E-letter: News Feed

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Air Force has authorized Boeing Co. to begin construction on a sixth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, Boeing announced Dec. 21.     The Commonwealth […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today} The RASCOM-QAF1 and Horizons-2 satellites have been launched into orbit, Arianespace confirmed Dec. 21. This was the sixth successful Arianespace mission of the year. Both satellites […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] SkyTerra Communications Inc., Inmarsat plc, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. have reached a cooperative agreement for L-Band operations in North America, […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has received a $695 million contract to build NASA‘s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), Boeing announced Dec. 20.     The contract, […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Inmarsat has signed a deal with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO to further upgrade and enhance the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, Inmarsat announced […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] ITT Corp. has delivered a new demonstration payload for the GPS Block 2R satellite to Lockheed Martin‘s facilities, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 20.     The payload, […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a deal with Mexico’s Grupo Elektra to provide a substantial broadband satellite network across the region, the company announced Dec. 21. […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Satellite Today will not be published on Monday, Dec. 24, or Tuesday, Dec. 25, due to the Christmas holiday. We will resume publication on Wednesday, Dec. […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has been awarded a $96.7 million contract by NASA to provide the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Pace Micro Technology boosted its position in the set-top box market by acquiring the operations of Royal Philips Electronics, Pace announced Dec. 19. Philips supplies of […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Wegener Corp. has received orders worth more than $1.4 million for its Unity 552 Enterprise Media Receiver, Wegener announced Dec. 20.     The orders are expected […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has accepted delivers of 22 OuterLink mobile asset management systems and five spare Cp-3i satellite communication terminal platforms, OuterLink announced […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] About 90 percent of the 1,700 transponders targeting Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EMEA) were fully or partially used during the first official measurement […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has formed a new Intelligence and Security Systems division to provide ground-based and other integrated intelligence and security solutions for government customers, the company […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite News] The role of satellites in mobile television in Europe has been bought into sharper focus as Alcatel-Lucent has teamed up with mobile operator 3 Italia and […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] ViaSat Inc. will supply business jets with airborne broadband terminals and satellite service through contracts with Rockwell Collins and Arinc, ViaSat announced Dec. 20.     The […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed a deal with Euro Marketing Group to offer Astra2Connect in Poland, SES Astra announced Dec. 20.     Euro Marketing will offer the satellite-based […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Alcatel-Lucent will conduct a mobile TV trial in the United States with ICO Global Communications based on the DVB-SH (digital video broadcasting–satellite services to handhelds) standard, […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed its third contract to market its high-speed internet access service to consumers in Germany, the company announced Oct. 19.     Yato, a telecommunications […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. completed the first phase of a turnkey satellite network solution for Vivo, Gilat announced Dec. 18.     Vivo, a customer of Brazil’s […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] Norsat International Inc. will open a research and development facility in South Korea to develop components for Norsat’s microwave products and satellite systems business units, the […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] WorldSpace Satellite Radio has appointed Roberto Zaino, a pioneer of the radio broadcasting industry in Italy, as content director for WorldSpace Italia, the company announced Dec. […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] ViewCast Corp. named Peter Still the company’s sales director, ViewCast announced Dec. 19.     Still will join the company Jan. 2 and be responsible for developing […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite News] French broadcaster AB Groupe has launched a new satellite pay-TV platform, BIS, hoping to exploit the demand for low-cost pay-TV in France.     The basic package […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] Envivio Inc. will provide a video headend for Tus Telekom‘s standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) IPTV services in Slovenia, Envivio announced Dec. 18.      Tus Telecom […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] Israel’s Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) has signed broadcast deals in Hungary, Slovenia and Romania for transponder space on the Amos satellites, the company announced Dec. 18. […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] WildBlue Communications Inc. signed an agreement with Google Inc. for a suite of enhanced services, WildBlue announced Dec. 17.     The WildBlue.net home page will make […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] U.K. communications regulator Ofcom has published a consultation document investigating the pay-TV market which suggests that the regulator does not necessarily believe that there are issues […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev Inc. has completed development of its low shock release mechanism (LSRM), which provides restraint and release of spacecraft components, the company announced Dec. 17.     […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) closed its acquisition of Alliance Spacesystems, MDA announced Dec. 18.     Alliance Spacesystems provides U.S. government and aerospace customers with […]