E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite News 08-27-09] KeyOn Communications, a wireless broadband provider specializing in connecting rural areas, submitted multiple applications requesting a total of $150 million in U.S. broadband stimulus funding, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] Harmonic has partnered with Falcon IP/Complete, an end-to-end MPEG-4 IPTV, to offer the Direct-2-Edge cable IPTV platform to cable providers, Harmonic announced Aug. 25.     Harmonic’s Direct-2-Edge […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] RaySat Antenna Systems expanded its StealthRay two-way antenna product line with the release of its StealthRay 5000 model, announced Aug. 25.     RaySat said the StealthRay 5000 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] Edgeware deployed its Orbit-2X server platform to power Iskon, an on-demand IPTV service in Croatia, Edgeware announced Aug. 25.     Iskon’s service, launched in April, includes network […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] AsiaSat Chairman Mi Zeng Xin scaled back expectations for his company’s overall performance in 2009, stating that the company now expects results similar to 2008, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] The first paragraph of an Aug. 26 Satellite TODAY story should have read – Harmonic has partnered with Falcon IP/Complete, an end-to-end MPEG-4 IPTV, to offer the Direct-2-Edge […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] The launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (Naro), South Korea’s first rocket, failed to deliver its payload – the Korean Science and Technology Satellite 2 (KSTS […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-26-09] Christian music broadcaster Educational Media Foundation (EMF) ordered more than 100 iPump 6420 audio media satellite-hosted servers from Wegener Corp. for the ongoing expansion and replacement of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] ProtoStar will sell its two satellites, ProtoStar 1 and ProtoStar 2, at an Oct. 14 auction, following a decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delware granting […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Arianespace launched the JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit using an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle, Arianespace announced Aug. 21.     JCSAT-12, designed and built […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] KVH Industries activated its mini-VSAT Broadband service in the Australian and New Zealand maritime region, following completion of satellite testing, the company announced Aug. 21. KVH’s mini-VSAT […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Globalstar and subsidiary Spot Satellite selected the AMY-5M GPS receiver module from U-blox, an embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions, and Axonn, its manufacturer, as the unit […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Iridium Satellite has been contracted to provide satellite phone service to motorists on the Canadian Trans-Labrador highway for the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Iridium announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] Russia’s space mission control has placed the KazSat-1 satellite into a graveyard orbit in efforts to discard the spacecraft, according to reports by Russian news agency Ria […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-09] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed a letter of intent to cooperate with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in satellite disaster monitoring, JAXA announced Aug. 24. […]

[Satellite News 08-25-09] The launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (Naro), South Korea’s first rocket, failed to deliver its payload — the Korean Science and Technology Satellite 2 (KSTS […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Tencate Advanced Composites USA (TCAC-USA) rolled out its TC410, a next-generation cyanate resin prepreg system designed to provide satellite structure manufacturers with dimensionally stable structure materials, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] The launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (Naro), South Korea’s first rocket scheduled to launch a small experimental satellite into low-Earth orbit, has been delayed due […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Planetsky has introduced VelocitySAT, the company’s new satellite communications portfolio and service offering, Planetsky announced Aug. 21.     The VelocitySAT portfolio aims to offer cellular and PSTN/PTT […]

[Satellite Today 08-24-09] Research firm Analysys Mason doubts the ability of North American and European WiMax markets to grow and sustain continued investment from companies such as Cisco Systems, Google, […]

[Satellite News 08-24-09] The Arab Advisors Group believes that free-to-air satellite TV advertising rates in the Arab region are low compared to other global markets due to the lack of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-09] Sirius XM is set to introduce XM SkyDock, a new accessory for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, which would turn the devices into a satellite radio, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] The Israeli Antitrust Authority will not allow Bezeq Telecommunications and its minority shareholder Eurocom to acquire the majority holding in Israeli satellite TV broadcaster Yes, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] The Canadian Ministry of Industry awarded EMS Technologies a $7.9 million repayable investment to support EMS’ next-generation mobile satellite communications research and development project, EMS announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] German manufacturer SatService introduced an upgrade kit to retrofit ACS 3000 antenna control systems from ACS with its Sat-Nms ACU-ODM module, SatService announced Aug. 20.      The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] Envivio Inc. unveiled the latest product in its line of Convergence Series video encoders/transcoders — the 4Caster C4 HD, the company announced Aug. 19.     The unit […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] ViaSat Enerdyne received and displayed analog-transmitted NTSC video from a variety of unmanned aerial systems using its digital EnerLinks 3 ground modem transceiver in a demonstration for […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-09] Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) fleet operator Intelsat Ltd. has been in business for 45 years, the company announced Aug. 20.     Intelsat, operating as an Intergovernmental Organization, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. no longer will market some of its fiberglass antenna products to its commercial broadcast customers as part of a company cost-reduction effort, Comtech announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Harris Corp. signed a multi-year contract with cruise ship operator Carnival Corp. to provide high-speed Internet and advanced voice and data services to its cruise ship passengers, […]