E-letter: Briefs

09-10-07 – Satellite Today] ND SatCom will be providing two satellite uplinks for VTS, the company announced Sept. 10. VTS, a German system integrator for audio and video technology ordered […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Marshall Communications Corp. a contract to provide the only Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel Satellite (DVB-RCS/S2) hub in the […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Lockheed Martin has successfully mated the spacecraft bus and the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite, the company announced Sept. […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc. are expanding the distribution system for the Tooway satellite broadband service, the companies announced Sept. 10. The service will be extended […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Two Indian Air Force pilots broke a world record using Iridium technology, the company announced Sept. 10. The pilots, Wing Commanders Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar, […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] iDirect is introducing three new products, including the industry’s first integrated remote satellite outdoor unit, the company announced Sept. 7. The three new products represent key […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Orbit Communications Co. and Eutelsat Germany have concluded an agreement to distribute Arabic channels to cable operators in continental Europe, the company announced Sept. 7. The […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Sidsa is working with the Islamic Republic of Iran to distribute satellite television to handheld mobile phones, the company announced Sept. 7. Sidsa will distribute 16 […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Comtech EF Data is introducing a new Media Router platform, the company announced Sept. 7. The Media Router 6000 is a single platform that functions as […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Swe-Dish will demonstrate its CommuniCase technology, which allows users to quickly interchange parts and improve flexibility, at IBC2007, the company announced Sept. 6. The technology enables […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. has signed transponder contracts with two major direct-to-home (DTH) providers in the Middle East and Europe, the company announced Sept. 6. The contacts, both […]

[9-6-07 –  Satellite  Today] Apax Partners has successfully completed its acquisition of Telenor Satellite Services and is incorporating the company into the Vizada brand, the company announced Sept. 6. The […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Globecomm is introducing a new suite of video services for customers ranging from traditional direct-to-home (DTH) and cable channels to new IPTV service providers, the company […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) passed a major milestone last month, prime contractor Northrop Grumman announced Sept. 6. The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mainstream Data has teamed up with Portugal Television (PT) and Lusa, Portugal’s national press agency, to distribute news stories and photographs to customers in Europe and […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] SES Astra has signed a contract with National Broadband Services to provide satellite-based broadband Internet to Ireland, the company announced Sept. 6. According to recent Irish […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Spacenet, Inc. announced a new hybrid service program specifically built for retail enterprises that will help mitigate the risks of network downtime, the company announced Sept. […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has awarded three contracts to SpaceDev to deliver more than 200 satellite components, the company announced Sept. 6. The contracts, which are worth […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Media&Broadcast has signed a 10-year contract to lease a transponder on Eutelsat’s Eurobird 9 satellite, the companies announced Sept. 6. Media&Broadcast plans to use the capacity […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Satellite Security Corp. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Advanced Interactive Mobile Marketing systems Inc. (AIMMS), the company announced Sept. 4. Satellite Security Corp. […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Integral Systems Inc. has received another contract for command and control systems based on EPOCH Integrated Product Suite (IPS) the company announced Sept. 5.  EPOCH IPS […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] www.SatelliteToday.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global, satellite-enabled communications market, launched the Euroconsult Summit Blog www.SatelliteToday.com/blog/ today […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] PT Indonusa Telemedia has implemented Harmonic‘s technology into its direct-to-home satellite service in Indonesia, the company announced Sept. 4. Indonusa Telemedia is using Harmonic’s DiviCom Electra […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Radyne Corp. is introducing a new MDX420 satellite network gateway, the company announced Sept. 5. SkyWireTM, a MDX420 satellite network gateway, applies Time Division Multiple Access […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] MIJET successfully completed a series of tests to ensure connectivity between on-board team members and users on the ground, Starling Advanced Communication Ltd. announced Sept. 5. […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. will be using the Intelsat global network to expand their programming transmissions across three continents, Intelsat announced Sept. 5. RRSat contracted […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Asian satellite customers in Europe will have 10 more channels to choose from, thanks to a new deal for additional channels signed between Intelsat and GlobeCast, […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp. is using its AmosConnect system to connect 34 Blue Star GmbH vessels, the company announced Sept. 5. Stratos previously outfitted Blue Star’s vessels […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] The Ministry of Land Resources in China will be using C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. mobile antenna systems, the company announced Sept. 5. C-COM’s iNetVu mobile antenna […]

Boeing Co.‘s Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) has demonstrated that it can acquire an operational satellite and complete downlink data transmissions, the company announced Sept. 4. The FAB-T […]