E-letter: Briefs

NorthTelecom has announced the appointment of John Brophy as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Brophy comes to NorthTelecom from a strong background in finance and accounting, which will be of...

Manoto TV, a popular Persian-language channel, has completed its switch in SD and HD versions to the Eutelsat 7B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. The channel is now available exclusively...

Kwesé TV, a new satellite network in Africa has officially launched. The Kwesé Network’s pay-TV satellite service started broadcasting on Monday, beaming its full suite of programming to households in...

Iridium Communications has booked its eight Falcon 9 launch with SpaceX, which will be Iridium’s first rideshare deal. The agreement affords Iridium the ability to launch five additional Iridium Next...

SES and Satcom Global, provider of global satellite communications services to the maritime and land sectors, have signed a strategic partnership. The agreement provides Satcom Global with access to SES’...

Intelsat and Quantis Global, a broadband service provider in Europe and Northern Africa, have signed an agreement to enhance and expand the Quantis network using services provided by Intelsat EpicNG...

Aerojet Rocketdyne announced it is moving forward with plans to produce its newest advanced rocket engine, the AR1, in Huntsville, Alabama, resulting in the creation of 100 new jobs, according...

NorthTelecom has entered into an agreement with a Philippine-based Public Telecommunications Entity (PTE) to supply satellite ground hardware, space segment capacity, and internet bandwidth for the Philippine rural market, especially...

Arianespace has successfully launched the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite for Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat aboard a Soyuz rocket on Friday, January 27 from the Guiana Space Center (CSG). This...

Orbital ATK has selected EaglePicher Technologies to design and manufacture a battery with specifications to use lithium-ion cells manufactured by GS Yuasa Technology (GYT) to power the Joint Polar Satellite...