E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to manufacture and install satellite communications hubs to support the U.S. military Joint Task Force […]

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] Alcatel-Lucent has announced a deal which should boost its plan to derive revenues from the Asian mobile TV market, linking up with SpeedCast Ltd. to jointly […]

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Integral Systems subsidiary, RT Logic has announced the successful PL4 (Protection Level 4) C&A (Certification and Accreditation) of its RTGuard Cross Domain Solution product, Integral said […]

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Orbcomm Inc. announced that six new Orbcomm satellites were successfully launched from Kapustin Yar, Russia at 2:36 AM EDT June 19. The satellites have been successfully […]

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)’s Earth observation satellite has passed its Test Readiness Review (TRR), the company said June 19. The DMC-2 satellite is scheduled for […]

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Measat Satellite Systems has signed a significant new HD deal with National Geographic Channel Asia, the company announced June 19. The deal between the two parties […]

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Harris Corp. and VBrick Systems have partnered to create a combined solution that delivers digital signage and live streaming video over various communications networks, Harris announced […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] EMS Technologies has appointed Perry Tanner as its vice president of marketing and information management, the company said June 18. Tanner had previously been VP of […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] Globecomm Systems is to launch a new media processing center architecture for the Asia region, the company said June 18. The company is launching the architecture […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] Integral Systems has won a contract to support one of the Asia’s biggest satellite operators, the company said June 18. The company has signed a contract […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has provided an update on satellite’s performance in Canada’s broadcast market. The Commission said June 18, that total combined […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA, a supplier of communications equipment for satellite and terrestrial transmissions, has signed a long-term reseller agreement with C-Com Satellite Systems, Inc. to become […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] AsiaSat has signed a highly significant capacity deal with one of the India’s largest media companies, the company said June 19. The satellite operator has signed […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] iDirect has launched the first suite of Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite – Second Generation (DVB-S2)/Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) products in its Evolution product line, […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] Foxtel, the Australian DTH operator, it set to launch its new HD+ service this Sunday, the operator said June 18. Foxtel also said that more than […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] Eutelsat Communications, said June 17, that its W5 satellite had experienced an anomaly to part of its power generator subsystem in the night of 16 to […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] WorldSpace has signed a partnership deal with STMicroelectronics for European satellite digital radio chips, the company said June 17. STMicroelectronics will develop, manufacture and distribute chips […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] 2008 could be the year that HDTV really takes off in Asia. That s the conclusion of a new study into the topic, jointly announced by […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] SingTel, one of Asia’s largest telcos, is extending its suite of maritime satellite solutions by contracting capacity on SES New Skies’ NSS-7, NSS-703 and NSS-5 satellites, […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] US Monolithics, a supplier of Ka-Band transceivers for consumer broadband, has launched a line of commercial C-and Ku-band satellite transmit and receive products, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Tandberg Television has won further business from leading Korean DTH operator, Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting Co. Ltd., more universally recognized under its ‘SkyLife’ brand name, the […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Globecomm Systems has been boosted by the news of a $1.2 million satellite-based infrastructure deal with a telecoms operator, the company said June 16. While Globecomm […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Comtech EF Data Corp. announced June 17 a strategic co-operation agreement with Vados Systems, a provider of converged integrated solutions to the mobility market.  The agreement […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC (Hughes), will provide advanced Spaceway-3 broadband satellite equipment and services to broadband provider Barrett Xplore Inc. of New Brunswick, Canada, Hughes announced […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] GlobeCast, like Thuraya, is also expanding its activities into the Asian region. The company, which recently announced a deal to acquire Pacific Century Matrix (PCM) in […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Thuraya is ready to make a big push into Asia, after it announced June 17, that its Thuraya-3 satellite was now fully ready for commercial activities. […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed Alexey V. Ostapchuk as its new director general, the operator said, June 17. RSCC said that Ostapchuk took […]