council to undertake a comprehensive review of the U.S. export control […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] Australian DTH operator Foxtel had 125,000 subscribers for its HD service in Australia at the end of June, according to the operator’s full year results, released Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] National Polish media group TVN has appointed Markus Tellenbach group president and CEO, the broadcaster announced Aug. 13.      Tellenbach starts his new role in September.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Sirius XM Radio has offered $250 million in senior secured notes due 2015, in an attempt to raise funds, the company announced Aug. 13.     The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Sky Deutschland suffered major losses in the second quarter of 365.8 million euros ($518.16 million), the company announced in its 2009 second quarter financial results released Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Bell Canada dropped its lawsuit against the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the broadcaster announced Aug. 13.     Bell did not give a reason for dropping […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09]  Atrexx is targeting businesses in the Caribbean and South America with new IP satellite services, the company announced Aug. 13.     The German satellite service provider has […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] Intelsat Ltd. reported a 10 percent increase in its 2009 second-quarter revenues at $642.5 million – up from $584.9 million in 2008, the company announced in its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] ViaSat is supplying its LinkStarS2 Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) and SurfBeam satellite networking system hubs to Linkserve, an Internet service provider in West Africa, ViaSat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] Dish Network Corp. subsidiary, Dish DBS Corp. hopes to raise $1 billion in capital through a new debt offering, announced Aug. 12.     Dish Network said the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] Lockheed Martin broke ground on two new facilities that will support spacecraft programs for government and commercial customers at its Space Systems Company operations in Newtown, Pa., […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] The UK-DMC2 satellite has commenced operations and is now delivering images, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) announced Aug. 12.     The satellite, launched July 29, delivered its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] Latin American DTH service provider Sky Brasil has rolled out its new HDTV service based on a MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) digital video delivery solution from Harmonic, Sky […]