E-letter: News Feed

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Hughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, has received the Federal Government Distance Learning Association’s (FGDLA) Pillar Award, given to an individual and […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Dish and NCC Media have entered a partnership that expands upon the cable industry’s collaborative I+ initiative, which links cable, satellite and telco companies’ ad inventory. The […]

[Via Satellite 08-26-13] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), announced the availability of its Bandwidth Timeslot Correlator (BTC), an add-on module to its SatManage […]

[Satellite TODAY 8-26-13] Emirates will be one of the airlines to watch when providing in-flight connectivity and entertainment services. The airline has long been a pioneer here and could be […]

[Via Satellite 08-26-13] Artel has been awarded a CTC COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity (CTC 0149) task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DISA-DITCO), under the […]

[Via Satellite 08-26-13] Hispasat will provide telecommunications services for the Vuelta a España cycling race, which started in Vilanova de Arousa, Pontevedra, and ends in Madrid in mid-September. Two high-performance mobile […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $105.4 million loan to Space Communication (Spacecom) to finance the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launch […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] SageNet will pay approximately $16 million to acquire one of its larger competitors, Spacenet, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks. With the sale, Gilat expects to strengthen […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] KVH Industries announced that Mark Guthrie has joined the company as vice president of global mobile broadband sales to manage the continuing development of the mini-VSAT broadband […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Globalstar, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has met all of the conditions precedent necessary for the effectiveness of the amended and restated COFACE […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Cobham Broadcast has appointed Sam Medler as technical services manager for broadcast. Medler, who will be based at the company’s head office in Whiteley, Hampshire, U.K., will […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Gaia, believed to be the most advanced space telescope built in Europe, has left the Toulouse facilities of Astrium after final integration and testing. The spacecraft is […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] There are likely to be more than 250 million pay-TV satellite subscribers by 2018, according to a recent research issued by Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, the […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft will emerge from its two-year hibernation in September to resume its near-Earth object NEOWISE asteroid hunting mission. The […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunication solutions to the U.S. public sector, has appointed Susan Miller as president and chief executive officer. In this […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Macom Technology Solutions (MACOM), a supplier of high performance radio frequency (RF), microwave, and millimeter wave products, announced a new single-pole, double-throw switch-limiter suited for S-Band military […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Raytheon Company graduated 17 Brazilian students from a 4-week course focused on the defense industry in the United States. The program, “Science to Success,” is part of the […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $2.8 million in incremental funding from the U.S. Army for Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point (SNAP) […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] The number of pay satellite TV homes will reach 251 million by 2018, up from 178 million at end-2012 and 103 million at the end of 2008, […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] Inmarsat will sponsor the University of Michigan in the World Solar Challenge, a biennial race across the 1,864 miles of the Australian Outback. The University of Michigan’s […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] FOX Broadcasting Corporation is updating the entire playout infrastructure at its Los Angeles broadcast center using Harmonic’s solution built on Spectrum ChannelPort branded channel playout. FOX converted to […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] Via Satellite Latin America is out with a special distribution at SET Broadcast & Cable 2013 in São Paulo, Brazil, a blue chip event where many of […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, will provide the satellite connectivity needed to make Cisco’s mobile telemedicine system, the Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant, […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] International Launch Services (ILS) has appointed Kirk Pysher as vice president of mission assurance and product development. Pysher will be in charge of bolstering ILS’ focus on […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] Two Boeing Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) have completed testing milestones – one in space and the other on Earth – marking more progress in enhancing […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] After more than 10 years of service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 spacecraft is being retired. Launched on July […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] New electromagnetic propulsion technology being tested by the University of Maryland’s Space Power and Propulsion Laboratory (SPPL) on the International Space Station (ISS) could change the capabilities […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] While the excitement around Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) continues to grow, the scars left by the failure of 3-D TV are causing the broadcasting industry to […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Qatar-based Es’hailSat and Arabsat have signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote closer cooperation and strengthen the reach and penetration of the 26 degrees east hot spot […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has cancelled the launch of the GSAT 14 advanced communication satellite after a leak was detected in the UH25 fuel system of the […]