E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] Clear Channel Satellite has deployed its first XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for TeleSouth Communications, which purchased the system to deliver 10 audio channels to its […]

[Satellite News 10-02-12] SingTel, one of the most influential telcos in Asia, has been investing in new satellites to serve the region. Titus Yong, SingTel’s Vice President of Satellite spoke […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-02-12] The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $118 million direct loan to the government of Vietnam for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] Hughes Network Systems has activated its new fourth-generation HughesNet high capacity satellite Internet service and has made it available for new subscribers, the company announced Oct. 2.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] ASC Signal has won a contract from UAE-based satellite services provider HorizonSat Teleports to provide a seven-antenna turnkey and teleport solution, ASC Signal announced Oct. 1.  The […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] Canadian satellite component manufacturer Com Dev International will lay off 31 employees as part of an effort to restructure its Canadian government space division and eliminate uncertainty […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] Globecomm’s European business unit has introduced a new cloud platform that aims to substitute expensive and complex IT networks with a cost-effective service, the company announced Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] The European Defense Agency (EDA) has awarded a three-year contract to Astrium to provide commercial Ku-, Ka- and C-band satellite communications capacity for the defense ministries of […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] The Chinese state-run Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center has sent a second satellite built for the Venezuelan government into orbit on a Long March rocket, China’s Xinhua News […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration temporarily substituted the non-functional (NOAA) GOES-13 weather satellite with the backup GOES-14 satellite as engineers work to fix the satellite’s […]

[Satellite News 10-01-12] Attendees at the Hosted Payload Summit in Washington last week were given a detailed look at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) efforts to extract valuable […]

Airlines have dramatically upped their plans to offer in-flight connectivity and entertainment services. While great news for the satellite industry, the increasing value placed on the in-flight services market has […]

Comtech Receives DoubleTalk Order in Asia-Pacific Comtech EF Data has received a $1.5 million DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier bandwidth compression order from an unnamed telecommunications service provider in the Asia-Pacific region. Comtech […]

Advantech Wireless Rolls Out New X-, C-band Manpack BUCs Canadian satellite broadcast equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has released a 20-Watt GaN X-band and C-band block up-converter (BUC) suited for harsh […]

Satmex Hires new Director of North American Sales Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) has hired Erik Hansen as its director of North American sales. Hansen has more than 12 years of experience […]

ITC Global Purchases Remaining Stake in African VSAT Maritime enterprise satellite communications provider ITC Global has acquired the remaining 10 percent interest in VSAT specialist ITC Guinea to obtain complete […]

Ateme Contracted by 2 SAT to Upgrade SNG Trucks Satellite connectivity provider 2 SAT Europe has chosen compression products developer Ateme to upgrade its digital satellite newsgathering (SNG) fleet. Ateme […]

Gilat Inks SkyEdge 2 Contract with Servicio Satelital Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted by Argentina’s Servicio Satelital to provide its SkyEdge 2 Hub and broadband satellite platform that Servicio […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-01-12] Iridium Communications issued $100 million of perpetual preferred convertible stock that is non-callable for five years, pays a 7 percent cash dividend, and converts at a […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] Arianespace successfully launched its 51st Ariane 5 launch in a row, placing both the Astra 2F and GSAT-10 telecommunications satellites into orbit, the launch services provider announced […]

[Satellite News 09-28-12] New hosted payload activities, initiatives and milestones by the Hosted Payload Alliance and the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Command (SMC) center took center stage at […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-28-12] Comtech easily surpassed analysts’ consensus forecasts for its 2012 fiscal fourth quarter, reporting quarterly revenues of approximately $113 million compared to the $109 million forecast, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-12] Independent global satellite communications provider NSSLGlobal has entered into a partnership with Iridium Communications to add Iridium Pilot terminals to NSSLGlobal’s product portfolio, the companies announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-12] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received a combined $5.5 million in satellite systems delivery orders from the U.S. Army, the company announced Sept. 28.    The combined orders […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-12] U.K. satellite hardware manufacturer ViaLite Communications has unveiled a new product that allows simultaneous transmission of L-band traffic and a reference signal over a single fiber, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-12] Japanese regulatory authorities have approved Beam Communications’ entire range of Inmarsat-based products for sale in the country’s markets, Beam announced Sept. 28.    Japanese law requires all […]

Hundreds of satellite professionals gathered at the second annual Hosted Payload Summit in Washington, D.C. to discuss opportunities and challenges surrounding the hosted payloads industry.

   TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have entered into a partnership to produce low-cost satellite terminals for protected fixed communications and communications-on-the move, the companies confirmed Sept. 26. […]

    Global satellite data and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications company Orbcomm has set the date for the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of its prototype second-generation (OG2) satellite, Orbcomm confirmed Sept. 26.  […]

    Cassidian and Astrium Services conducted a live demonstration in Brazil of an end-to-end surveillance communication solution, as well as features that can be added to a Tetrapol radio communication […]