E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 07-08-10] Vizada is offering the full range of its solutions package with the Iridium OpenPort service to shipping customers through a direct interconnection with the Iridium network, Vizada […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract from broadcaster Hispasat Group to build the Amazonas 3 spacecraft, SS/L announced July 6.     Amazonas 3 will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-10] Indian mobile network operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has agreed to acquire cable television distribution firm Digicable in an all-stock deal, the companies announced July 6.     RCom […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-10] U.K. satellite operator Bentley Walker has purchased two iDirect 5IF Hubs to expand services via Eutelsat SkyLogic’s teleports in Turin and Cagliari, Italy, iDirect announced July 6. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-10] Kudelski Group subsidiary Nagravision was selected by Spanish broadband communication and entertainment provider ONO to provide security technology supporting its next generation, hybrid television platform, Nagravision announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] A class-action lawsuit was filed July 1 against DirecTV field service provider Multiband Corp. on behalf of satellite installers and technicians who claim they were treated as […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] A majority of Satellite TODAY’s June Quick Poll respondents said that they have bad experiences with manufacturers after they have been acquired or have merged with a […]

[Satellite News 07-06-10] One of the main issues facing the U.S. space and satellite sector is an aging workforce, and attracting the young people that will build, launch and operate […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] The U.S. Air Force will launch its Space-Based Surveillance System (SBSS) satellite July 9 from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California, the Air Force confirmed July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] TerreStar expects to begin commercial rollout of its TerreStar Genus dual-mode satellite-cellular smartphone in September, the company announced July 5.     TerraStar unveiled the smartphone and its […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-15 July 12 from the Sriharikota Space Center, ISRO announced July 5.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] The Norwegian AISSat-1 (Automatic Identification System) satellite has been scheduled to launch in August on an Indian rocket, the Norwegian Space Center announced July 5.     AISat-1, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-10] Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party will launch Asia Update, a new C-band satellite TV service, next week from a transponder on an unnamed foreign-owned satellite, party deputy spokesman […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-05-10] The Nilesat-201 and Rascom-QAF1R satellites have been delivered to Arianespace in French Guiana in preparation for their Aug. 3 launch on an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-05-10] The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command‘s (SPAWAR) Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) has completed a series of UHF component tests for the program’s first satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-05-10]  Eutelsat has appointed Andrew Wallace CCO, the company announced July 2.     Wallace replaces Olivier Milliès-Lacroix, who will leave the company this month to pursue other interests […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-05-10] DirecTV and its 3-D technology partner, Panasonic, have launched three new 3-D channels on DirecTV’s pay-TV platform, the companies announced July 2.     One of the channels, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-05-10] Global traffic information users are expected to grow from 57 million in 2010 to more than 370 million in 2015, according an ABI Research market data report […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Orbital Sciences has received two separate orders from NASA to launch scientific satellites on the PegasusXL and Taurus XL rockets, the launch company announced July 1.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) signed a deal worth $16 million with The Wananchi Group to develop a DTH broadcasting service in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, IDC […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Harris Corp. has received a $23.5 million order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) approved Falcon 3 AN/PRC-152 multiband handheld radio […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10]  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made recommendations to the Indian government that international companies play more of a role in the country’s DTH sector, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Asia-Pacific and European satellite transponder companies have dominated the market, cornering a share of about 53.3 percent in 2008, driven by widespread penetration of HDTV and interactive […]

[Satellite News 07-02-10] While China Satellite Communications Corp. (CASC) is planning to use capacity on its satellites to support a new DTH service in China, which could launch this year, […]

Eutelsat’s Middle East aspirations were given a shot in the arm thanks to a deal in Qatar. In mid-May, the operator signed a deal with ictQatar (representing the State of […]

Iridium Releases 9602 Transceiver Iridium Communications is rolling out its Iridium 9602 satellite data transceiver to market and is accepting orders. The lightweight short burst data transceiver embeds into partner-developed […]

Dish Network Launches Google TV Dish Network has launched Google TV, an open platform designed to integrate multichannel television with Web media content. Dish Network subscribers using Google TV will […]

SES Senior Vice President of Media Services Leaves Bryan McGuirk, senior vice president of media services at SES World Skies, left the company to form a new venture in the […]

Xtar Curtin Retires; Harlow becomes President, coo CapRock CTO Philip Harlow left the company to join Xtar LLC as president and COO. Harlow will be responsible for the growth and […]

Arianespace Wins Skynet 5D, Intelsat 17 Launches EADS Astrium has contracted Arianespace to launch the Skynet 5D on an Ariane 5 rocket in the first half of 2013 The satellite […]