E-letter: Briefs

Kiyoshi Isozaki, CEO of JSAT Corp., has found that operating conditions tough in Asia and, the operator does not expect to see a huge upsurge in demand for capacity. "We […]

China launched the Yaogan-2 remote sensing satellite May 25 aboard a Long March 2D, according to the state-controlled Xinhua. The satellite was designed by the China Academy of Space Technology […]

ViaSat Inc. received a contract to supply 500,000 Ka-band satellite terminals for WildBlue Communications, ViaSat announced May 24. Combined with units already delivered, ViaSat will have supplied more than 750,000 […]

BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV will be investigated by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Darling, the secretary of state for Trade and Industry, […]

Jaba Networks Communications of Mexico City will resell Eagle Broadband Inc.’s SatMax Iridium satellite communications system in Mexico, Eagle Broadband announced May 24. Eagle’s system enables use of Iridium satellite […]

Powerstar International Inc., which provides network services over wireless, satellite and terrestrial platforms, completed its purchase of Xpel Communications AB, Powerstar announced May 24. Powerstar issued 1.4 million shares of […]

Radarsat-2 passed an acoustic qualification test by the National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research, the institute announced May 24. The test certified that Radarsat-2, built by MacDonald Dettwiler and […]

SkyPort Global Communications Inc. and RAMTelecom Inc. agreed to terminate the proposed acquisition of RAMTelecom by SkyPort, the companies announced May 22. SkyPort signed a letter of intent in February […]

ND Satcom and Interactive Technologies have launched Bulgaria’s first satellite-based telemedicine network, ND Satcom announced May 23. The network is based on ND Satcom’s SkyWAN platform, while Interactive Technologies provides […]

Telenor ASA will delist from the Nasdaq because the cost of meeting compliance requirements “outweigh the benefits of maintaining a U.S. listing,” the company announced May 22. Telenor expects to […]

Airborne Systems received a contract to provide the parachute recovery systems for Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s Falcon 9/Dragon system, Airborne announced May 23. Airborne Systems will design and manufacture parachutes […]

ViaSat Inc.’s MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) has been certified by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for operation over the Defense Satellite Communications System Network, ViaSat announced […]

Com Dev International Ltd. plans to establish a U.S. manufacturing location to bolster its presence in the U.S. government space market, Com Dev announced May 22. Com Dev’s board has […]

Thrane & Thrane introduced its Aero-SB cabin communications system at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, the company announced May 21. Based on SwiftBroadband from Inmarsat, Aero-SB […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings (AsiaSat), a provider of satellite transponder capacity, reportedly may delist from the New York Stock Exchange nearly a month after its largest shareholders failed to take […]

The Nigerian Communication Satellite, or Nigcomsat-1, has reportedly taken up its final position at a longitude of 42° East after changing orbital position five times throughout the last week. Launched […]

One day after XM Satellite Radio subscribers nationwide experienced unexpected service outages or significantly degraded service, the broadcaster announced that normal service levels had been restored. In a May 22 […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for antenna-configuration techniques that reduce interference between terrestrial and satellite links. U.S. Patent No. […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Supervisory Authority of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GSA) have signed a cooperative agreement between the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and […]

SDN Global, a provider of global broadband satellite communications solutions, announced May 21 that Philip Arcoria has joined the company as its senior vice president of sales, marketing and business […]

Iridium Satellite will be an official supplier to Connect Africa, a not-for-profit organization aiming to introduce mobile communication and public service facilities to rural communities across Africa, Iridium announced May […]

Apposite Technologies Inc. unveiled its Linktropy 7500 and Linktropy 7500 Pro wide-area network emulation appliances May 22, the company announced. The emulators simulate bandwidth, delay, packet loss, congestion and other […]

DigitalGlobe will work with LocatioNet Systems Ltd., a provider of mobile mapping and location applications, to add a satellite imagery capability to the Amaze mobile navigation and mapping service, the […]

Tandberg Televison will provide a next-generation digital video system to Turkish direct-to-home operator, Digiturk, Tandberg announced May 21. The new system will help Digiturk, which has about 1.1 million subscribers, […]

Multimax Inc. has been named to a Lockheed Martin team providing communications infrastructure, including satellite services at 13 military bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, and six other nations, Multimax announced May […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on May 18 making access to civilian navigation signals from the Glonass navigation satellite system free and without restriction, the Kremlin press service […]

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Technology plans to begin selling images collected by the Arirang-2 satellite to foreign countries through France’s Spot Image.   Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. delivered a SatMax Alpha Emergency Communication System for use in a classified U.S. government program, the company announced May 18. The portable system allows use of Iridium […]

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting expanded its network into three Eastern European countries, the company announced May 18. Connections to Telenor’s fiber and satellite solutions have been established in Sofia, Bulgaria; Bucharest, […]

Coinciding with the U.S. National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Preparedness Week, Iridium Satellite LLC is promoting May 21-25 as "Test Your Satellite Phone" Week. Similar to the popular biannual testing […]