E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] Andrew Corp. completed the sale of its satellite communications business to private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners, Andrew announced Dec. 31.     The business will be […]

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. upheld a $94 million ruling in favor of TiVo Inc. in its patent infringement […]

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] XM Satellite Radio resolved a lawsuit brought by Sony BMG Music Entertainment over XM’s Pioneer Inno device, XM announced Feb. 1.     In May 2006, The […]

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will file an Investment Canada Act registration relating to its planned acquisition of the space businesses of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), ATK […]

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] Avanti Communications reported a 60 percent increase in revenues for the six-month period that closed at the end of December, the company announced Jan. 31.     […]

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] Craig Cooning has been named vice president and general manager of the Space and Intelligence Systems unit within Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems unit, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today – 1-31-08] SES Americom, an SES company, has introduced satellitewiki.com, a Web site devoted to the satellite industry which allows users to add and edit content collectively, the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-31-08] Canalsat, the French DTH platform, had more than 5.2 million subscribers at the end of December, its parent company Vivendi said Jan. 30. Vivendi owns 100 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-31-08] Raytheon Co.’s Space and Airborne Systems division posted a 6 percent increase in net sales, from $1.17 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006 to $1.24 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-31-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has signed Embarq to be a licensed reseller of HughesNet broadband satellite Internet access, Hughes announced Jan. 31.     HughesNet offers service […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] Sky Connect named Joel Goron as channel sales director, the company announced Jan. 29. He will be responsible for expanding Sky Connect’s marine, land-mobile and indoor […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] ND SatCom appointed Johann Pohany CTO, the company announced Jan. 30.     Pohany will oversee ND SatCom’s product lifecycle from product management, research and development, verification, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] WildBlue Enterprise Solutions and InteliLease will provide funding solutions for WildBlue business customers who want to subscribe to its enterprise products, WildBlue announced Jan. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to provide advanced technology to Thales Alenia Space, MDA announced Jan. 29.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] The Sirius 4 satellite is operational and has taken over all transmissions from Sirius 2 and Sirius 3, SES Sirius announced Jan. 30.     The Sirius […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] Continental Airlines has partnered with LiveTV LLC to offer in-flight satellite-based television programming on flights operating within the continental United States beginning in January 2009, the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] OHB Technology AG acquired 50 percent of the interest in RST Raumfahrt Systemtechnik GmbH from the company’s founder and owner, OHB Technology announced Jan. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] Revenues for Boeing Co.’s Network and Space Systems fell 15 percent for the fourth quarter and 2 percent for 2007, the company announced Jan. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Cerona Networks Corp. has added a new regional sales director, Daniel Zych, the company announced     Zych, who has worked in the satellite industry for 16 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] NSSL Satcom Solutions has deployed Allot Communications‘s NetEnforcer traffic management devices at its ground station in Florida, Allot announced Jan. 28.     The NetEnforcer guarantees the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Pace Micro Technology, the U.K. based set-top box vendor, has seen a substantial increase in its profits for the seven months that closed at the end […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures will operate two Mid-Atlantic States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (MSMART) to provide public safety and emergency communications, the company announced Jan. 29.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted the first multi-engine firing of its Falcon 9 rocket, the company announced Jan. 18.     During the test, the largest […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] ASRC Management Services signed an exclusive distribution deal with Antrix Corp. Ltd. and EOTec to distribute satellite imagery collected by the Resourcesat-1 and Cartosat-1 satellites in […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Norsat International Inc. has been awarded contracts by the Republic of Ireland’s Department of Defence to provide satellite equipment, satellite capacity, training, and network services for […]

Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Australian operator Optus Satellite‘s D2 satellite completed in-orbit testing and is fully operational, the company said Jan. 29     The satellite is replacing the Optus B3 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Boeing Co. has delivered DirecTV 11 to Sea Launch to in advance of its upcoming launch, the company announced Jan. 29.     DirecTV 11, the second […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Iridium Satellite is introducing a rebate program for North American customers switching from Globalstar to Iridium, the company announced Jan. 29.     The “Trade-Up To Iridium” […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] SkyPort Global Communications signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract to provide satellite connectivity to Digital Network LLC customers, SkyPort announced Jan. 28.     SkyPort will provide […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Russian telecoms satellite Express-AM33 has been placed into orbit by a Proton M rocket, the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) announced Jan. 28.     The satellite […]