E-letter: News Feed

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a supplemental type certificate for SatWest LLC’s SatWest L-1 Satcom Kit for LearJet aircraft, SatWest announced Nov. 28. […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite News] The Galileo satellite navigation program, one of the flagship programs of the European Commission, has been boosted by the news that European Union (EU) budget ministers […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has waived a requirement that Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) build a ground-based spare satellite, MSV announced Nov. 28.     Under […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Eagle Broadband has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.       Eagle listed its assets as […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to provide a direct-to-home broadcast ground station valued from an unnamed European services provider, Globecomm announced Nov. 28.     Under […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has demonstrated the communications and transmission security architecture of its proposed Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), the company announced Nov. 28.     The tests, […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Arqiva will support the delivery of Southern Africa Direct, a free-to-air lifestyle and culture channel, onto BSkyB‘s platform, Arqiva announced Nov. 28.     Arqiva is providing […]

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Arqiva will support the delivery of Southern Africa Direct, a free-to-air lifestyle and culture channel, onto BSkyB‘s platform, Arqiva announced Nov. 28.     Arqiva is providing […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today]  IPTV has chosen Arqiva to distribute content into the European market, IPTV announced Nov. 27.     In April, Arqiva completed its acquisition of BT Satellite Broadband […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile TV and DTV transmission company TeamCast will provide its Flo modulation equipment to Axcera, a provider of equipment and systems for the television broadcast, mobile […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) received a patent for its high-level operational support system, the company announced Nov. 27.     The patent enables applications and systems to […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] Harris Corp. has named Richard Scott vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations for Harris Broadcast Communications, the company announced Nov. 27. […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] Sea Launch is returning to port and rescheduling the launch campaign for the Thuraya-3 mission, the company announced Nov. 26.     Sea Launch’s Odyssey platform and […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] CNN entered into a strategic alliance with Thuraya to provide mobile satellite customers access to breaking news in English and Arabic beginning Nov. 27, Thuraya announced.    […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today]    Eutelsat Communications has signed a multi-year contract to sell capacity on its W2 satellite to support the expansion of the Canal Satellite Reunion pay-TV platform, Eutelsat […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] ETT Ltd. will become the exclusive national service operator for IPStar broadband services in Australia, Shin Satellite announced Nov. 27.     Under the 12-year agreement, ETT […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] Hughes Network Systems LLC will provide Essroc, a North American cement producer, with backup satellite broadband service, Hughes announced Nov. 27.     HughesNet Access Continuity uses […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] L-3 Communications subsidiary Telemetry-West has provided licenses for its InControl software to Cornell University’s CUSat nanosatelite program, Telemetry-West announced Nov. 27.     The InControl software is […]

[11-27-07 – Satellite Today] The WorldView-1 imagery satellite has completed commissioning and is sending images to the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), DigitalGlobe announced Nov. 26.     Full operations began […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Shin Satellite signed a deal with Indonesia’s FirstAsia Group to provide Ipstar gateway operations and services, Shin announced Nov. 23. FirstAsia Group will place an initial […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today]  The U.S. Air Force awarded contracts Nov. 21 to Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to continue work on their proposals for the ground control segment for the […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Sea Launch delayed its Thuraya-3 mission due to weather conditions, the company announced Nov. 25. No new date had been set. Thuraya-3, manufactured by Boeing, will […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Israel’s direct-to-home operators Yes plans to launch high-definition TV (HDTV) services in December, according to press reports. The package will cost 39.90 Israeli shekels ($10.14) per […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) will provide satellite control services for the ProtoStar 1 satellite as well as lease C-band capacity on the spacecraft, SingTel and ProtoStar […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. completed qualification testing of the payload flight software for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) payload, the first flight qualification of the new […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Cisco appointed retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle, vice president, Global Government Solutions Group, the company announced Nov. 26. Boutelle will lead Cisco’s efforts in […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] PlanetSpace, Lockheed Martin and ATK have submitted a bid for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project (COTS), PlanetSpace announced Nov. 22. NASA has opened up the […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) and the University of Surrey have captured a Galileo signal reflected off the ocean surface, demonstrating the potential for determining the […]

[11-26-07 – Satellite Today] Astrium Satellites signed a contract with Inmarsat to develop an Alphasat 1-XL satellite that will support Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, Astrium announced Nov. […]

[11-21-07 – Satellite News] Satellite pay-TV operators DirecTV and EchoStar continued to post subscriber gains in the 2007 third quarter, even as new competition from alternative pay-TV sources begins to […]