E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today – 3-12-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. signed an agreement to resell Airspan Networks Inc.‘s WiMax products, Airspan announced March 11. The agreement will enable Gilat’s customers to address […]

[Satellite Today – 3-12-08] Shareholders of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) approved the sale of the company’s Information Systems and Geospatial Services business to ATK, MDA announced March 12. […]

[Satellite Today – 3-11-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has signed a deal that certifies MicroCorp Inc. to resell HughesNet broadband satellite business services in the United States, Hughes announced March […]

[Satellite Today – 3-11-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has announced that it has found ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd.’s application for use of an Ancillary Terrestrial Component to be […]

[Satellite Today – 3-11-08] Measat Satellite Systems is expanding its relationship with Celestial Movie Channel Limited with a new capacity deal, the company said March 11.     Measat has agreed […]

[Satellite Today – 3-11-08] The Kudelski Group has won a deal which will see it play a pivotal role in a new hybrid satellite broadband service in Portugal, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 3-11-08] Norsat International Inc. has signed a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to supply NATO‘s Consultation, Command and Control Agency with its OmniLink and GlobeTrekker portable satellite terminals […]

[Satellite Today – 3-10-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) with a 500-site Gilat SkyEdge broadband network platform, Gilat announced March 10.     The platform will […]

[Satellite Today – 3-10-08] International Launch Services (ILS) will launch its second mission this year, carrying SES Americom’s AMC-14 satellite, on March 15, ILS announced March 7.     The satellite, […]

[Satellite Today – 3-10-08] OpenTV has appointed Ben Bennett as its CEO, the company confirmed March 10.     Bennett has been acting CEO and COO since August 2007. OpenTV is […]

[Satellite Today – 3-10-08] Viaccess is the latest Conditional Access (CA) company to acquire a middleware company in order to widen its range of services for customers. The company said […]

[Satellite Today – 3-7-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) signed a contract with Emerging Markets Communications Inc. for the lease of C-band transponders on Yahsat’s dual-satellite communications systems, the […]

[Satellite Today – 3-7-08] SpaceDev Inc. has been awarded a design and development subcontract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, SpaceDev announced March 6.     The […]

[Satellite Today – 3-7-08] Com Dev International Ltd. posted a 14 percent increase in revenue in the 2008 first quarter, but net income fell more than 4 million Canadian dollars […]

[Satellite Today – 3-6-08] Sensor technology company Inprox Technology Corp. has entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA‘s Glenn Research Center to develop advanced silicon carbide-based positron sensors, the […]

[Satellite Today – 3-6-08] Australian satellite pay-TV operator Austar has launched personal video recorder (PVR) services in Australia using OpenTV technology, Austar announced March 5.     The service, dubbed MyStar, […]

[Satellite Today – 3-6-08] Com Dev International Ltd. completed the airborne validation trials of its advanced Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver solution, the company announced March 5.     The trials […]

[Satellite Today – 3-6-08] The U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare (Spawar) Systems Center has awarded seven companies contracts to bid on portable satellite communications terminals, the Navy  announced March […]

[Satellite Today – 3-5-08] SES New Skies will offer satellite capacity to international broadcasters for providing live coverage of the Olympics Games, the company announced March 5.     SES New […]

[Satellite Today – 3-5-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. has delivered the payload module for the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman announced March […]

[Satellite Today – 3-5-08] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. will distribute Sveriges Television (SVT), Sweden’s public television broadcasting service, to Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East, RRsat announced March […]

[Satellite Today – 3-5-08] Sea Launch‘s Odyssey launch platform and Sea Launch Commander departed homeport in advanced of the scheduled DirecTV 11 launch March 17, the company announced.     DirecTV […]

[Satellite Today – 3-5-08] Mitec Telecom Inc. received a second order to provide a major cellular network operator in Africa with Mitec’s VSAT block upconverter, Mitec announced March 5.     […]

[Satellite Today – 3-4-08] WiMax communications pose a significant interference threat to satellite signals transmitted in the C-band frequency, the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG), announced March 3.     […]

[Satellite Today – 3-4-08] Intelsat Ltd. and iDirect Inc. have deployed a satellite-based telemedicine network to improve medical treatment processes in Morocco, the companies announced March 4.     The Moroccan […]

[Satellite Today – 3-4-08] Temix has launched a new compact portable satellite terminal, the company announced March 4.     The EasyFlysat–SP is a self-powered portable satellite terminal suited for applications […]

[Satellite Today – 3-4-08] SatLink Communications will launch Daystar Television Network to SatLink’s AsiaSat 2 digital platform, SatLink announced March 4.     The Christian TV network will join SatLink’s bouquet […]

[Satellite Today – 3-4-08] Integral Systems Inc. will repurchase more than 1 million common stock shares from Fursa Alternative Strategies LLC, Integral announced March 3.     The repurchase represents 11 […]

[Satellite Today – 3-3-08] Satlynx and partner Lunasat are introducing a range of broadband services in the Middle East and African markets, Satlynx announced March 3.     The services offered […]