E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Analysys Mason’s Connected Consumer Survey showed that 70 percent of European and U.S. market consumers view mobile broadband as slower, less reliable and more expensive than fixed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-11] Swiss satellite product manufacturer U-blox rolled out its Max-6 family of ultra-miniature rugged GPS modules, optimized for industrial and telematics applications, the company announced Feb. 3.      […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-03-11] The Russian military has restored contact with the Geo-IK-2 Reshetnev satellite after it failed to communicate and establish radio contact with its ground control antennas following […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-03-11] SES Astra has entered into a contract with Italian network operator Tivuitalia to provide capacity from the 31.5 degrees East orbital position, SES Astra announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Tachyon Networks and Comtech EF Data have partnered to develop airborne comms-on-the-move (COTM) solutions to deliver bandwidth to airborne terminals, the companies announced Feb. 2.     Tachyon […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Independent satellite communications company Vizada Networks will unveil its next generation DVB-S2/ACM-based platform Feb. 8, the company announced.     The platform, Viznet Broadband, is a standardized service […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] Gilat Satellite Networks was selected by an unnamed defense agency to provide its SkyEdge 2 broadband network for military communications.     The system will serve various branches […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-11] German satellite service provider Atrexx is finalizing its VSAT ground services contract with the European Union to connect 47 European embassy sites in Africa and the Middle […]

[Satellite News 02-03-11] Orbital Sciences entered into an agreement with Iridium Communications to reserve 20 percent of the hosted payload capacity on the operator’s Iridium Next satellite constellation, Iridium announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-02-11] Dish Network has entered into an agreement to acquire hybrid satellite and terrestrial communications company DBSD North America for approximately $1 billion, Dish Network announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-02-11] NewSat acquired seven orbital slots and a range of frequency assignments for accommodating satellites from AP Kypros Satellites, NewSat announced Feb. 1.     The acquisition agreement […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Thuraya appointed Samer Halawi CEO, replacing Yousef Al Sayed, who has returned to work for Etisalat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thuraya announced Feb. 1.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Orbcomm’s last remaining AIS-capable low-Earth orbit satellite failed at the end of the company’s 2010 fiscal fourth quarter, the company announced in its latest financial results issued […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Stratos Global has launched flexible Inmarsat BGAN satellite communications service pricing plans for first responders, the company announced Feb. 1.     Stratos said its pricing plans offer […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Satellite amplifier manufacturer Comtech Xicom Technology unveiled an LCD touch-screen control interface for high-power traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA), the company announced Feb. 1.     The screen […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-11] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems received more than $1.3 million in orders for iNetVu mobile antenna systems from its resellers in the United States, Russia, Japan, […]

[Satellite News 02-02-11] The Indian DTH market is set to see explosive growth over the next two years, with potentially another 20 million subscribers being added by the end of […]

[Satellite News 02-01-11] Orbcomm’s last remaining functional Automatic Identification System (AIS) low-Earth orbit satellite failed at the end of its 2010 fiscal fourth quarter, temporarily bringing to an end the […]

EMS Technologies Names Mackay to Board EMS Technologies appointed President and CEO Neil Mackay to its board and said Mackay’s involvement in overseeing the company’s strategy development, risk management and corporate […]

Iridium Upgrades Direct Internet Software Package Iridium Communications introduced an updated version of its Direct Internet software package to connect to the Internet using the Iridium 9555 and Iridium 9505A satellite […]

Sevis Systems Unveils GSM Bandwidth Optimization Platform Sevis Systems unveiled its third-generation GSM bandwidth optimization platform, a backhaul solution designed to optimize GSM traffic. The Sevis 6104 is designed to work […]

Telenor Leases Thor 3 Broadband Capacity to Vicus Luxlink Teleport services provider Vicus Luxlink leased six transponders of Thor 3 inclined-satellite capacity from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) with the option of […]

NASA Seeks Space Technology NASA is accepting applications from U.S. graduate students for the agency’s Space Technology Research Fellowships to perform space technology research beginning in the fall. The fellowships, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-01-11] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), the organization behind DubaiSat, has teamed up with Bigelow Aerospace to initiate a next-generation human spaceflight program […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-01-11] The U.S. Air Force issued two contracts to Northrop Grumman and Integral Systems to maintain and service its air and space command and control capabilities, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Gilat subsidiary Spacenet was selected by various U.S. state governments to provide and maintain SkyEdge broadband satellite terminals to support state lotteries, Gilat announced Jan. 31.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] VSAT communication modems developer PolarSat has unveiled 8-PSK modulation and multi language user interface support on its VSATPlus 3 solution, the company announced Jan. 31.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Raytheon completed its acquisition of Applied Signal Technology (AST) in a $490 million tender offer for about 12 million of AST’s outstanding shares, Raytheon announced Jan. 31. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Optus ordered conditional access technology from Irdeto to extend customer access to the operator’s satellite digital-only and HDTV channels in Australia, Optus announced Jan. 31.     Irdeto […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] The U.K. Space Agency selected Amsat-UK to provide its FunCube hardware board sets for the agency’s first satellite UKube-1, Amsat-UK announced Jan. 28.     The hardware aims […]