E-letter: Briefs

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] U.K. communications regulator Ofcom has published a consultation document investigating the pay-TV market which suggests that the regulator does not necessarily believe that there are issues […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev Inc. has completed development of its low shock release mechanism (LSRM), which provides restraint and release of spacecraft components, the company announced Dec. 17.     […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) closed its acquisition of Alliance Spacesystems, MDA announced Dec. 18.     Alliance Spacesystems provides U.S. government and aerospace customers with […]

[12-17-07 – Satellite Today] Arabsat has signed a $300 million credit deal with the Saudi Hollandi Bank that will secure the operator’s expansion plans throughout the next five years, the […]

[12-17-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has successfully demonstrated Next Generation Processor/Router (NPGR) technologies in tests for the Transformational Satellite Communications System Space Segment (TSAT SS), the company announced Dec. […]

[12-17-07 – Satellite Today] Thuraya Telecommunications Co. (Thuraya) has appointed Fort Info Technology (Fort) as its exclusive distributor for its rural telephony products, the company announced Dec. 17. The move […]

[12-17-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and SkyTerra Communications Inc. have entered an agreement to sell $150 million of MSV’s senior unsecured notes due 2013 and warrants to […]

[12-14-07 – Satellite Today] Alcatel Lucent announced Dec. 14 that it had teamed up with mobile operator 3 Italia and Italian public broadcaster RAI to launch the first trial of […]

[12-14-07 – Satellite Today] Foxtel, the Australian DTH operator, has relaunched its interactive games service, the company announced Dec. 13. The new Gamesworld service will feature a new look and […]

[12-14-07 – Satellite Today] OpenTV, a provider of advanced television and interactive services, has been boosted by the news of a new deal with one of Europe’s leading DTH operators. […]

[12-14-07 – Satellite Today] The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft has been delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 14.     The spacecraft, built […]

[12-14-07 – Satellite Today] XM Satellite Radio has signed an agreement with PlayNetwork, an integrated media experiences provider, to manage commercial business sales and service for XM, the company announced […]

[12-13-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has been awarded a $265 million contract by NASA to produce the avionics for the Ares 1, Boeing announced Dec. 12.     The instrument […]

[12-13-07 – Satellite Today] CIP Canada Investments Inc. has completed its acquisition of Stratos Global Corp., Stratos announced Dec. 11.     The transaction, including the assumption of net debt, is […]

[12-13-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will contribute equipment and airtime services to the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) worldwide disaster management program, Iridium announced Dec. 13.     ITU has developed […]

[12-13-07 – Satellite Today] Luxe.TV will use GlobeCast to transmit its signal to a U.K. audience, GlobeCast announced Dec. 13.     GlobeCast receives the channel’s high-definition feed at its London/Brookmans […]

[12-13-07 – Satellite Today] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) elected Jennifer Manner, vice president for regulatory affairs for Mobile Satellite Ventures, to serve as SIA’s chairman in 2008, the association […]

[12-12-07 – Satellite Today] Italian direct-to-home operator Sky Italia signed a deal with one of Italy’s biggest telcos to distribute Sky Italia content over IP, the company announced Dec. 11. […]

[12-12-07 – Satellite Today] Siano Mobile Silicon has signed agreements with CMB Satellite and Huaqi to provide advanced solutions for CMMB, China’s planned mobile TV service, Siano announced Dec. 11. […]

 [12-12-07 – Satellite Today] SED Systems will expand its satellite control center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to provide tracking, telemetry and control operations for the Ciel-2 satellite, Ciel Satellite Group announced […]

[12-12-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop and demonstrate technologies for a future reusable launch vehicle, Northrop […]

[12-12-07 – Satellite Today] Lockheed Martin has opened a space Exploration Development Laboratory adjacent to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 12.     The 10,000-square-foot facility, funded by […]

[12-12-07 – Satellite Today] Saab is examining whether or not other companies are interested in acquiring Saab Space AB, Saab announced Dec. 11.     Saab Space manufactures digital and microwave […]

[12-12-07 – Satellite Today] End II End Communications Inc. has been issued a patent to enable enterprise applications and virtual private networks to operate over broadband satellites at full speed, […]

[12-12-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures is rolling out its new telephone interface, the company announced Dec. 12.     The MSAT-PSTN Telephone Interface is designed to enhance satellite calling […]

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] EaglePicher Technologies LLC has been awarded two satellite battery orders by Orbital Sciences Corp., EaglePicher announced Dec. 11.     The orders are the fifth and sixth […]

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunications Systems Inc. has been issued patents in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Denmark for a wireless transmitter, TCS announced Dec. 11.     The patent […]

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] Digital Angel Corp.’s McMurdo division has signed a long-term contract to provide the United Kingdom’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) with rescue systems, Digital Angel announced […]

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has launched a new open source software project that will enable detailed analysis of remote sensing data, the company announced Dec. […]

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] EuroNews, one of the leading news channel providers, is going Arabic in 2008, the company said Dec. 10. The company said it had won the European […]