E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-12] European operator SES has re-branded its Astra Broadband Services satellite Internet subsidiary as SES Broadband Services, the company confirmed March 1.    SES said the Astra2Connect service […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-12] Vizada has partnered with shipping and land-based satcom provider Telemar to launch SeaMore, a new joint communications solution for the maritime community, the companies announced March 1. […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-12] Raytheon was awarded a two-year, $3.8 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to allow armed forces to conduct jamming operations with minimal […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-12] Linear Signal will perform beam signal research and development for NxGEN Electronics under a small-business contract with NASA/JPL, Linear Signal announced March 1.    The company will […]

EM Research Unveils New Ka-band Frequency Synthesizer Satellite hardware manufacturer EM Research has introduced a new 39.5 GHz Ka-band frequency synthesizer. EM Research’s KB-39500 frequency synthesizer is available in fixed […]

DigitalGlobe Fills Key Government Sector Management Positions Satellite imagery firm DigitalGlobe hired Marcy Steinke as its senior vice president of government relations and Tim Hascall as its senior vice president […]

Ball Aerospace OMPS Commences Data Collection on NPP Satellite Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) has begun collecting Earthview image science and solar calibration data onboard […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Adam Schaffer has been appointed as the new Publisher of Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAY. In this role, Schaffer will oversee all of the Access Intelligence print and […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-12] Boeing Commercial Satellite Services has entered into a cooperative business agreement with Artel to distribute Inmarsat bandwidth to U.S. government customers via the Inmarsat-3, -4 and -5 […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-12] Canadian space and satellite company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported a strong 2011 fiscal full year with double-digit growth in operational revenue and earnings, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-12] Turkish satellite operator Turksat has upgraded its global satellite network with iDirect’s iDX 3.0 operating software, iDirect announced Feb. 29.    Turksat purchased a Series 15100 universal […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-12] Harris Corp. will upgrade Zee News’ production and playout facility in New Delhi, India using a complete, integrated Harris broadcast solution, the companies confirmed Feb. 29.   […]

[Satellite News 03-01-12] Intelsat drastically narrowed its net losses during its 2011 fiscal fourth quarter from $115.8 million in the same period last year to $3.5 million, with full-year losses […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-01-12] FSS operator Intelsat and content management and delivery solutions provider GlobeCast have launched the long-awaited Intelsat New Dawn Ku-band Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) media platform in […]

SIS Live, Eutelsat Sign New Capacity Leases U.K. satellite uplink fleet operator SIS Live has expanded its satellite capacity lease agreements with Eutelsat Communications. SIS Live has signed new contracts […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-29-12] Talia has signed a long-term transponder deal with APT Satellite Holdings as it looks to boost its offerings in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. Talia […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Intelsat has signed a major new deal with one of the biggest telcos in the Middle East. The operator has inked a multi-year deal with Etisalat for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  GlobeCast has signed a long-term capacity deal with SES as it looks to boost its presence in the U.K. TV market. The capacity on Astra’s future replacement […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Inmarsat has signed a deal with one of Singapore’s leading shipping companies. The MSS operator and its distribution partner AND Group will provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband and AND’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral, the company announced Feb. 27. The satellite will be readied for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned, the company announced Feb. 28. However, Ahuja will continue to serve as chairman of the board. In other news, Philip Falcone, […]

[Satellite News 02-29-12] Loral Space and Communications CEO Michael Targoff resigned from ViaSat’s board of directors and all positions on ViaSat committees, Loral confirmed in its latest financial results issued […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-28-12] Measat Satellite Systems has announced a key partnership agreement for its soon-to-be launched Africasat-1 satellite. Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) has secured C-band capacity on Africasat-1a with […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Yahsat has launched a new VSAT service based on the iDirect Evolution Platform, VT iDirect (iDirect) announced Feb. 27. The introduction of the new managed VSAT service […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  There are likely to be 105.1 million IPTV subscribers in 2015. This number is one of the highlights from the new IPTV forecast given by U.S. research […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Hughes Network Systems has announced details of HX System 4.0, which aims to bring a number of technology enhancements to its HX product family. Hughes announced details […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Raytheon’s U.S. Air Force satellite terminal system that provides protected communications to warfighters has received a successful Milestone C decision and subsequent production award, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 02-28-12] Serbia Broadband (SBB) is one of Eastern Europe’s more progressive pay-TV operators and offers TV services both via cable and satellite in five markets in Eastern Europe. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-12] GeoEye has entered into a strategic partnership with global geographic information software provider Esri to jointly develop a new crisis response imagery service, the companies confirmed Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-12] Critical military space capabilities such as missile warning, satellite communications, launch and space situational awareness were protected in the Pentagon’s 2013 space program budget to ensure continued […]