E-letter: Briefs

Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2017, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, received a $1.8 million contract award extension for additional Advanced Time Division Multiple Access...

Telesat announced that Erwin Hudson has joined the company as vice president of Telesat Low Earth Orbit (LEO), reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dan Goldberg. Hudson will...

Intelsat has released its results for the first quarter of 2017, reporting total on-network revenues of $491.4 million, a decline of $2.4 million compared to the same period last year....

Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting data to be used as part of a larger validation...

Eutelsat Communications is carrying out an antenna seeding program to allow broadcasters across the Americas to enhance their reach and cable operators to enrich their offer via Eutelsat’s video neighborhoods...

Telairity announced that Bahrain-based satellite service provider Noorsat has deployed multiple Telairity BE8200 and BE8740 multi-channel High Definition (HD) encoders to meet their rapidly growing demand for HD channels. Over the...

Eutelsat Communications announced that Mike Antonovich is joining Eutelsat Americas as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the departure of Patricio Northland. Antonovich began his career at ESPN as a broadcast...

Thuraya Telecommunications has announced the launch of Thuraya Aero, a satellite communication service that enables In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) for internet access, voice calls, text messaging and high-speed data applications on...

Marlink has expanded its Sealink Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) portfolio with new service plans specially designed for the business needs of maritime customers. Marlink created the new Sealink Business...

Arianespace has resumed operations for its upcoming three launches: VA236 and VA237 with Ariane 5, and VS17 with Soyuz, after a halt in operations due to labor protests in French...