E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 05-01-09] BSkyB has reached 1 million high-definition (HD) subscribers according to the company’s first quarter results released April 30.     BSkyB said it reached its milestone after adding […]

[Satellite Today 05-01-09] Comtech Systems has received a $1.6 million increase in funding to its AN/TRC-170 troposcatter engineering and support contract with the U.S. Army, raising the total amount of […]

[Satellite Today 05-01-09] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) won a multimillion-dollar contract from DigitalGlobe to provide a ground station solution to support the WorldView 1 and WorldView 2 satellites, MDA […]

TECHNOLOGY Advantech Releases Dual-Operation DVB-S2 VSAT Modem Advantech Satellite Networks released its S5420 DVB-S2 (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite – Second Generation)VSAT modem, which is capable of operating in either […]

TECHNOLOGY EchoStar Europe Targets European Cable Market with Set-Top Box EchoStar Europe is targeting the European cable market with a new range of advanced set-top boxes.     EchoStar Europe aims […]

[Satellite Today 05-01-09] KVH Industries received a $1 million order from NovAtel for a self-contained navigation system that combines fiber optic gyro-based inertial measurement technology from KVH with GPS technology, […]

[Satellite Today 05-01-09] Boeing completed the system-level preliminary design review for its Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system (TDRS) for NASA, Boeing announced April 29.     The review, which followed […]

[Satellite Today 05-01-09] Communications and Power Industries Inc. (CPI) was awarded a three-year contract to supply solid-state power amplifiers to Swe-Dish Satellite Systems for use in the Swe-Dish IPT Suitcase […]

[Satellite Today 04-30-09] France Telecom‘s earnings fell 4.4 percent due to costs associated with buying programming for its new television services in France, the company announced in its first-quarter financial […]

[Satellite Today 04-30-09] NDS signed a contract with DoxTV, a value-added service provider in China, to bring digital TV services and Video-on-Demand to the country and provide an end-to-end suite […]

[Satellite Today 04-30-09] SES reported revenues of 423.9 million euros ($562 million), an increase of 8.4 percent over the same period in 2008, according to the company’s first quarter financial […]

[Satellite Today 04-30-09] DigitalGlobe will launch its initial public offering on May 14, when it is scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DGI," […]

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] Dish Network named Bernie Han COO, the company announced April 27.     Han will oversee Dish Network’s operations, information technologies and finance functions. Han formerly served as […]

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] Ekahau, a provider of Wi-Fi-based location systems, is integrating its tracking software into GPS receivers designed by NavSync, Ekahau announced April 28.     The tags expand the […]

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] In a push for U.S. broadband stimulus funding, WildBlue will demonstrate residential satellite connectivity of 18 megabits per second in Denver April 29, the company announced.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] The final paragraph in the April 28 story “Hughes and WildBlue Team Up To Fight for Broadband Stimulus Funding,” should read: Hughes has proposed to the NTIA […]

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] NeuLion Inc. launched iTVRSN, an IPTV network for Romanian audiences in North America, the company announced April 28.     The set-top-box service provides viewers with a selection […]

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] The Africa Union Commission (AUC) is set to inaugurate an AU-AMESD project satellite receiving station at the AUC Headquarters in Ethiopia, AUC announced April 28.      The […]

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] Vislink is partnering with Warsaw-based reseller Janusz Rupik PVP, which will distribute Vislink’s products in Poland, Vislink announced April 28.     Janusz Rupik will promote Vislink’s Link […]

[Satellite Today 04-28-09] Hughes Network Systems and WildBlue Communications likely wil submit a joint proposal to the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for grants to underwrite the cost […]

[Satellite Today 04-28-09] Zcom Networks finalized an agreement with TIN Network for the North American broadcast launch of Zcom’s Smart Money Network channel via satellite, Internet and fiber optic transmission, […]

[Satellite Today 04-28-09] Harris Corp. is beginning a pilot program with McDonald’s that will launch a branded TV channel, delivered via satellite and powered by Harris digital signage solutions, into […]

[Satellite Today 04-28-09] Telekom Austria TA launched a satellite global service package for international Internet service providers and government organizations, the company announced April 27.     The service bundle has […]

[Satellite Today 04-28-09] An American Arbitration Association panel has ordered Sea Launch to pay Hughes Network Systems about $52 million in a dispute over whether Hughes had the legal right […]

[Satellite Today 04-28-09] Dolby Laboratories partnered with Arqiva to launch Dolby Direct Distribution Services, a European satellite content delivery network for digital cinemas, Arqiva announced April 27.     The service […]

[Satellite Today 04-27-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)  completed qualification testing of its Draco spacecraft thruster and Draco propulsion tank, the launch company announced April 24.     The Draco thruster test […]

[Satellite Today 04-27-09] Uplogix, a provider of secure remote management  solutions, has partnered with Parallel, the provider of SatManage network operations center software, to combine the two products to strengthen […]

[Satellite Today 04-27-09] Inmarsat has unveiled a speed upgrade to its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, the company announced.     BGAN X-Stream service, which initially is available in the […]

[Satellite Today 04-27-09] Advantech Satellite Networks released its S5420 DVB-S2 VSAT modem, the company announced April 24.     The S5420 modem is capable of operating in either of two access […]

[Satellite Today 04-24-09] China has launched a new remote sensing satellite, ‘Yaogan VI’ from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North Shanxi Province, according to a Xinhua News Agency report […]