E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 03-30-09] SATELLITE 2009 RECAP: RaySat Broadcasting Corp. (RBC) has revealed the provider partners involved in its alliance to deliver the AT&T CruiseCast service.     In a March 26 […]

[Satellite Today 03-30-09] SATELLITE 2009 RECAP: A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has approved the sale of WorldSpace Inc.’s assets related to its satellite radio business along with its U.S. […]

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[Satellite Today 03-30-09] SATELLITE 2009 RECAP: Intelsat General Corp. has been awarded a multi-year contract from Artel Inc. to supply bandwidth to the U.S. military to support UAV surveillance operations, […]

[Satellite Today 03-30-09] SATELLITE 2009 RECAP: International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract with Intelsat to launch the Intelsat 16 satellite on a Russian Proton rocket in the fourth quarter, […]

[Satellite Today 03-30-09] SATELLITE 2009 RECAP: EchoStar Satellite Services has launched an IP-Prime conversion program designed to provide continued delivery of U.S. video transport services for telco IP headend facilities, […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] Blue Oceans Satellite Systems has selected a satellite-based Explosive Magazine Monitoring Solution from Iridium, which will be used for storing explosives, Iridium announced March 26.     The […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] Globecomm Systems has released a Ka-band version of its 1.2-meter Auto-Explorer satellite terminal designed for operation with the U.S. Department of Defense Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system, […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] Hughes Network Systems has released new HX broadband satellite routers — the HX260 Mesh and the HX200, the company announced March 19.     Featuring an integrated, multi-channel […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] Overwatch Tactical Operations has received an award from Thales France to provide five sets of Ka- and Ku-multiband satellite communications antennas for use on the Royal Norwegian […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] RaySat Broadcasting Corp. (RBC) has revealed the provider partners involved in its alliance to deliver the AT&T CruiseCast service.     In a March 26 announcement, RBC named […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] Paradise Datacom has released its Paired Carrier Multiple Access (PCMA)-70 bandwidth extender designed to provide satellite-based system operators with a way to increase transponder efficiency using technology […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Manufacturer iDirect has extended its Evolution product line to include a lightweight, compact iConnex e850mp satellite router board, iDirect announced March 23.     The e850mp enables systems […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] International Launch Services (ILS) has signed a contract with Intelsat to launch the Intelsat 16 satellite on a Russian Proton rocket in the fourth quarter, ILS announced […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a wholly owned subsidiary of SeaMobile Inc., has purchased Intelsat capacity to expand its range of satellite-based services to its maritime customers, MTN […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09]  Satellite Today’s editorial staff will be on-site at the SATELLITE 2009 conference with live updates, daily e-newsletters, exclusive interviews and video coverage.     The SATELLITE 2009 conference […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] SES has named the senior management team for its SES Americom-New Skies division, resulting from the recent integration of the two divisions into a single unit, SES […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Albacora Group, a commercial fishing company based in Spain, has retained an Inmarsat FleetBroadband system from Stratos Global Corp., which Albacora will use to manage the daily […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] EchoStar Satellite Services launched spacecraft command and control services, delivering telemetry, tracking, and control services for satellites and providing transfer orbit services for commercial spacecraft following launch, […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] CPI’s satcom division has introduced its SuperLinear X-band amplifier product line as a companion to its Ku-band 2G outdoor units, CPI announced March 23.     The SuperLinear […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Norsat launched a line of X-band low noise amplifiers (LNA), block up converters (BUC) and VSAT terminals, Norsat announced March 25.     Norsat’s new X-Band products include […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been chosen by Netcom Africa to provide a SkyEdge 2 serving West Africa’s corporate, energy and financial sectors, Gilat announced March 25.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has approved the sale of WorldSpace Inc.’s assets related to its satellite radio business along with its U.S. subsidiaries, WorldSpace Systems […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Hyundai Heavy Industries’ construction equipment division selected Orbcomm’s satellite network to provide global communications for Hi-Mate, a telematics application for heavy equipment, Orbcomm announced March 23.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 2R-M satellite March 24 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.     GPS 2R-M, developed by the […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09]  Satellite Today’s editorial staff will be on-site at the SATELLITE 2009 conference with live updates, daily e-newsletters, exclusive interviews and video coverage.     The SATELLITE 2009 conference […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Harris Corp. signed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Roundbox Inc., a provider of mobile broadcast software, to deliver a mobile broadcast solution for U.S. terrestrial DTV […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Talia, a supplier of satellite Internet in Africa, the Middle East and Europe, expanded its African services and enhanced a free hardware program designed to support non-profit […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] NASA’s NOAA-19 spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin and launched in February, completed a 45-day on-orbit verification period, the manufacturer announced March 23.     The satellite, formerly called […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Wavestream Corp., a manufacturer of solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs), has introduced a line of 160-Watt X-band SSPAs for commercial and military applications, the company announced March 23. […]