E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 06-17-11] Vislink is launching its new Advent FLA-120 Flyaway satellite antenna designed for rapid deployment, the company announced June 16.     Vislink is targeting the FLA-120 to a new market […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-17-11] Intelsat is set to launch $1.3 billion in satellites to provide commercial service across the Asia-Pacific region. The FSS operator announced June 16 that its upcoming […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-17-11] Throughout the next nine years, the mobile satellite services (MSS) market is expected to grow at an annual rate of about 13 percent — from 2.4 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-17-11] The U.S. Navy awarded a $51.6 million contract to Raytheon to provide logistics support for the Navy’s Extremely High Frequency Satellite Program (NESP) communication terminals, Raytheon announced […]

[Satellite News 06-16-11] China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC), which was established in 1980, is the sole commercial organization authorized by the Chinese government to provide satellites, commercial launch services […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-16-11] The U.S. military made significant progress in its efforts to expand its Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Sharing Program in 2010 and will accelerate the establishment of […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] ViaSat’s high-speed satellite Internet service subsidiary WildBlue has launched a broadband service targeted to unserved rural households in the West and Midwest, the company announced June 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] Vizada Networks has further increased its capacity lease on Eutelsat’s W7 satellite to support its portfolio of Internet and data services in Europe, North Africa, the CIS […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] German news channel N24 will be available exclusively on HD Plus and via SES Astra satellite service starting July 1, following an agreement signed between the three […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] Orbit Communication Systems, a satellite communications, tracking and telemetry provider, appointed Carlo Rizzo to head its European operations as director of sales and business development, the company […]

[Satellite News 06-15-11] LightSquared revealed early results of tests it has been required to undertake by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which show that the network’s hybrid ground- and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-14-11] The U.S. House of Representatives is making alterations to the U.S. Air Force budget in a defense spending bill that is expected to reduce the budget […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Mobile satellite service provider Vizada and manufacturer Thrane & Thrane have signed a partnership agreement to launch a new broadband offering to the maritime market, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Polaris Wireless, a software-based wireless location solutions provider, unveiled details of its security enhancements to its OmniLocate universal location platform for network operators and government agencies, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (SIRG) has teamed up with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) to develop initiatives to combat satellite interference, the organizations announced June 14. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] EchoStar Technologies launched three new HD set-top boxes designed to enable mid-sized and independent cable operators to deliver enhanced, interactive video applications, the company announced June 14.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Satellite tracking and communication solutions provider Blue Sky Network hired Hamza Mohammed to be its director of business development for Middle East and Africa (MEA), the company […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-14-11] STM Norway, a division of STM Group, completed the first demonstration of DVB-RCS2 — the second generation of the DVB-RCS standard — at a June 7 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Orbital Sciences and SpaceX were contracted by Thaicom to build and launch the Thaicom 6 communications satellite, the operator announced June 13. Orbital will build Thaicom based […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] ARY Digital Network has leased one 36 MHz C-band transponder on the AsiaSat 3S satellite to deliver a bouquet of up to 11 satellite channels across the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] M2M specialist Telenor Connexion has formed a strategic technology partnership with Italian company Octo Telematics, Telenor announced June 13.     Octo provides telematics services and systems for […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-13-11] Nigeria could generate $5 billion in additional GDP by 2015 if the country’s government supports a rollout plan for mobile broadband services and enacts a policy […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Norsat International was issued a $3.5 million satellite-based communications network and services contract from the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS), the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Inmarsat and its technology partner Thrane & Thrane completed trials of Inmarsat’s IPv6 services across the BGAN network, the MSS operator announced June 10.             Thrane & […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] Canadian-based satellite equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has renewed its supply contract with an unnamed Chinese satellite communication provider operating in all 26 provinces for a fifth year, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] San Marino RTV signed a three-year contract with Eutelsat Communications to commence pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting of its SMtv channel on the Eurobird 9A satellite, the operator […]

[Satellite News 06-13-11] Honeywell is in the process of acquiring wireless product developer EMS Technologies for about $491 million in cash in an effort to expand its presence into the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-10-11] Quatar’s Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) and SES will explore potential cooperative opportunities to establish and provide joint satellite platforms, networks and services […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] Enterprise and public safety secure communications specialist Vislink has acquired Gigawave, a wireless broadcast camera, microwave and antenna product manufacturer, for a cash consideration of $6.1 million, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] EchoStar Corp. successfully completed its acquisition of Hughes Communications and will now combine the companies to create a single entity providing satellite-based digital video and broadband technologies […]