E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] U.K. operator BSkyB is in negotiations to acquire Wi-Fi hotspot network The Cloud to provide BSkyB’s 2.8 million home broadband customers with access to broadband away from […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Lockheed Martin opened its Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory (CHIL), an advanced technology and virtual simulation facility, which will be leveraged for a variety of programs, including the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Network solutions company Broadpoint signed contracts with global shipping company V.Ships Offshore to provide Ku- and C-band satellite services for V.Ships’ worldwide operations, Broadpoint announced Jan. 24. […]

[Satellite News 01-25-11] Since TerreStar Corp. subsidiary TerreStar Networks filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October, the company’s investors have been locked in a heated legal battle to protect […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-11] United Launch Alliance launched the second of two classified spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the launch company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-11] German space company and Galileo developer OHB System has fired CEO Berry Smutny after WikiLeaks released a cable containing conversations between himself and a U.S. official where […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-11] Intorel launched Visionic 5, a new edition of its Visionic Professional, to the satellite broadband, broadcasting and telecoms market, the company announced Jan 21.     Visionic 5 […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-11] The Space Foundation named new members to its board of directors, the organization announced Jan. 21.     The new members include: Gary Ervin, corporate vice president and […]

[Satellite News 01-24-11] Microsat Systems Canada’s (MSCI’s) CommStellation, a 78-satellite constellation to target the North American backhaul market, surprised satellite industry analysts, as the value of its potential growth and […]

[Satellite News 01-24-11] While many commercial operators at the 2010 Commercial Satcom Users Workshop are cautious and prepared for budget cuts that could have an impact on revenues and future […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-24-11] Analysts’ stock potential projections for Hughes surged after Reuters reported Jan. 20 that the company retained Barclays Capital to auction off the company.     “News last […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-24-11] Avanti Communications won two contracts for Hylas-1 satellite capacity for further developing and demonstrating technology to deliver video to the edge of terrestrial networks, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-21-11] The European Commission (EC) now estimates that the Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) satellite navigation programs will cost more than 5.3 billion euros […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-21-11] U.S. President Barack Obama’s National Security Space Strategy, scheduled for public release over the next few weeks, is coming under criticism from the Union of Concerned […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center issued Space Florida an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Spaceports 3 contract worth up to $48 million to provide Minotaur launches […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] Satellite Broadband Ireland (SBI) signed a three-year, 5 million euro ($6.7 million) commercial utility contract agreement with Eutelsat to sell Tooway broadband services, SBI announced Jan. 20. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] The U.S. Army has expanded Arinc Engineering Services’ primary role in developing an advanced global tracking capability for military assets under the Army’s Next Generation Wireless Communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] SatCom Group Holdings has changed its name to One Horizon Group to focus on its Horizon communications platform, the company announced Jan. 20.     One Horizon Group […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] Norsat appointed Arthur Chin CFO, replacing Trevor Greene, effective at the beginning of February, the Canadian satellite company announced Jan. 20.     Norsat said that Greene, named […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-20-11] Raytheon will open in February its GPS Collaboration Center in El Segundo, Calif., which aims to allow U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems personnel to […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Canadian broadband communications solutions provider Norsat International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire antenna and RF conditioning product developer Sinclair Technologies for $19.2 million, Norsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Canadian satellite manufacturer Microsat Systems Canada Inc. (MSCI) plans to launch a network of 78 small, low-flying satellites designed to help relieve network congestion caused by smartphones, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Integral Systems has unveiled a 100-watt Ku-band solid state power amplifier (SSPA) through its Satcom Solutions division, the company announced Jan. 18.     At just 10 pounds […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Arinc Engineering Services will install its Nexion digital solid-state sensor technology at 29 locations of the U.S. Air Force’s Ionospheric Data Network, Arinc announced Jan. 19.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Com Dev was awarded a $9 million award from an unnamed government contractor to provide equipment for a military communications satellite, the Canadian satellite company announced Jan. […]

[Satellite News 01-20-11] Microsat Systems Canada (MSCI) hopes its plans to build and launch CommStellation, a constellation of 78 low-Earth orbit microsatellites, will propel the company to the forefront of […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-20-11] U.K. set-top box hardware manufacturer Pace signed a deal to provide Canal Digital Sweden with Pace’s MDC1000 head-end platform in an effort to expand the company’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-11] The U.S. Air Force has expanded Northrop Grumman’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellite program after its communications crosslink was activated and tested by the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-19-11] Hughes Network Systems broke its own broadband satellite terminal shipment record last year, reporting 327,000 units delivered and bringing its cumulative number shipped worldwide to more […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-19-11] SES Astra has entered the Bulgarian pay-TV market through a deal with DTH operator Satellite BG, SES Astra announced Jan. 17.     Satellite BG will use […]