E-letter: Briefs

Setanta Sports pulled off an upset of sorts on March 30 when it outbid BSkyB in an auction for soccer broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. In a deal worth […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. is providing a broadband satellite network including more than 3,000 VSATs for deployment at one of Europe’s large retail chains, Gilat announced. The network, based on […]

DigitalGlobe, a commercial high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial information products provider, has joined the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), NASA and the Medallion Foundation to launch a research […]

Jean-Jacques Dordain, the director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), believes that space technologies can help reduce the digital divide in Europe, but that it is up to others […]

Comtech, Thrane & Thrane To Develop BGAN-Based Mobile System For Pentagon Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. has signed a joint technology development agreement with Thrane & Thrane A/S to develop next-generation […]

C-COM Announces New Service C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has introduced a new class of satellite-based Internet service for its commercial/enterprise clients, the company announced. The service offers broadband airtime with […]

AAE Systems Awarded Disaster Response Vehicular Communications System Contract AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) has won a contract to deliver up to 30 disaster response vehicles to a customer in the […]

Ascent Media Network Services Names Managing Director For Singapore Ascent Media Network Services has appointed Wee Way Kiat managing director of its Asian business, the company announced. Wee, who will […]

Bruce Melnick, vice president of Boeing Florida Operations, is retiring effective April 1, Boeing Co. announced March 29. Melnick, a former NASA astronaut and space shuttle flight engineer, led Boeing’s […]

EMS Technologies Inc. has appointed Neil Mackay president of EMS Satcom and Gary Hebb vice president and general manager of EMS Satcom, EMS announced March 28. David Smith has been […]

William Shernit has been named president and CEO of Intelsat General Corp., the company announced March 29. Shernit joins the wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat Ltd. after serving more than […]

GeoEye has formed the GeoEye Foundation to promote teaching of geospatial information technologies, humanitarian and environmental/climate change research, and innovation and growth of the next-generation of geospatial technology professionals, the […]

ViaSat Inc. will provide two 7.3-meter antenna systems to Norway’s Kongsberg Satellite Services, ViaSat announced March 28. ViaSat Antenna Systems will install a 7.3-meter X-band receive antenna and a 7.3 […]

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA have defined their roles on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite, which is expected to be launched in 2011, the USGS announced March […]

Optus, an Australian operator owned by SingTel, is planning to invest in a third D-series satellite, which will increase the operator’s fleet capacity by more than 30 percent, Optus announced […]

The Boeing team that will compete for the upper stage production contract for NASA’s Ares 1 crew launch vehicle includes Hamilton Sundstrand (a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.), Moog Inc., […]

GlobeCast signed a deal to distribute content from more than 60 of its WorldTV channels over an Internet TV network operated by Sivoo, GlobeCast announced March 28. GlobeCast WorldTV will […]

WildBlue Enterprise Solutions has added Broadcast International  as a value-added reseller of its products and services, WildBlue announced March 28. Broadcast International provides video-powered business systems including IP and digital […]

WorldSpace Satellite Radio lost $128.6 million in 2006 on revenues of $15.6 million, compared to losses of $79.9 million on revenues of $11.7 million in 2005, the company announced March […]

OHB-System AG of Germany signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a European Small Geostationary Satellite platform for telecommunication missions, the organizations announced March 28. The […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) signed a contract amendment valued at $8.7 million Canadian ($7.5 million) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support ongoing operations of the Mobile […]

Russia-based Sitronics has signed an agreement with the China-based ZTE to establish a joint enterprise for the production of navigational equipment using the Russian GLONASS satellite system, according to the […]

Globalstar Inc., a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and individuals, has started to receive shipments of the new GSP-1720 satellite data and voice module […]

SpaceDev has been awarded a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) contract in response to the Operationally Responsive Space Payload Technology broad agency announcement, SpaceDev announced March 27. The award is for […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed an order with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise to supply satellite platform equipment and services for the Kanopus Low Earth Orbit spacecraft. The […]

Telenor Satellite Services and Verso Technologies have been selected by NASA to provide digital voice and data satellite communications equipment and service to all of NASA’s  Trans-Atlantic landing sites. The […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will deploy what is touted as the first integrated 4G and satellite broadband trial powered by Nortel mobile WiMax and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) technologies. The […]

China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) is planning to open an Iridium gateway Earth station by the end of the year, Iridium announced March 27. Iridium Satellite […]

Gary S. Howard has been named to the board of directors of WildBlue Communications. The retired executive vice president, COO and director of Liberty Media Corp. has more than 20 […]

RT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc., announced availability of a low-cost and rugged modem system, the DTR104. Designed to meet requirements for both legacy modem replacement […]