E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-11] Boeing received a $1.09 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force, which adds funding to its existing Block 2 follow-on contract for full production, launch and […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-11] TAM Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics’ eX3 IFEC solution for linefit installation on 27 A350-900 aircraft. In addition, TAM Airlines has also chosen Panasonic’s eX2 IFEC solution […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-11] Global satellite Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications specialist Orbcomm has completed its contract award from LuxSpace, an affiliate of OHB System, to build and test the LuxSpace VesselSat1 AIS […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-11] Harris CapRock Communications has been chosen by Farstad Shipping to deliver turnkey Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications to its fleet of 53 vessels, Harris announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-13-11] In an announcement that boasted OnAir’s efforts to expand its North American operations and its appointment of Richard Nordstrom as the region’s managing director, OnAir CEO […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] Russian Space Agency officials notified Globalstar that the mid-October launch of its six second-generation satellites would be delayed so that the agency could undertake complete inspections of […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] Eutelsat Communications is launching a DVB satellite transmission quality assurance initiative for the 2012 Olympics, which aims to safeguard satellite signal services, the operator announced Sept. 12. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] French overseas territories pay-TV provider Canal Plus Overseas has contracted multiple transponders and signed a long-term agreement with satellite operator SES for its subsidiary Canal Plus Afrique, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] Stratos Global has added the Iridium Extreme satellite phone to its commercial product line and will begin shipping the handset from all of its international warehouses, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] Integrated network operator LightSquared signed a multi-year wholesale agreement with VoX Communications, a wholesale and retail VoIP services provider for consumers and businesses, the companies announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] Broadband satellite solutions and services provider Hughes Network Systems was awarded a contract extension from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue its current study of commercial […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Satellite operator SES unveiled its new brand identity, which focuses on the consistent use of the SES name and logo throughout its various global market segments, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Satcom terminal solutions provider Skyware Global has introduced its new Cielo Ka-band product line comprised of two complete outdoor units — the Cielo 69 and the Cielo […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Gilat has rolled out a new Ka-band VSAT terminal that is tailored for the consumer market, supporting high-throughput service speeds up to 20 megabits-per-second, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 09-12-11] Solaris Mobile has launched EUR Radio – a new, free, pan-European digital satellite radio demonstration platform, which will serve the European Union region. Solaris Mobile announced the […]

[Satellite News 09-12-11] Spacecom will return from the 2011 IBC convention in Amsterdam with a longer Eastern Europe customer list for capacity on its Amos satellite fleet. The operator signed […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-12-11] ATK conducted and completed its third ground test of the manufacturer’s next-generation solid rocket motor, the company announced Sept. 9. ATK said the Development Motor (DM-3) […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Intelsat has contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build and deliver two high-power satellites that will provide DTH television service in Latin America, the FSS operator announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-09-11] After a series of frustrating setbacks and delays beyond its control, ViaSat confirmed Sept. 8 that the launch of its highly anticipated ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite is […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-11] Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has signed an agreement with Wilson Ship Management to provide 80 of its ships with SCAP Inmarsat FleetBroadband on a 36-month contract, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-11] Satellite transmission services provider SatLink Communications has completed a live trial of NovelSat’s 3G-Sat NS3 modulator (NS1000) and demodulator (NS2000) technology, which resulted in more than 50 […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement to deliver its SkyEdge 2 platform-based SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to an unnamed South East Asian mobile network operator, Gilat […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-11] Aerospace manufacturer ATK will relocate its corporate headquarters at the beginning of October to a larger facility in Arlington, Va., the company announced Sept. 8.    The […]

[Satellite News 09-08-11] Iridium Communications has saved up a month’s worth of new mobile satellite products and services announcements and packaged them into Iridium Force — an initiative that involves […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-08-11] NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) issued a five-year, $450 million contract to Honeywell to provide Ground Systems and Mission Operations (GSMO) services for the agency’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-11] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has contracted Arianespace to launch its new Amazonas-3 telecommunications satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket at the end of 2012 or in early […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-11] Belgium’s Sea & Space Exploration has leased Ku-band capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 11N satellite so that it can deliver advanced broadband services to its customers in remote […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-11] Optimal Satcom has been awarded a multi-year contract by Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to provide an enterprise satellite capacity system to help manage ABS’ commercial satellite business, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-11] FSS operator Eutelsat Communications signed a three-year distribution agreement with Eser Telekom to provide its new generation Tooway satellite broadband service in Turkey, Iraq, Georgia and Azerbaijan, […]

[Satellite News 09-08-11] A slew of recent contract wins with media customers has helped Intelsat augment its video distribution neighborhoods in several key regions and allow programmers to convey content […]