Rebecca Lincks

Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya Telecommunications and Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Mobile have partnered to provide Japanese business, enterprise, and consumer subscribers across Thuraya’s satellite network with mobile satellite communication services.

Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat Broadcasting will provide season-long coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA) according to a new multi-year pay-TV partnership.

Advantech AMT has received new orders for its DISA Certified MIL-STD-188-165A, AMT73L SCPC Modem from a major U.S. military supplier totaling $1.7 million.

The Skynet 5D satellite has joined with Mexsat Bicentenario on Ariane 5 in preparation for the Dec. 19 Arianespace seventh and final 2012 heavy-lift flight from the French Guiana Spaceport.

The Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) C- and Ku-band Satmex 8 satellite launch is likely to be delayed due to the ILS Proton Breeze M glitch

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-12] The U.S. Army has placed a delivery order for TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point or SNAP 1.2M Lite […]

Elbit Systems wholly owned subsidiary Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop will provide Israel Aerospace Industries with the Jupiter space camera for the Italian Optsat 3000 observation satellite

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-12] SES’ ASTRA is now broadcasting the Swiss private channel 3+ from its orbital position 19.2 degrees East, the company announced Dec. 14. 3+ is the first Switzerland-based […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-12] The SES German HD platform HD+ is adding its 15th channel Deluxe Music HD, the company announced Dec. 13. Deluxe Music was launched in Germany in 2005 […]

 [Satellite TODAY 12-13-12] PulseSwitch Systems is the Space Foundation’s newest Space Certification Partner, recognized for its licensed batteryless, wireless remote Lightning Switch, the Foundation announced Dec. 13. Using NASA-developed Thunder […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-12] Xtar has acquired a significant segment of the airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) market over the last year under various contracts valued at over $8 million […]

Artist’s concept of the coverage area of a single SeeMe satellite Image credit: DARPA  [Satellite TODAY 12-13-12] Raytheon has won a $1.5 million contract to design small satellites to enhance […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-12] Hughes Network Systems subsidiary Hughes Communications India (HCIL) will connect 27,000 offsite ATMs with a secure broadband satellite network over 2014 and provide various public sector banks […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-12] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given regulatory approval for Dish Network to convert satellite spectrum for wireless use, the company announced Dec. 12.       […]

 [Satellite TODAY 12-12-12] Intelsat is working with AMC Networks to donate satellite distribution services for the "12-12-12" Hurricane Sandy relief concert in New York City, the satellite service provider announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-12] Satcom Direct has launched the mobile application FlightDeck 360, enabling customers to view real-time flight data and utilize datalink communications before and during a flight using an […]

MapBox, a provider of open source solutions for designing and publishing maps via the cloud, has selected DigitalGlobe as their commercial earth imagery provider.

The Gazprom-owned Yamal-402 satellite eventually reached orbit early Tuesday after its course was corrected by space officials.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed an over $100 million contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to supply the communications payload solution for the Amos-6 satellite.

Telecommunications company Vivacom has increased the download speeds and doubled the monthly bandwidth allowance for its satellite-based internet services.

Gilat Satellite Networks’ Wavestream Ku-band Matchbox Mini Block Upconverter is available immediately

Gokturk-2 is Turkey’s second homemade earth observation satellite and is scheduled to launch Dec. 19 from the Chinese Jiuquan Base.

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-12] Portugal’s Upstar Comunicacoes has chosen Nevion to upgrade their existing video transport infrastructure with greater channel capacity, longer distance transport and increased redundancy, the company announced Dec. […]

OnAir’s inflight connectivity is now a linefit option for Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir to be equipped with Dassault’s Falcon 7X and available for 2014 delivery.

Gilat Satcom has partnered with XipLink to accelerate web-surfing speeds and satellite communications throughput.

All of Globalstar’s six satellites scheduled for launch in early February are now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, completed when the final two satellites arrived at the launch complex Dec. 9

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] EchoStar subsidiary EchoStar Technologies and DISH will design, manufacture and sell new energy-efficient set-top boxes (STBs), the companies announced Dec 6. EchoStar is the exclusive provider of […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] GMV USA will provide Harris Corporation with its software product for the ground system of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R), the companies announced Dec. 7. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] Fire Watch America has been made a Space Certification Program Partner and is now authorized to carry the Certified Space Technology seal, the Space Foundation announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-12] Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcaster Vision Asia has chosen Telstra to provide its Australian and New Zealand viewers with managed satellite services, the companies announced Dec. 7. The […]