E-letter: News Feed

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to continue monitoring natural oil seeps and oil spills […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today] Telenor has announced some management changes, which will impact its broadcast and satellite operations, the company announced Oct. 25. In some major changes, Christian Albech, who […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed Natalia Nikolaeva as its new deputy director general, and head of business development, the company announced Oct. 23. She […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Stratos Global Corp. has had 100 million messages sent via its AmosConnect service, the company announced Oct. 25. AmosConnect integrates vessel and shore-based office applications such […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] GlobeCast has partnered with BBC Worldwide, Globecast announced Oct. 23. BBC will use GlobeCast services to expand its Global Channels business to Asia and Poland, distributing […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] The Modern Times Group (MTG) announced its results Oct. 23, giving an update on its DTH operations in both the Nordic and Baltic regions. The company’s […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] The Boeing Company increased revenues from its Network and Space Systems division by six percent from third quarter 2006, the company announced Oct. 24. Boeing earned […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] The Ariane 5 ECA launcher has been delivered to Arianespace at their Spaceport in French Guiana, the company announced Oct. 23. The spacecraft has to undergo […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] NDS has introduced a new high-definition digital video recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 set-top box (STB) powered by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market, the company announced […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Fortified DataCom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortified Holdings Corp., has been awarded a contract to supply the Monroe, La. Police department with a communications and […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Qualcomm Inc. has introduced a new global mobile Internet and GPS solution for notebook computers, the company announced Oct. 23. The Gobi solution includes Qualcomm’s MDM1000 […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Wireless Matrix Corp. has launched its new satellite communications platform, the company announced Oct. 22. The Satellite Data Modem (SDM) 5000 leverages satellite communication so customers […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite News] Com Dev International Ltd. has developed a way to “de-collide” the hundreds or thousands of signals emitted by the maritime Advanced Identification System (AIS), solving the […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] EchoStar Communications Corp. and its subsidiary EchoStar FSS Corp. (EFSSC) have launched a new video IP transport (ViP) and distribution platform, EchoStar announced Oct. 22. EFFSC […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide services to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the company announced Oct. 8. The New Zealand Ministry of Health will rely on […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite News] Dogan TV, a major media group in Turkey, is using satellite technology to extend its reach into the digital TV market. Earlier this year, Dogan announced […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Inmarsat has commercially launched SwiftBroadband, its high-speed data service for aeronautical use, the company announced Oct. 22. SwiftBroadband is capable of supporting broadband IP data at […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra has moved its satellite Astra 1E from the orbital position 19.2° East to 23.5° East to replace the satellite Astra 1D which is approaching […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat has seen solid revenue growth in the quarter to the end of Sept. 30. This was one of the highlights of its first quarter results, […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Net sales for Lockheed Martin’s space systems division rose 19 percent in the quarter to the end of September. This lead to the division making a […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Hughes Network Systems will design, develop and supply a satellite chipset platform for TerreStar Networks under an agreement signed Oct. 22, Hughes announced. The platform will […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) vice president of government solutions Jim Corry has been appointed to serve on the Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Verizon Business has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to deliver portable satellite service to enterprise customers, Verizon announced Oct. 23. The new service, Verizon […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar simplex data integrator Orbit One, a Numerex company, has launched a new satellite tracking tag, Globalstar announced Oct. 23. The SX1, designed to communicate via […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Radyne has received two orders for its advanced high-capacity troposcatter modem, the company announced Oct. 23. The orders, one from an international oil and gas firm, […]

China will drop its adherence to rules barring war in space, in any future conflict with the United States, and attack U.S. space assets, so American forces need to field […]

Soyuz Lifts Four Satellites For Globalstar, Arianespace Announces A Soyuz lifter rushed four satellites into orbit for Globalstar, rising from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Arianespace announced. It was the 12th […]

2007 Oct. 23 STS-120 STS-120 will be the twenty-third mission to the International Space Station and will deliver the U.S. Node 2 Harmony module expanding the space station’s capability for […]

EADS, Astrium, Snare US$39.9 Million French Contract The French military gave the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and Astrium a Euro28 million ($39.9 million) contract, the company announced. […]

[10-22-07 – Satellite News] The high seas used to be the exclusive domain of Inmarsat, but the development of stabilized VSAT platforms, which keep satellite antennas oriented when a ship […]