E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite News 12-14-11] In part two of this 2012 oil and gas industry satcom overview, Satellite News sat down with satellite executives in the enterprise sector to discuss how advances […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-13-11] Khrunichev State Research and Space Production Center of Moscow have successfully launched Spacecom’s Amos-5 satellite and Russia’s tracking and data relay system Luch 5A into orbit on board […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11] Emirates Airlines has launched OnAir Wi-Fi Internet connectivity services on its A380 fleet, the companies announced Dec. 12.    Emirates customers can now access the service onboard […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11] O3b Networks exercised the first of the two options in its contract with Arianespace for an additional launch in 2014 to support the O3b satellite constellation, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11]Satellite network connectivity provider Vitacom has entered into a partnership with Romantis Group to become a distributor of its UHP VSAT products, Vitacom announced Dec. 12.    To […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11] GlobeCast Americas appointed Bart Palmer as its new CTO effective Jan. 2, the company announced Dec. 12.    Palmer will report to GlobeCast Americas CEO Lisa Coelho […]

[Satellite News 12-13-11] The business of finding and producing hydrocarbons in a capitalistic market is a complex one, a constantly changing amalgam of political, economic, regulatory, and physical challenges. The […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-12-11] While Comtech’s 2012 fiscal first-quarter revenue intake of $113 million easily beat Wall Street’s consensus of $94 million, analysts are raising a flag of caution at […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] Australian satellite company NewSat has contracted Arianespace to launch its Jabiru-1 satellite in the second half of 2014, the companies confirmed Dec. 9.    Once launched, Jabiru-1’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] U.K. imagery technology supplier E2V has signed a multi-million Euro agreement with prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to design and manufacture a space qualified CMOS imaging sensor, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam plans to end his company’s wireless LTE partnership with pay-TV operator DirecTV and will stop its build-out of FiOS television and Internet services […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] MSS operator Thuraya is launching SMS-based Twitter services for its handheld consumer base on Dec. 15, the company confirmed Dec. 9.    Thuraya said the service would […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-09-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) has named Astrium’s United Kingdom division its prime contractor for the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite (S5p), which will engage in an Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] Australian satellite company NewSat has contracted Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to build its new Jabiru-1 satellite, featuring a Ka-band payload that will aim to provide high-powered […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] GlobeCast has expanded its available satellite capacity resources over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by launching a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] ViaSat has transmitted the first data over its ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite and the high-speed data network of its subsidiary, WildBlue, the companies announced Dec. 7.    According […]

[Satellite News 12-09-11] LightSquared’s quest to challenge a perceived 4G LTE market duopoly in the United States has been anything but easy. Plagued by interference issues surrounding nearby GPS signals […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-08-11] The ESPN sports network renegotiated its broadcast contract with the National Football League (NFL) and has agreed to pay $15.2 billion over eight years for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) will launch operations on its new, fully funded Satmex 8 satellite beginning in the third quarter of 2012, the Mexican operator announced Dec. 7. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] Prime contractor China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space to build Turkmenistan’s first national communications satellite that CGWIC is scheduled […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] European FSS satellite operator Eutelsat has granted approval to Vislink’s Advent Flydrive 120 Antenna, the companies confirmed Dec. 7.    Eutelsat fully tested the Advent Flydrive 120 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed an agreement worth $1.4 million with Lockheed Martin Space Systems to deliver advanced technology solutions to the NASA Goddard Space […]

[Satellite News 12-07-11] Late last month, Inmarsat signed two partnership deals for its Global Xpress services with GoGo and OnAir. The two companies are set to become key distribution partners […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-07-11] Ericsson has supplied Indian DTH operator Tata Sky with an advanced TV on-demand system that enables its subscribers to access unlimited movies on-demand and catch-up TV. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11]  Iridium has made its GEOS emergency response service available to its Iridium Extreme satellite phone customers, the company announced Dec. 6.     Iridium has integrated the GEOS […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11] Hughes Networks Systems (HNS)has won a task order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to deliver managed broadband services to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11] Avanti Communications has won a new satellite broadband contract in the United Kingdom worth £5 million ($7.82 million), the company announced Dec. 6.     Avanti won the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-06-11] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) is forming a new working group covering Satellite Identification (ID), the company announced Dec. 5. The group will focus on […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-11]  YahLive has signed a key deal with a major broadcaster in the Middle East. The company, a partnership between SES and Yahsat,announced Dec. 5 that it had […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-11]  MTN Satellite Communications will provide Costa Cruises’ new flagship, Costa Fascinosa, with VSAT services, the company announced Dec. 5. The Costa Fascinosa, which will be delivered early […]