E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-13-12] International solutions specialist Phasor has unveiled new communications-on-the-move phased array technology that the company described as a, “paradigm shift in satellite communications.”    Phasor announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Wavestream has been selected by Harris CapRock Communications to supply Ku-band solid-state power amplifiers for integration into end-to-end VSAT antenna systems onboard its […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Canadian satellite company Galaxy Broadband has added the Hughes HN9200 and HN9400 broadband satellite routers to its product portfolio, the company confirmed June 12.    The agreement […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) has secured a $1.1 million purchase order to supply hypergolic propellants to an unnamed satellite and spacecraft manufacturer. ASO announced June 12 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions provider Satcom Direct has opened a new domestic office in Savannah, Ga., the company announced June 12.    The […]

[Satellite News 06-13-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) signed one of its most important contracts last year last year with Space Systems/Loral to build its Thor 7 satellite. The deal provided […]

Duncan Aviation, based in Lincoln, Neb., has installed and certified Aircell Broadband with in-flight Wi-Fi in a Learjet 45 and Challenger 600-2B16, including the 601-3A/601-3R/604 variants, via three supplemental type […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-12-12] Thales Alenia Space may soon stop working on six Globalstar satellites scheduled for launch this fall as the mobile satellite service provider faces a default on […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] Dish Network has entered into a partnership with Qualcomm to enable support of satellite-based communications in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 dual-core solution, the companies announced June 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary RT Logic has launched its 250 MHz T400CS Wideband Channel Simulator that replicates the real-time RF conditions that can be expected […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] SES has introduced new SAT-IP satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to IP devices, the operator announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] ASC Signal has released new redundancy technology and product options designed to provide simplified, seamless switching of active radio frequency components on the company’s fixed and transportable […]

[Satellite News 06-12-12] The numbers of DTH subscribers have increased dramatically in recent years, as pay-TV continues to underpin the satellite market with demands for capacity, according to recent analysis […]

[Satellite News 06-12-12] Hughes Network Systems is ready to deploy its new, packaged GSM/satellite solution HX System to cellular backhaul markets after successfully completing end-to-end verification tests on the platform […]

[Satellite News 06-11-12] FSS operator Intelsat has spent the last two years preparing for an expected a three-year surge in high throughput traffic by developing an open architecture for new […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] Comtech easily topped consensus revenue forecasts of $98 million in its 2012 third quarter, reporting a little less than $100 million in revenue from increasing strength in […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] Com Dev International’s profits surged amid higher margins in its 2012 second fiscal-quarter, despite a 6 percent decline in revenue compared with the same period last year, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] The launch of the first Ukrainian telecommunications satellite, Lybid, will be pushed back from its original 2013 target date due to the year-and-a-half it took to reach […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] The investigation into why a solar panel failed to deploy on the Intelsat-19 satellite has turned to the rocket that launched the spacecraft into orbit on May […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] GlobeCast has signed a contract with Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment to broadcast content to Europe via the Eutelsat 9A satellite, the company announced June 8.   […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-08-12] Intelsat has introduced a new platform for its satellites based on an open architecture design that combines its spectral rights in the C-, Ku- and Ka-bands […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] GeoEye has successfully passed a critical design review milestone for the development of the GeoEye-2 satellite under the EnhancedView program, which triggers the $111 million cost-share payment […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Orbital Sciences’ PegasusR rocket has arrived at its launch site in the mid-Pacific Ocean to orbit NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellite, the company announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] SkyVision Global Networks has been contracted by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to provide its SkyVision Optimize product as a VSAT solution for its global network, Sky Vision […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Inmarsat has reached 30,000 active FleetBroadband terminals in service with the installation of a FleetBroadband 500 on a Greek-flagged crude oil tanker, the MSS operator announced June […]

[Satellite News 06-08-12] Efforts are being coordinated between the European Space Agency (ESA) and other space agencies to fill in the gaps left by the European Union’s (EU) recent loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Boeing, Raytheon and Harris Corp. have partnered to complete development and sustainment work on a U.S. Air Force contract for GPS ground hardware and software for space […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has built a dedicated satellite for the Indian Navy that will be launched this summer by Arianespace on an Ariane-5 rocket […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Harris Corp. has successfully completed the critical design review on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series (GOES-R) ground segment and has been approved to begin implementation for […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Sirius XM Radio has been selected to broadcast live coverage and play-by-play of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, the satellite radio broadcaster announced June 6.   […]