E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] OmniGlobe Networks Inc. signed an agreement with the city of Kingston, Ontario, to enhance the telecommunications infrastructure in unserved areas of the region, the company announced July […]

[Satellite Today  7-02-08] Arianespace is scheduled to loft the ProtoStar 1 and Badr-6 satellites into orbit July 7.     ProtoStar I is based on Space Systems/Loral’s 1300 platform and is […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] Italian satellite operator Telespazio unveiled the details of a demonstration of a satellite-based system designed to manage humanitarian rescue operations in the case of natural disasters.     […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] WorldSpace Satellite Radio reached an agreement with four of its creditors to defer debt payments for the second time in less than a month, WorldSpace announced […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] ASC Signal Corp. will supply commercial-off-the-shelf antenna products to an unnamed customers under a subcontract from Globecomm Systems Inc., ASC announced July 1.     Under the […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Taide Network, a member of the Vizada Group, has rebranded itself Vizada Networks, the company announced .     Formed in September, Vizada incorporated the former Telenor […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Arqiva has secured a five-year contract with France’s Multi7 to manage the broadcaster’s multiplex platform, delivering a digital terrestrial television (DTT) service, Arqiva announced July 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Asiasat has been contracted by Eurovision to supply multiple transponders on the Asiasat 2 satellite during the Beijing Olympic Games in August, Asiasat announced July 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed a capacity deal with Fox International Channels, Measat announced July 2.     Under the agreement, Fox International Channels, a fully-owned business unit […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] BT Latam Colombia has chosen VT iDirect Inc. to support a high-speed IP satellite network that will enable the Colombian government to improve the collection and […]

[Satellite News – 7-1-08] A proposed deal that could see News Corp. give up its majority ownership of conditional access and middleware vendor NDS could be the first step that […]

 [Satellite Today – 7-01-08] Research and consulting firm CFI Group has found that customers who have called satellite TV companies for help rate their satisfaction with cable and satellite service […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] Satlynx has completed a 300-site supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) network for Electrictie De France (EDF) Energy Networks in the United Kingdom, Satlynx announced June […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] The Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) payload has passed its critical design review, and interfaces have been verified for initial assembly and integration with the spacecraft […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] International Launch Services (ILS) is aiming for an August. 14 launch of its Proton-M, the company’s first mission since a March launch failure, ILS announced July […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] The European Commission reopened the procurement process for the Galileo satellite navigation systems, The European Space Agency (ESA) announced July 1.     The program, initially envisioned […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08]  Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. will supply satellite network bandwidth, network operations management, program management and technical support services to the U.S. Army, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] SES New Skies signed a capacity deal with one of India’s largest media companies, SES New Skies said July 1.     SES New Skies signed a […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] Intelsat confirmed that its Galaxy 26 satellite suffered a partial failure June 29, losing 15 watts out of its possible 37-watt capacity.     Slightly more than […]

After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different business, but his impact […]

TECHNOLOGY Telespazio, Thales Demonstrate Satellite System For Emergency Responders Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space demonstrated a new satellite system for guiding and monitoring emergency service vehicles responding to fire or […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] Sirius Satellite Radio expects to achieve synergies of about $400 million in 2009 if its merger with XM Satellite Radio is approved, Sirius announced June 30. […]

If Seven Planes Cost $7 Billion, That Is 9 Percent Of 9/11 Damage In New York City Alone; $50,000-70,000 Per Missile Hit By ABL A Fraction Of Interceptor Cost Will […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] The global satellite communications sector has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to allow terrestrial fixed services to operate in the 14.0-14.5 gigahertz band […]

Measure Reaffirms Vision Of Manned Exploration Of Moon, Mars; Study Ordered On Extending Shuttle Flights From 2010 To 2015; Added Shuttle Mission Provided For Flying AMS To Space Station Commercial […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] Under a proposed transaction News Corp. will no longer be the majority shareholder of NDS Group, News Corp. announced June 27.     News Corp. and a […]

Congress should counter veto threats from a stingy President Bush by passing a continuing budget resolution freezing NASA funding for half a year, and then pass a budget with spending […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] Euronews has signed with SatLink Communications a deal that will improve distribution of Euronews in key markets in Asia, the company announced June 30.     SatLink […]

President Bush is lifting sanctions on North Korea, even though he remains "deeply concerned" about the rogue nation as a bad actor. But some observers asked why a treacherous nation […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] The launch of TerreStar Networks Inc.‘s TerreStar-1 satellite may be pushed into the second quarter of 2009 due to damaged sustained during construction, TerreStar Corp. announced […]