E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 10-14-08] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. unveiled its latest iNetVu antenna system, the iNetVu 1.2-meter flyaway, the company announced Oct. 14. The ruggedized suitcase-based system has been designed to […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-08] Globecomm Systems introduced a 1.2-meter X-band auto-acquisition satellite terminal as part of its Auto-Explorer system, the company announced Oct. 14. The system provides government and military customers […]

[Satellite Today 8-15-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) signed cross-licensing agreements with Doremi Cinema LLC enabling the use of leading edge 3D live technology from Sensio Technologies in Doremi playback servers, […]

[Satellite Today 8-15-08] Tandberg Television is introducing a new cable HD program transcoder that will enable programmers to harness the bandwidth efficiencies of MPEG-4 AVC HD and DVB-S2 (Digital Video […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-08] Measat Satellite Systems and Sky Channel signed an agreement for Sky Channel to use the Measat-3 satellite to broadcast horse races, the companies announced Oct. 13.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-08] Avanti Communications signed a contract to provide broadband services to Prime Satellite Broadband (PSB), a provider of satellite broadband services in Western Europe, Avanti announced Oct. 14. […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-08] Thaicom’s plans in the Australian broadband market have been boosted by the news that a number of IPStar partners have been selected to be part of the […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-08] ViaSat Inc. has been awarded a $1.5 million order to manufacture KG-200 and KG-201 In-Line Media Encryptors (IME) for the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), ViaSat announced […]

[Satellite Today 10-14-08] Ondas Media signed a commercial agreement with BMW Group to install satellite radio receivers in its vehicles in Europe, Ondas said Oct. 13.     The deal, which […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-08] Arqiva used its content delivery network to distribute a full-length digital cinema feature via the Intelsat 905 satellite to Circuit George Raymond (CGR), one of France’s largest […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. has completed final testing on the SES New Skies NSS-9 commercial communications satellite, the company announced Oct. 13.      Orbital said its engineering team […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded two delivery orders totaling $4.8 million by the U.S. Army for spare electronics and other equipment used to operate and maintain hundreds […]

[Satellite Today 10-13-08] Avanti Communications signed a contract with Remote Data Services (RDS) to provide broadband services in U.K. and abroad, Avanti announced Oct. 13.     The initial contract is […]

[Satellite Today 10-10-08] Victor Chavez has been appointed deputy CEO for Thales U.K., the company announced.     Chavez will replace John Howe, Thales U.K.’s vice chairman, who will retire at […]

[Satellite Today 10-10-08] EchoStar Corp. appointed Joseph Clayton to the company’s board effective Oct. 7. This appointment increases the size of EchoStar’s board from seven to eight members.      Clayton […]

[Satellite Today 10-10-08] Parallel, a satellite communications company, signed a contract with Ship Equip of Norway to supply the company with enterprise grade satellite network management software suite, SatManage.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-10-08] Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) signed a multi-transponder contract for capacity on Intelsat’s new satellite, IS-18.     The contract, which spans the 15-year […]

[Satellite Today 10-10-08] Frank McKenna, president of International Launch Services (ILS), said the key focus for the company over the next year will be implementing a quality initiative launched in […]

[Satellite Today 10-09-08] Premiere, the German pay-TV operator, has seen another top executive resign as the fallout over inflated subscriber figures continued.     Oliver Kaltner, chief marketing and sales officer, […]

[Satellite Today 10-09-08] Intelsat has appointed Michael McDonnell CFO and executive vice president, the company announced Oct. 9.     McDonnell comes to Intelsat from MCG Capital Corp., a publicly-held commercial […]

[Satellite Today 10-09-08] GeoEye released an initial image of Kutztown University, located in Pennsylvania, following the launch of the GeoEye-1 satellite and its ITT-built imaging payload, GeoEye announced Oct. 9. […]

[Satellite Today 10-09-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has been awarded several patents for network-assisted GPS  methods and terminals by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, MSV announced Oct. 9.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-09-08] Glowlink has been awarded a contract by an unnamed major U.S. broadcast network to provide a carrier management system, Glowlink Oct. 9.     Glowlink’s Model 1000 carrier […]

 [Satellite Today 10-09-08] ViaSat Inc. was awarded an additional lot order for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, ViaSat […]

[Satellite Today 10-09-08] ICO Global Communications (ICO) is the latest operator to bid for a pan-European mobile license, the company announced Oct 8.     ICO’s European subsidiary, ICO Satellite Ltd., […]

[Satellite Today 10-09-08] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to build the SES Sirius 5 satellite for SES, the manufacturer announced Oct. 9.     Sirius 5, based on […]

[Satellite Today 10-08-08] Viasat Broadcasting, a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched MTV’s HD channel, MTVHD, on its pay-TV satellite platform in the Nordic region, Viasat announced […]

[Satellite Today 10-08-08] Globalstar Inc. has launched a satellite-based remote automated utility meter reading interface (MRI) solution designed to communicate with meters located in areas not served by the traditional […]

[Satellite Today 10-08-08] The U.S. Air Force delayed the launch of the Lockheed Martin-built next-generation military weather satellite, DMSP-F18.     According to a statement from the Air Force, the launch, […]

[Satellite Today 10-08-08] The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia’s multicultural and multilingual public broadcaster, has selected Tandberg Television’s Internet protocol-based iSIS 8000 headend architecture for its digital terrestrial television network, […]