E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-11] Satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has completed the development phase for its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite system, NovaSAR-S, the company announced Oct. 4.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-05-11] Boeing successfully demonstrated high-data-rate transmissions between a family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) system and a test terminal for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-04-11] Satellite operator Globalstar has placed an order with Thales Alenia Space for an additional six satellites to its 2006 second-generation constellation contract with the manufacturer, under […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-04-11] U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications signed three more clients for its broadband satellite Hylas 1, as well as one client for Hylas 2, which is scheduled to […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-04-11] Hughes Network Systems has unveiled its new 9202 Class 2 portable BGAN terminal, the company announced Oct. 3.    The Hughes 9202 Class 2 portable BGAN terminal […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-04-11] Nigeria has launched NigeriaSat-X – the first satellite designed and built in Africa and the second of two Earth observation satellites that the country has recently launched, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-04-11] Russia has launched a Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass) satellite on a Soyuz-2.1 rocket from the Plesetsk spaceport, Baikonur officials confirmed Oct. 2.    The Global navigation […]

[Satellite News 10-04-11] Commercial airlines want the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to accelerate the implementation of onboard satellite-based navigation systems on airlines, according to an industry-government report issued Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-03-11] International Launch Services (ILS) has launched operator SES’ QuetzSat-1 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on board an Proton Breeze M rocket, the companies confirmed Sept. 30. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-03-11] The Japanese government is planning to establish a four-satellite network by 2020 to improve the accuracy of the country’s GPS system, government officials announced Sept 30.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-03-11] The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that it would hear an appeals case involving Bell Canada and cable companies Cogeco, Rogers Communications, Telus and Shaw Communications to […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-03-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received a combined total of $12.1 million in funding from the U.S. Army for equipment, field services support and maintenance of Secret IP […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-03-11] Com Dev USA has been awarded a contract worth more than $5 million to supply equipment for an unnamed U.S. military communications satellite, the company announced Sept. […]

Asiacell Expands Mobile Service Technology Footprint in Iraq Private Iraqi telecommunications provider Asiacell is rolling out mobile, satellite backhaul-supported voice, broadband and SMS services across remote communities in Iraq via […]

Skybox Imaging Names New CEO Satellite imagery provider Skybox Imaging has named Thomas Ingersoll its new CEO. Ingersoll replaces former CEO Dan Berkenstock, who led the company as its co-founder […]

Eutelsat Inks Ka-Sat Tooway Deal with Egpytian VSAT Provider Eutelsat and its Skylogic subsidiary have signed a six-year, 20 million euro ($29 million) distribution agreement with Egyptian VSAT provider Egyptsat, […]

Quake Global Adds Inmarsat Network Capability to Q-Pro Modem Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communicator manufacturer Quake Global has enhanced its Q-Pro satellite data modem with new abilities that can be used over […]

[Satellite News 09-30-11] In the second part of our two-part interview, Thales Alenia Space CEO Reynald Seznec tackles a major topic of conversation among satellite manufacturers — the possible realization […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-30-10] The global television industry should adapt its business models to capitalize on interactive TV services as demand for content management and delivery services continues to evolve […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Eutelsat has signed another satellite broadband deal in Europe through its Skylogic subsidiary, the company announced Sept. 29.    Skylogic will provide Eutelsat’s Tooway service to Bulgarian […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) Space Systems’ deployed its Universal Interface Electronics (UIE) unit to the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Satellites (TacSat)-4 mission, which launched earlier this week, SNC […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Comtech EF Data has entered into a technology partnership with Intellian Technologies to integrate Intellian’s V-Series antennas with Comtech’s Roaming Oceanic Satellite Server (ROSS) Open Antenna Management […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] U.S. satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV spent $1.17 million in its 2011 fiscal second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on a variety of broadcasting issues, marking […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-29-11] Comtech Telecommunications reported better-than-expected EBITDA in its 2011 fourth quarter, however, the company was stung with a decline in profit and lower military MTS and BFT-1 […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-11] Elbit Systems was awarded a $280 million contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to supply, upgrade and provide maintenance under the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-11] Satellite operator SES’ QuetzSat-1 satellite will be launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on board an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket on Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-11] China is set to launch the country’s first space laboratory module from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, as part of its effort to build its own space […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-11] U.S. Space completed a $291,159 contracted study of feasible acquisition alternatives to satisfy military satellite communications needs for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, […]

[Satellite News 09-29-11] For the past two years, Thales Alenia Space has enjoyed success as one of the world’s top satellite manufacturing companies. But Thales Alenia Space CEO Reynald Seznec […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-28-11] Satellite manufacturer and technology developer Astrium was selected by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help define the first step of the systems architecture for […]