E-letter: News Feed

[Via Satellite 05-09-2014] Norsat announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014 ending on March 31. Revenue for the quarter increased by 9 percent to $9.1 million compared […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Spaceflight Inc., a company dedicated to launching small satellites, has nearly filled all the slots for the maiden flight of its Sherpa hosted payload and in-space transportation […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Euroconsult has released a new report on military satellite communications (milsatcom) usage. According to the report, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite usage has increased five times […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) plans to implement a project to set up a Center for Geolocation and Space Monitoring, with the help of the Joint […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Lockheed Martin finished building the propulsion module for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Fourth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO 4) vehicle. The module will maneuver the satellite during […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] ITC Global reported its first quarter 2014 revenue, announcing that it signed more than $30 million in new long-term contracts for the period ending on March 31, […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] DirecTV announced its first quarter 2014 financial results, with revenues increasing by 4 percent to $7.86 billion for the broadcast satellite service provider. First quarter adjusted net […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] Earlier this year and in a key shot in the arm for the hosted payload industry, Satmex, owned by Eutelsat Communications, signed an agreement with Raytheon and […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] KVH Industries doubled the capacity for its mini-VSAT Broadband network in the West African coast, citing strong maritime traffic and communications demands in the oil and gas […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] Lockheed Martin received two large modules for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES R) at its cleanroom near Denver, Colo. The […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] DigitalGlobe reported its first quarter 2014 financial results, with revenue for the quarter amounting to $156.5 million, an increase of 23 percent compared to the respective period […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] Exelis reported its earnings from the first quarter of 2014, with revenue reaching $1 billion for the aerospace, defense and information services company. The first quarter 2014 […]

[Via Satellite 05-07-2014] Advantech Wireless successfully delivered the New SapphireBlu Series 6.6kW X-Band Rackmount UltraLinear GaN Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA)/Block Upconverter (BUC). The new SapphireBlu series of UltraLinear GaN […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] AT&T’s decision to enter the in-flight Wi-Fi market with an Air-to-Ground (ATG) system puts the company in direct competition with existing providers of in-flight connectivity services. By […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] RedEye, a division of 3-D printing manufacturer Stratasys, partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company to 3-D print two fuel tank simulators for a satellite form, fit […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] Xplornet Communications has secured all the residential capacity covering Canada on the ViaSat 2 satellite to deliver faster Internet speeds and data throughput to its Canadian customers. […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] The International Media Associates (TIMA) signed a three-year contract with Eutelsat for capacity on the Eutelsat 10A satellite for serving its customers across Europe, the Middle East […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] Telesat announced its fourth quarter 2013 and fiscal year 2013 financial results. The company reported consolidated revenues of $823.2 million for the year of 2013, an increase […]

[Via Satellite 05-06-2014] Lockheed Martin completed an analysis of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites during the U.S. Navy’s 2014 Ice Exercise (ICEX), and showed that the satellites provided […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] As the largest country in Latin America and fifth largest in the world, Brazil presents a major market opportunity for the satellite industry. Hughes’ Brazilian subsidiary Hughes […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] NASA has signed an agreement with the French Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to build, launch and control the world’s first global spacecraft for the purpose of […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recently released figures that predict there will be almost 3 billion Internet users in the world by the end of 2014, and […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] Avonline Broadband has signed a multi-million dollar contract with satellite operator Avanti Communications, in a deal that will extend the company’s broadband solutions to its European consumer […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] Telenor’s Nomination Committee has submitted a proposal to elect Jon Erik Reinhardsen, president and CEO of Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), to become a new member of Telenor’s board […]

[Via Satellite 05-05-2014] The Vienna State Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, has selected Elemental Technologies to stream the world’s first live broadcast in 4K using High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) delivered via MPEG […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Iridium saw a significant increase in revenues in the first quarter this year compared to the same stage last year. This was one of the highlights of […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Sat Space Africa, an Internet services provider on the African continent, has increased the capacity it uses from the Yamal 402 satellite. Since the company started using […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Inmarsat has selected Telemar SpA as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for its Global Xpress High Throughput Satellite (HTS), targeting Europe’s government market. Telemar was appointed as […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] Neptec Design Group received a $1.35 million add-on contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue work on Canada’s contribution to Astro H, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s […]

[Via Satellite 05-02-2014] KVH Industries reported a 7 percent decrease in revenue during the first fiscal quarter of 2014. Total revenue was $37 million. The company’s fiber optic gyro solutions, […]