E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Superior Satellite Engineers Inc. has acquired the tooling and production rights for ViaSat Inc.’s Model 8345 Satellite Antenna System, the company announced Jan. 23.     “Superior […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] ABI Research projects that there  will be 462 million mobile TV subscribers around the globe in 2012.     The growth will be led by the Asia-Pacific […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] NSR believes strong demands for capacity from the video market will be the main growth driver for satellite operators over the next few years     NSR […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Revenue in Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s Space Systems division increased by 7 percent in the 2006 fourth quarter to $2.1 billion, the company reported Jan. 24.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Streambox Inc. has introduced its Mobile Software Encoder, the company announced Jan. 23.     The encoder is designed to extend the newsgathering capabilities of broadcasters, first […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Raytheon Co. named Timothy Carey vice president for its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (ISR) organization, the company announced Jan. 24.     Carey, who has worked […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for three launches, the service announced Jan. 24.     The $503.3 million contract covers […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Eutelsat has signed a deal with Melody Zen to use the Eurobird 9 satellite to deliver its signal across Europe, the companies announced Jan. 24.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] C2Sat, a provider of VSAT antenna systems, received its first order for its new C-band antennas, the company announced Jan. 24.          The order for its […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Mitec Telecom will provide tower-mounted amplifiers to an unnamed North American wireless operator, the company announced Jan. 23.     Mitec will supply the towers, which are […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swedish Space Corp. will control and operate the scientific satellite Odin for an additional year, the company announced Jan. 23.     Odin, part of the European […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Arqiva signed a five-year contract to provide distribution services for Urban TV, Arqiva announced Jan. 22.     Arqiva will provide uplinking and space on the Eurobird […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] U.S. President George W. Bush has signed a package of directives that will ensure export control policies and practices support the National Security Strategy of 2006, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Telespazio won a contract to build a satellite services center to support the activities of Italian organizations, companies and institutions working in Iraq, the company said […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Integral Systems Inc. has handed over satellite bus operations for the initial Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) baseline, the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB has partnered with Romanian satellite operator Adisam Telecom S.A. to deliver mobile broadband satellite terminals to the Romanian government and broadcast customers, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Quintech Electronics and Communications Inc. will establish a research and development office at the University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center in Harmar, Penn., Quintech announced Jan. […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] TVMax, a multiple service operator based in Texas, has purchased a headend solution from Scopus Video Networks Ltd. to support TVMax’s migration to an all-digital network, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] Paradise Datacom has introduced a pair of satellite modems, the company announced Jan.  17.     The PD10 and PD10L, both part of the Evolution Series, are […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] International Datacasting Corp. has entered an agreement to license Irdeto‘s Cyphercast IP encryption technology, IDC announced Jan. 21.     Under the agreement, ongoing sales and development […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] L3 Communications Systems-West has been awarded a $13.8 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with life cycle sustainment of the Deployable Multi-Channel Satellite Communications System, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-21-08] DirecTV Group Inc. will repurchase up to $1 billion of its common stock, the company announced Jan. 21.     The purchases will be made from time […]

[Satellite Today – 1-21-08] Newtec signed a production deal with SES Astra for the Astra2Connection broadband offering, Newtec announced Jan. 21.     The solution, which incorporates Newtec’s access terminal and […]

[Satellite Today – 1-21-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures will extend its current generation network voice and mobile data services through 2011, the company announced Jan. 21.     MSV will transition current […]

[Satellite Today – 1-21-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. received a contract to supply Bharti Airtel with a broadband satellite network, Gilat announced Jan. 21.     Bharti, which has been a […]

[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] UDcast appointed Simon Gazikian vice president of sales, the company announced Jan. 18. Gazikian will oversee global sales as the company transform from a provider of […]

[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] Inmarsat said Jan. 17 that its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) services are being deployed to support frontline disaster prevention in Nicaragua on a permanent basis. […]

[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] Astrium and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract for the development of the BepiColombo spacecraft, Europe’s first mission to Mercury, ESA announced Jan. 18. […]

[Satellite Today – 1-18-08] Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has teamed up with the British Space Center to launch a competition for young scientists in the United Kingdom, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 1-17-08] OmniBus Systems appointed Roger Kleckner vice president of sales in the Americas, the company announced Jan. 16.     Kleckner last served as senior vice president of […]