E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-05-11] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has established a ruling that will force domestic satellite providers Bell TV and Shaw Direct to carry local programming […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-05-11] NewSat has signed $1.7 million in oil, gas and military sector contracts to provide satellite communication services within Australia and internationally.     The recent contract wins include: […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-05-11] Vizada has consolidated all of its voice traffic into a single global voice carrier platform, Vizada Global Voice, as of May 1, the company announced May 4. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-05-11] The U.S. Air Force’s GEO-1 satellite is on schedule for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket on May 6 from the Cape Canaveral […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-05-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) elected three new members to its board of directors, the organization announced May 4.     Discovery Networks Executive […]

[Satellite News 05-05-11] Speaking through an interpreter at the Space Symposium in Colorado last month, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CAST) Vice President Lei Fanpei hinted that Chinese space […]

[Satellite TODAY Insdier 05-04-11] Hughes do Brasil, Hughes Network Systems’ Brazilian operating company, has signed a long-term contract for Ku-band capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 14 satellite, the operator announced May […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-04-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has leased IS 10-02 Spot 1 capacity from its 1 degree West orbital location to Elektrikom, TSBc announced May 3.     Elektrikom will […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-04-11] Gilat Satcom has successfully launched an iDirect Evolution-based C-band service in Nigeria through a new local teleport equipped with an iDirect hub, the companies announced May 3. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-04-11] Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3) has entered into a long-term, strategic partnership with New Delhi, India-based Noida Software Technology Park Ltd. (NSTPL) to activate an additional satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-04-11] New York City regional cable television broadcaster MSG Networks has extended its contract with HTN Communications to continue providing A/V backhaul services for MSG’s coverage of seven […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-04-11] The Space Foundation has contracted government and enterprise cyber-security solutions provider Blue Ridge Networks to deliver a full suite of network capabilities to secure the non-profit organization’s […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-04-11] Intelsat’s deployment of its New Dawn satellite’s west antenna reflector has been delayed due to an unknown mechanical issue, the operator announced May 3.     The […]

[Satellite News 05-04-11] Yahsat has finally seen its Yahsat 1A satellite launched by Arianespace in late April after a brief launch delay. The Middle East-based satellite operator now plans to […]

[Satellite News 05-03-11] The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested meetings with regional C-band satellite operators to negotiate spectrum allocation so that the country’s television broadcast services can […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-03-11] Dish Network and its sister company EchoStar have reached a settlement to pay TiVo Inc. $500 million in a patent lawsuit between the companies, which began […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-11] Integral Systems’ Military and Intelligence Group (MIG) has been awarded approximately $21.8 million in multiple contracts from unnamed U.S. military and government agencies in the company’s 2011 […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-11] Thales has selected software developer AdaCore to provide its GNAT Pro high-integrity solution to help develop onboard instrument software for Thales’ next-generation Argos satellite project, AdaCore announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-11] SES Astra is delivering its German HD Plus broadcasting service to 769,000 households via its on Astra satellite located at the 19.2 degrees East orbital slot, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-11] Riverbed Technology has contracted iDirect Government Technologies (iGT) to resell its wide area network (WAN) optimization and network visibility solutions for U.S. government and military satellite networks, […]

[Satellite News 05-03-11] Despite predictions by some financial analysts that Sirius XM Radio’s subscriber growth would dwindle in early 2011, the company far outpaced Wall Street’s net new subscriber growth […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-02-11] The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA), formed in March by seven of the satellite industry’s biggest companies to promote potential benefits of hosted government payloads on commercial […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] Arianespace will launch the ABS-2 communications satellite for Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) on an Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport in French Guiana in 2013, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] KVH Industries reported a 59 percent increase in its 2011 first quarter VSAT sales, but it was not enough to offset disappointing losses in its other divisions, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] Engineering firm Global Science and Technology (GST) has unveiled a new small-satellite concept that aims to improve current Landsat image data, GST announced April 29.     Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-11] Satellite communications provider Pactel has been awarded a multi-year contract to manage SamoaTel’s international telephony business, Pactel announced April 29.     The transition to Pactel management will […]

[Satellite News 05-02-11] The Russian Government has ordered Anatoly Perminov to retire from his post as chief of the Roskosmos Space Agency and has replaced him with Russian military veteran […]

Advantech Wireless Upgrades Transcend Backhaul Solution Advantech Wireless has released the latest version of its Transcend 800 microwave radio and will target the product for broadcasting backhaul markets. The upgraded Transcend […]

AST Launches E-mail Service for IsatPhone Pro Applied Satellite Technology (AST) has released Onsatmail, a free compressed e-mail service for IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phones. The service will leverage a firmware […]

EMS Technologies Wins Iridium Next Hardware Contract EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space Division has been contracted by Iridium’s prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to provide L-band communications hardware for the Iridium […]