E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] Gilat Satellite Networks’ second-quarter revenues fell to $56 million, compared to $65.6 million for the same period of 2008, according to the company’s financial reports released Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) has selected Comtrend Corp.’s Power Grid 902 adapter, based on DS2‘s Aitana powerline communication chipset, to create a secure home network to deliver […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] The JCSAT-12 satellite will be launched Aug. 22, Sky Perfect JSAT announced Aug. 11.     The satellite will be launched by Arianespace on an Ariane 5 rocket […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the AsiaSat 5 satellite for AsiaSat, ILS announced Aug. 12.     The Proton rocket carrying the spacecraft lifted of at […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Pay-TV operators in Asia have gained close to 6 million new subscribers in the first half of the year, according to research by Media Partners Asia (MPA) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Norsat International Inc. appointed Amiee Chan, Norsat’s president and CEO, to its board, the company announced Aug. 6.     “On behalf of the board, I believe this […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Dish Network Corp.’s second-quarter earnings dropped 81 percent, with net income falling from $336 million in 2008 to $63 million and revenues dipping 0.4 percent to remain […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Keystone Enterprise Services has been contracted by the Channel One News network to supply turnkey satellite network and support services for its school news broadcast, which reaches […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] Spacenet Rural Communications (SRC) has deployed a Gilat SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network at more than 1,300 sites for the Colombian Ministry of Communications, Gilat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] Companies under the umbrella of Greek telecom OTE reported strong second quarter results this week, according to company reports.     RomTelecom, based in Romania, reported it had […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] KVH Industries has activated its mini-VSAT Broadband service in the Asia-Pacific maritime region, the company announced Aug. 6.     KVH is working in collaboration with Sky Perfect […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] DirecTV’s second-quarter profits dropped 11 percent in the second quarter of 2009, as the company spent more money on customer acquisition, which offset revenue growth, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Stratos Global Corp. was awarded a contract from maritime transportation company Stolt Tankers to provide a high-speed satellite-based communications network for a fleet of 75 ships, Stratos […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Integral Systems CEO John Higginbotham has resigned, effective immediately, the company’s board of directors announced Aug. 6.     Paul Casner, a board member of the company since […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Dutch language channel BVN-TV expanded its contract with RRsat following the launch of services over Asia, Africa and Australia in 2007, RRsat announced Aug. 6.     BVN-TV, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Comcast Corp., the largest cable operator in the United States, lost 214,000 basic video subscribers in the first quarter of 2009, sending its total customer base below […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Sirius XM Radio’s net loss grew from $83.9 million a year ago to $157 million in the 2009 second quarter, according to financial reports released Aug. 6. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) space systems division sales declined by 11 percent to $364 million compared from $407 million in the previous year, according to the company’s 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Inmarsat reported a 5 percent increase in revenues to $508.7 million, driven by strong growth in the company’s maritime business, Inmarsat announced in its 2009 first half […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-09] TS2 Satellite Technologies introduced new satellite link products aimed at companies that execute government and military contracts in the Near East and Asia, as well as by […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-09] News Corp. increased its stake in the German satellite broadcaster Sky Deutschland from 30.5 percent to 39.96 percent, the company announced Aug. 5.     Sky Deutschland, formerly […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-09] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. completed environmental testing for the WorldView-2 remote sensing satellite built for DigitalGlobe and has begun post-environmental performance testing, Ball Aerospace announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-09] Satellite technology is playing a key role in boosting emergency services for Australian regional governments, said Australian Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for broadband, communications and the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) named Marv Vander Weg Vice President of the company’s EELV customer office, the company announced Aug. 5.     Vander Weg will be responsible […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-09] Astrium Services delivered the first set of secure satellite communications equipment to Aselsan for MILGEM, a Turkish Navy program, Astrium announced Aug. 3.     The Astrium delivery […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-09] Interorbital Systems (IOS), a U.S.-based rocket and spacecraft manufacturing company, is marketing the launch and orbit of personal-use satellites to the general public, the company announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-09] Aerojet, a U.S. supplier of satellite propulsion systems and NEC Corp. have partnered to explore the feasibility of jointly supplying low power ion propulsion systems, used for […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-09] Stratos Global deployed an Inmarsat FleetBroadband mobile satellite system onboard the tall ship Bark Europa to broadcast coverage of the final leg of the Tall Ships Atlantic […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-09] The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Raytheon $9.9 million to perform concept studies for the U.S. Navy’s Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) suite, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-09] Hughes Network Systems signed an agreement to supply Bentley Walker with its new HX mesh satellite network technology for delivering broadband services in the Middle East and […]