E-letter: Briefs

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The Indian Space Reseach Organization (ISRO) has tested an indigenously developed cryogenic stage that will serve as the upper stage of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] NDS is expanding its sales, support and research and development operation in Seoul, Korea, the company announced Nov. 16. The facilities have been operational since 2001. […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The DirecTV Group  is switching its stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange  to the Nasdaq, DirecTV announced Nov. 15.     "Companies that list […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a Career Center providing […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] A pair of U.S. Congressmen have written to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin expressing concern over a study contract awarded to small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (CSR), which operates as XM Canada, reported a 100 percent increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, the company announced Nov. […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] Arinc has tested and deployed XipLink’s embedded acceleration system in Arinc’s Skylink broadband communications platform, XipLink announced Nov. 14.     The XipLink acceleration system combines SCPS-based […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Measat Broadcast Network Systems, owner and operator of Malaysian pay-TV service Astro, signed a contract with NDS Group to license and develop the VideoGuard conditional access […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] The Ariane 5 rocket placed the SkyNet 5B and Star One C1 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced Nov. 14.     SkyNet 5B, built by Astrium Services, […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Between 2006 and 2012, demand for C- and Ku-band transponders will increase at an average rate of 3.1 percent, according to a market survey released by […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has tested a new type of rocket engine that uses oxygen and methane propellants, the company announced Nov. 14.     The TR408 engine […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp. has introduced a new dedicated GSM service for crewmembers and officers of merchant ships, the company announced Nov. 15.     GSM Oceanwide enables […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a Career Center providing […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. earnings jumped 120 percent in the 2007 third quarter, as the company posted a revenue gain of 12 percent, Gilat announced Nov. […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) won a $24 million contract to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East to be used by government departments, service […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a Career Center providing […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. has won a $29.5 million contract to support a nanosatellite program for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory‘s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, the […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Com Dev International Ltd. signed a strategic alliance agreement with GateHouse A/S of Denmark to provide a global turnkey automatic identification system (AIS) solution for user […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to provide Spanish telecommunications satellite service provider Hispasat with an Interactive Multimedia Communication Amerhis-2 Repeater, Thales Alenia announced Nov. […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] UDcast will supply DVB-H headends for Harris Corp.’s Atlas DVB-H Mobile TV transmitters, UDcast announced Nov. 14.     UDcast will provide its DVB-H IP encapsulators, network […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Bentley Walker, a U.K.-based satellite solutions provider, purchased a second HX System network operations center, Hughes Networks Systems announced Nov. 12. Bentley Walker purchased the […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co. received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a tactical paging solution that improves submarine communications, the company announced Nov. 13.     […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Thomson will provide DVB-H broadcast technology to Sistema Mass Media, a branch of Russia’s AFK Sistema, for the launch of a mobile multimedia service in […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Orbcomm Inc. posted revenues of $6.9 million in its 2007 third quarter, up from revenues of $5.5 million in the same period a year ago, […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Stockholders of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. approved the proposed merger of the two satellite radio companies, Sirius and XM […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma (STRAC) is expanding its deployment of satellite-based communications, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced Nov. 13.     STRAC […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. received a contract from the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority to outfit more than 300 public vehicles with a satellite-based management system, […]

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Integral Systems Europe received a contract from RascomStar-QAF to provide a fully integrated carrier signal monitoring and transponder planning system for the Rascom-QAF 1 satellite, parent […]

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] EchoStar Communications Corp. reported revenues of $2.8 billion for the 2007 third quarter, a 12.9 percent increase compared with revenue $2.5 billion in the same period […]

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has completed development of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine, the company announced Sept. 12. The Merlin […]