E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Primus Telecommunications Group, an integrated IP communications services provider, has entered into a forbearance and waiver agreement with a requisite majority of its first lien term loan […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Iridium Satellite has certified EMA Group‘s BlueTraker Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) ship terminal to provide LRIT services over the Iridium satellite network, Iridium announced April 16. […]

[Satellite News 04-16-09] Sky Television New Zealand is seeing strong demand for its recently launched high-definiton (HD) services that the uptake of the service has been the fastest in the […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Harris Corp. opened a facility in St. Louis, for production and quality assurance of high-resolution imagery-derived geospatial data for the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and other […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) selected Blue Sky Network to supply satellite tracking and communication solutions for use aboard work and transport helicopters, Blue Sky announced April 15. […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Eutelsat has moved its Kabelkiosk digital cable platform to the Eurobird 9A satellite, Eutelsat company announced April 15.     Eutelsat Deutschland said that with the move, Kabelkiosk […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) selected Grass Valley to supply cable headends as part of efforts to digitalize cable in Taiwan, TBC announced April 15.       TBC, a […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. won a $2.1 million order from the U.S. military for satellite communications equipment that will be used to upgrade existing battlefield systems to […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Tandberg Television won a contribution deal with Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Egypt’s national broadcaster, to supply Tandberg’s MPEG-2 encoding solutions, Tandberg announced April 14.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Inmarsat completed the acquisition of Stratos Global Corp. following approval by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the Canadian Minister of Industry, Inmarsat announced April 15.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] SatLink Communications signed a deal with SES Astra to acquire capacity on SES Astra’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite, SatLink announced April 14.     Astra 4A, located […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] In the last six months, more than 35 new IPTV operations began trials or deployment, as several major companies attempt to gain leadership status in the sector, […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] MotoSat released its Mesa series tri-axis motorized self-aligning antenna for fixed VSAT applications, the company announced April 13.     The Mesa antenna uses tri-axis alignment to provide […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] German satellite imagery provider RapidEye entered into a partnership which names U.S. distributor MakaLani as RapidEye’s imagery reseller for U.S. government, military and homeland security customers, RapidEye […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] Liberty Sports Group signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat for satellite capacity to distribute its three regional sports networks to viewers across the United States, Liberty announced […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) received a $14.9 million contract order from the U.S. Army to provide transportable ground receive suites and related spare parts to support the […]

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] Arianespace signed a contract to launch Intelsat’s New Dawn satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, Arianespace announced April 14.     The launch of Intelsat New Dawn, built by […]

[Satellite Today 04-14-09] The Chinese government has merged China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) with China Satellite Communications Corp. (China Satcom), CASC announced April 10.     China Satcom, with […]

[Satellite Today 04-14-09] Crawford Satellite Services has launched the All Sports Network (ASN), a live sports channel, in high definition (HD) to Asian audiences, marking its official entrance in the […]

[Satellite Today 04-14-09]  Swe-Dish Satellite Systems was granted U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses for its Drive-Away CCT120 and SuitcasexAE terminals, Swe-Dish announced April 13.     The licenses authorize the […]

[Satellite Today 04-14-09] Galaxy Broadband Communications (GBC) has selected Encore Networks’ Bandit line of industrial routers for GBC’s satellite networks, systems and solutions throughout Canada, GBC announced April 13.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-14-09] ViaSat signed a $1.8 million contract with Canadian provider Juch-Tech to expand VSAT services to Africa, ViaSat announced April 13.     The contract supports expansion of Juch-Tech […]

Mike Stolarik is the new president and CEO of QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of the British firm that provides IT and engineering. He succeeds Rob Topping who is moving […]

[Satellite Today 04-13-09] A team led by Lockheed Martin has submitted its proposal for the Space-Based Infrared System’s (SBIRS) program’s follow-on production phase and has completed the preliminary design review […]

NASA’s newest module for the International Space Station will get a new name tomorrow night, to be announced on the Comedy Central routine, "The Colbert Report." Announcing the name for […]

[Satellite Today 04-13-09] Harris Corp. has won a $150 million contract from the U.S. Army for the supply of additional wideband tactical satellite radio systems, Harris announced April 10.     […]

A Chinese firm stands indicted for allegedly aiding Iran in its drive to advance its nuclear and ballistic missiles development programs, according to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. Li Fanwei […]

[Satellite Today 04-13-09] KVH expects to report revenue of approximately $18 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 22 percent drop from the $23.1 million it posted in the […]

The first mirror segment for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) pass its initial series of cryogenic, or super-cold, tests at Marshall Space Flight Center, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. […]

[Satellite Today 04-13-09] Harris Corp. released new enhancements to its Nexio family of video servers, the company announced April 8.     The enhancements include direct file importing of both GXF […]