E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-09] A team lead by Lockheed Martin begun thermal vacuum testing of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous GEO-1 satellite for the U.S. Air Force, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-09] Intelsat has selected BeaconSeek’s SlingPath satellite newsgathering (SNG) online training program as part of the Intelsat Interference Management Initiative (I3) to reduce satellite radio frequency interference (RFI), […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-09] GeoEye is attempting to raise $350 million through a sale of senior secured notes due 2015, the company announced Sept. 18.     The imagery company said the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] Eutelsat and VSAT partner Nortis Cimecom have been awarded a contract by the Moroccan Ministry for Education and the Moroccan National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to deliver a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] Globalstar is upgrading its network to enhance the messaging capacity and the data receiver sensitivity of the Globalstar Simplex data network, the company announced Sept. 15.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] Thales Alenia Space has shipped the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Earth observation satellite to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, for its scheduled Nov. 2 launch, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] Iridium Satellite has certified Beam Communications’ SatDock 9555 fully-integrated docking station for the Iridium 9555 satellite phone, Beam announced Sept. 16.     The SatDock aims to enable […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] Pay-TV revenues in the United Kingdom are set to increase from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion in 2014, according to report issued by Pyramid Research, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] David Wood, deputy director for the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) technical department has been added to speak at next week’s highly anticipated ‘What Does The Future Hold […]

[Satellite News 09-18-09] ND Satcom, an SES Astra company, unveiled a product it believes sets new standards in terms of latency. The zero latency product, which has yet to be […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-17-09] Artel has leased full Ku-band transponders on the Astra 3B satellite from SES World Skies, the operator announced.     Artel will use the capacity to provide the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-17-09] Intelsat has signed an agreement with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) to facilitate training for technicians engaged in deployment of state-of-the-art satellite systems, Intelsat announced Sept. 16. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-17-09] U-blox, a provider of embedded GPS receiver semiconductors and solutions, is supporting Microsoft’s initiative to make development of location-aware applications on Windows 7 easier, U-blox announced Sept. […]

[Satellite News 09-17-09] The European Commission (EC) wants to bring the benefits of modern communications and media to people throughout Europe, and with the switch off of analog signals approaching quickly, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-17-09] Atrexx, a German provider of telecommunications and broadcast solutions, is now offering satellite-based communications services to the Iraq region via Eutelsat’s Eurobird 4A satellite, Atrexx announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-17-09] Planetsky has signed a contract with Real Image, an Internet service provider in Swaziland, to make its next-generation broadband services available to Real Image’s Sub-Saharan African customers, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has won two contracts to provide backhaul platforms and mobile services in the Middle East, the company announced Sept. 15.      Arabsat selected OmniGlobe […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] SES World Skies signed a multi-year capacity deal in Africa with Netcom to augment its existing capacity by utilizing multi Ku-band transponders, the company announced Sept. 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] China Unicom is deploying the SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution from Gilat to enhance GSM mobile connectivity in China’s Xinjiang region, Gilat announced Sept. 15.     The deployment […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] BorgSolutions, a provider of fleet management solutions for the construction, oil and gas, fleet rental and transportation industries, has partnered with GulfTrack Asset Management to distribute and […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] Bantel Telecom, a provider of satellite communications in the Caribbean, Central America, and Andean Region, was awarded a contract by Union Temporal Conectando a Colombia to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] Apposite Technologies, a developer of network simulation tools has released the Linktropy Mini2, a compact version of the Linktropy WAN emulator, the company announced Sept. 15.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] DirecTV Holdings priced an issuance of $1 billion of 4.75 percent senior notes due 2014 and $1 billion of 5.62 percent senior notes due 2019, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] Winegard Co. unveiled a new compact roof-mounted RV satellite television antenna – the RoadTrip Minimax, the company announced Sept. 14. The new product, available for $899 is […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] Harris Corp.’s RF-7800B family of ruggedized Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite terminals has received type approval from Inmarsat, the company announced.     The approval certifies the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Thuraya anticipates sales of its Thuraya XT satellites phones to go beyond its initial forecast by the end of 2009, the company announced Sept. 14.     Thuraya […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Virgin Media will partner with Bridge Technologies to roll out an all-IP broadcast installation at its 54 of Virgin Media’s headends and four core IP sites to […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] GlobeCast’s sharing and transfer solution, Content Exchange, has received Inmarsat certification, GlobeCast announced Sept. 12.     The IP-based audiovisual file sharing service is now available on Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite News 09-15-09] Canal Digital provides DTH services across Scandinavia and already offers around 20 HD channels, making it one of the more progressive providers of HD services in Europe. […]

[Satellite News 09-15-09] Mobile operators in the United States are now more likely to consolidate as smaller carriers struggle to find success with revamped pricing schemes and product-positioning strategies in […]