E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] Norsat International Inc. has created a new company division called Norsat Capital that will provide customers and potential clients with the option of leasing or renting Norsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] SkyTerra Safety Access LLC filed an application with the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Aug. 18 to request $37 million to deploy two new […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-09] TerreStar Networks selected BroadSoft’s BroadWorks Voice-over-IP (VoIP) application to power its new satellite Smartphone mobile broadband network service, TerreStar announced Aug. 19.     In July, TerreStar announced […]

[Satellite News 08-20-09] 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 TODAY 08-19-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) delivered the Nimiq 5 communications satellite to International Launch Service’s (ILS) Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched on Sept. 18, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has acquired select product lines and related technology from San Diego-based broadcast company Comtech Tiernan Video (Tiernan) for more than $2 million in […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the final GPS 2R-M satellite in a series of U.S. Air Force navigation satellites on Aug. 17, the ULA announced.     A […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] FreeHD Canada Inc., a satellite television company, has filed applications with the Canadian Radio,Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to provide a Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television service and […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-19-09] Lockheed Martin updated its contract with Harris Corp. to development wireless networking technology for Increment 3 of the U.S. Army’s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), Harris announced Aug. […]

[Satellite News 08-19-09] The Tiernan Video product line, which has a long history in the broadcast community, has traded hands to another new owner — International Datacasting Corp. (IDC). The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Integral Systems has appointed H. Marshal Ward COO, the company announced Aug. 17.     Ward, a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force, will assume the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Lockheed Martin Space Systems will lay off 800 workers by the end of 2009 in efforts to improve its competitive posture, the company announced Aug. 17.     […]

 [Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Landsat 5 experienced an anomaly Aug. 13, which rendered the satellite out of control and left the spacecraft’s power at critical levels, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Vizada and CLS, an environmental monitoring and maritime security services provider, have partnered to provide International Maritime Organization (IMO)-compliant long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) to the European […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Iridium Satellite approval to combine with GHL Acquisition, Iridium announced Aug. 17.     “This is good news for us, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched a new HX-series broadband satellite router, the HX280, Hughes announced Aug. 17.     The HX280 commercial-off-the-shelf router aims to provide carrier-grade IP […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09]  ISS Reshetnev will work with Thales Alenia Space and Russian Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR) in developing the Express AM5 and AM6 satellites, the Moscow-based manufacturer […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] The Ukrainian National Space Agency will launch the Sich-2 land remote sensing satellite in April 2010, the organization announced Aug. 14.     A Ukrainian Dnepr rocket will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] U.S President Barack Obama is directing the U.S. National Security Council and the U.S. National Economic Council to undertake a comprehensive review of the U.S. export control […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] Australian DTH operator Foxtel had 125,000 subscribers for its HD service in Australia at the end of June, according to the operator’s full year results, released Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] National Polish media group TVN has appointed Markus Tellenbach group president and CEO, the broadcaster announced Aug. 13.      Tellenbach starts his new role in September.      […]

[Satellite News 08-17-09] Recent Indian DTH subscriber growth, may be offset in the long-term by excessive market regulation, said Vivek Couto, executive director of regional pay-TV analyst firm Media Partners […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09]  Atrexx is targeting businesses in the Caribbean and South America with new IP satellite services, the company announced Aug. 13.     The German satellite service provider has […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Sirius XM Radio has offered $250 million in senior secured notes due 2015, in an attempt to raise funds, the company announced Aug. 13.     The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Sky Deutschland suffered major losses in the second quarter of 365.8 million euros ($518.16 million), the company announced in its 2009 second quarter financial results released Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Bell Canada dropped its lawsuit against the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the broadcaster announced Aug. 13.     Bell did not give a reason for dropping […]

[Satellite News 08-14-09] The first funding window for $7.2 billion in U.S. broadband stimulus funding outlined in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act closes Aug 14.     The U.S. Department […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Asia-Pacific satellite operator Thaicom expects to launch a high-speed Internet service in India via its broadband satellite, IPStar in the second half of this year, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] Intelsat Ltd. reported a 10 percent increase in its 2009 second-quarter revenues at $642.5 million – up from $584.9 million in 2008, the company announced in its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-09] ViaSat is supplying its LinkStarS2 Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) and SurfBeam satellite networking system hubs to Linkserve, an Internet service provider in West Africa, ViaSat announced […]