E-letter: Briefs

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Tandberg Television is providing a combination of compression products and managed services to NBC Universal for the launch of new high definition (HD) channels, Tandberg announced […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite is ready for environmental testing, Lockheed Martin announced Oct. 30.     The spacecraft has completed the baseline integrated system […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] BSkyB said Oct. 29 that it has reached 1 million broadband customers.     BSkyB launched its Sky Broadband offerings in 2006 following the acquisition of EasyNet. […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Irdeto, a provider of content security solutions to pay-TV operators, said Oct. 30 that its CEO, Graham Kill, has relocated from Amsterdam to the company’s Beijing […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today]  Radyne Corp. business unit Xicom Technology has received two orders for millimeter-wave power amplifiers for use in military terminals, Radyne announced Oct. 30.     The contract, […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today]  Eagle Broadband Inc. has sold its SatMax satellite telephony repeater business to Security Financing Services Inc., Eagle announced Oct. 29.     Security Financing purchased all the […]

[10-30-07 – 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 special web-exclusive editorial […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] NDS received a contract from Bharti Airtel, one of India’s main cellular operators, to provide services for a digital satellite service in India, NDS announced Oct. […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  Iridium Satellite has formed a partnership with Tesacom to help grow the South American market, Iridium announced Oct. 26.     Tesacom, a South American channel partner […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  The Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has renewed a contract with DMC International Imaging Ltd. for a third year of acquiring high-resolution satellite images […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] EMS Technologies Inc. and Windmill International have turned their portable Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Receive Suite over to the military for evaluation, EMS announced Oct. 29. […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  Raytheon Co. will team with L3 Communications, Northrop Grumman Corp. and Agile Communications, Inc. to develop the next generation of U.S. Army satellite communications, Raytheon announced […]

[10-29-07 – 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 special web-exclusive editorial […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  BTV+ has commissioned new satellite uplink equipment to provide high-definition (HD) and standard-definition broadcasting to the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, the […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] Sogecable, which owns the Digital+ Direct-To-Home (DTH) platform in Spain, has secured new capacity with SES Astra as it looks to boost its High Definition (HD) […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co.‘s Space and Airborne Systems division had a tough third quarter, reporting a five percent revenue loss in the quarter to the end of September, […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today]  Canada is ready to launch Radarsat-2 in December, the Canadian Space Agency announced Oct. 25. The satellite, scheduled to be launched Dec. 8 from the Baikonur […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] Measat Satellite Systems, the Asian satellite operator, said Oct. 24 that it had signed a deal with StarHub Cable Vision (StarHub) for the delivery of the […]

[10-26-07 – 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 special web-exclusive editorial […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Radyne Corp. has received $1.6 million in orders for modems in support of the Ground Multi-band Terminal (GMT) project, as well as another military communications program, […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to continue monitoring natural oil seeps and oil spills […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today] Telenor has announced some management changes, which will impact its broadcast and satellite operations, the company announced Oct. 25. In some major changes, Christian Albech, who […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed Natalia Nikolaeva as its new deputy director general, and head of business development, the company announced Oct. 23. She […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Stratos Global Corp. has had 100 million messages sent via its AmosConnect service, the company announced Oct. 25. AmosConnect integrates vessel and shore-based office applications such […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] The Ariane 5 ECA launcher has been delivered to Arianespace at their Spaceport in French Guiana, the company announced Oct. 23. The spacecraft has to undergo […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] NDS has introduced a new high-definition digital video recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 set-top box (STB) powered by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market, the company announced […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Fortified DataCom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortified Holdings Corp., has been awarded a contract to supply the Monroe, La. Police department with a communications and […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Qualcomm Inc. has introduced a new global mobile Internet and GPS solution for notebook computers, the company announced Oct. 23. The Gobi solution includes Qualcomm’s MDM1000 […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Wireless Matrix Corp. has launched its new satellite communications platform, the company announced Oct. 22. The Satellite Data Modem (SDM) 5000 leverages satellite communication so customers […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide services to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the company announced Oct. 8. The New Zealand Ministry of Health will rely on […]