E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 05-14-09] Mark Slaughter, CEO and president of RigNet, an enterprise communications company for remote oil and gas industries, was named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur […]

[Satellite Today 05-14-09] Hughes Network Systems and SatProf will launch a joint web-based platform that aims to deliver faster and more cost effective installation training on Hughes’ global broadband satellite […]

[Satellite Today 05-14-09] Satellite provider Speedcast, has awarded a contract to Sidsa, an international digital technology provider based in Spain, to protect its digital content in Asia and the Middle […]

[Satellite Today 05-14-09] SES Americom-New Skies selected International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) to provide 200 of IDC’s SuperFlex SFX 3102 DVB-S/S2 receivers to SES customers upgrading to DVB-S2 IP platform offerings, […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Faizan Productions has signed a lease agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S to broadcast “Madani”, a religious channel, […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Orbcomm said it lost $7 million during the quarter due to the failure of one of its U.S. Coast Guard Quick Launch satellites in March, according to […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] GeoEye Inc. reported a revenue increase of 26 percent to $45.2 million compared to $35.9 million in the first quarter of 2008 in its first quarter 2009 […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] European satellite radio company Ondas Media, has entered into a commercial agreement with Renault to install satellite receivers in Renault vehicles and its affiliates across Europe, Ondas […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Iridium’s next-generation global marine satellite communication system Iridium OpenPort, has completed sea trials on a variety of vessels, the company announced May 12.     Zodiac Shipping Agencies, […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Digital Voice Systems Inc. (DVSI) has introduced a new multichannel vocoder chip for satellite and mobile handsets, the company announced May 12.     The AMBE-3003 vocoder chip […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Satellite antenna manufacturer, Cobham has received Inmarsat type approval for its single channel class 6 SBB satellite data unit and IGA-5001 Inmarsat SwiftBroadband products, Cobham announced May […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Iridium’s next-generation global marine satellite communication system Iridium OpenPort, has completed sea trials on a variety of vessels, the company announced May 12.     Zodiac Shipping Agencies, […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Loral Space and Communications reported a slight decrease in combined segment revenues, including both its satellite manufacturing and satellite services segments at $381.7 million, a $4.6 million […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] SkyTerra appointed Jeffrey Carlisle vice president of regulatory affairs, the company announced May 11.      Carlisle will develop and implement the company’s regulatory and policy strategy with […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] The U.S. Air Force may not be able to acquire new 2F satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without interruption, according to a U.S. Government […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] Ensequence, an interactive television company, has been chosen by Welsh broadcaster S4C to create and deploy interactive television services for U.K.-based subscribers of Freeview digital terrestrial TV […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] German satellite service provider Atrexx launched X3, a triple-feature Ku-band iDirect platform on the Telstar 11N satellite serving the African continent, Atrexx announced May 11.      X3, […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] The Express AM44 satellite has commenced operations at the 11 degrees West orbital slot within Russian Satellite Communications Co.’s (RSCC) satellite constellation, RSCC announced May 11.     […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] Dish Network reported a 21 percent increase in its first quarter earnings, released May 11, at $312.7 million, up from $258.6 million in 2008. The company’s revenue […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] Gilat’s revenues fell nearly $10 million in the 2009 first quarter to $60.8 million, compared to revenues of $70.5 million for the corresponding quarter of 2008, the […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] A new active period of Earth-threatening solar storms will be the weakest since 1928, according to a May 8 announcement by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] Analysis firm Pyramid Research predicts that the number of pay-TV subscribers will grow 8 percent in 2009, but revenues could fall, the company announced May 6. According […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] DataPath’s shareholders have approved a merger agreement, which would make DataPath a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Rockwell Collins.      The holders of about 81 percent of DataPath’s outstanding […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] Crawford Satellite Services extended its fiber network, supporting Crawford Connect, with live connectivity via Studio-on-Main, in Columbia, S.C., the company announced.     With the new national and […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] NASA awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth up to $44.5 million over a 10-year period to support the design, manufacture, assembly, test and calibration of a flight […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] C-Com Satellite Systems received orders valued at more than $2.3 million for its iNetVu Mobile satellite antenna systems, the company announced May 5.     The orders came […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] EMS Satamatics has rolled out its SAT-202 product, third-generation, low-data-rate satellite terminal, the company announced May 7.     The SAT-202 terminal, which delivers tracking, alerting and mobile […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] Telekom Malaysia Berhad renewed a contract with Measat to lease transponder capacity on the Measat-3 satellite, Telekcom Malaysia announced May 8.     Telekcom Malaysia, an integrated information […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] TerreStar reported a decrease in net cash used in and provided by investing activities by $3.4 million compared $46.3 million and $500,000 compared to $207 million, respectively, […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] U.S. President Obama has proposed an $18.7 billion budget for NASA in 2010, a five percent increase over 2009, according to information posted on the White House […]