Rebecca Lincks

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-12] TeleCommunication Systems has opened a new sales office in Johannesburg, South Africa focusing on its African marketing and sales activities, the company announced Nov. 2. TeleCommunication provides […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-12] Intelsat has agreed to provide satellite connectivity and C-band capacity on the Intelsat 1R satellite at 310 degrees East to Grupo Chilefilms for a new digital cinema […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-12] Inmarsat has enhanced its SwiftBroadband technology capabilities and plans to focus on the continued development of its L-band services for aviation, the company announced at NBAA 2012 […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-12] The second U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite successfully completed its on-orbit testing on Sept. […]

 [Satellite TODAY 11-01-12] Eutelsat Communications has signed agreements with the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) to lease capacity for broadcasting and IP services on two RSCC satellites to be launched […]

 Satellite TODAY 10-31-12] CASBAA CEO Simon Twiston Davies was honored with the annual CASBAA Chairman’s Award at the CASBAA Convention 2012 in Hong Kong, the association announced Oct. 31. Twiston […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-12] Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video platform is certified to be used with Anevia‘s ViaMotion system to provide over-the-top (OTT) video transcoding, packaging, and streaming solution […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-12] Global high-resolution Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has signed a multiyear contract with a sixth undisclosed Direct Access Program (DAP) customer, the company announced Oct. 30.   […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting CEO Cato Halsaa has been elected Chairman of the Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) effective immediately, replacing former Astrium Services CEO […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Surrey Satellite Technology LLC (SSTL) has secured a contract for the batch production of its SGR-10 Space GPS Receiver and selected Aeroflex’s Colorado Springs, Colo. division as […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Mitsubishi Electric’s new maritime broadband satellite communications product has been awarded Type Approvals after extensive testing by satellite industry non-profit Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Mitsubishi announced Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] The GOES-13 spacecraft has returned to full operation and is running smoothly with improved performance after engineers from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), Boeing […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] ViaSat will introduce a new high-dynamic C-band antenna feed at the 2012 International Telemetering Conference (ITC), the company announced Oct. 18. The patent-pending C-band antenna is designed […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] Globalstar subsidiary Globalsat Europe Satellite Services has signed a distribution agreement with telecommunications solutions provider Virtual Mobile Data (VMD), Globalstar Europe announced Oct. 18. According to the agreement, […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] Cisco plans to work with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to deliver Cisco TelePresence VX Tactical (VX Tactical) high-definition video services to Middle Eastern government entities, […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] The EchoStar 16 satellite designed for EchoStar SATS by commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Space Center for launch aboard an International […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] Technicolor has extended its contract with Malaysian cross-media group Astro to continue its production of MediaPlay High-Definition (HD) MPEG-4 set-top boxes for Astro, Technicolor announced Oct. 16. […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has appointed Michael Barthlow as General Manager for its North American business, the company announced Oct. 17. Barthlow has previous experience in tactical and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] VT Systems company VT iDirect has unveiled details of its Evolution X7 remote, claiming the unit is able to reach up to 100 Mbps inbound and outbound throughput, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] Evert Dudok will serve as Astrium Services CEO effective immediately, as former CEO Eric Béranger switches to CEO of Astrium Satellites in an effort to increase cooperation […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] Eutelsat has terminated broadcasts of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) channels via its Hot Bird Satellites with Arqiva’s support, Eutelsat announced Oct. 15. According to Eutelsat, […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] UAE global satellite network services provider Etisalat has launched a new Managed Web Security Service utilizing a cloud-based Security-as-a-Service aimed to deliver high performance, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] China will be adding a 16th satellite to its Beidou satellite navigation system at the end of October aiming to provide services to the Asia-Pacific network, Beijing […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the Intelsat 23 satellite on an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for FSS operator Intelsat, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] Arianespace launched two satellites into orbit for Europe’s Galileo global position system aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from French Guiana on Oct. 12, the European Space Agency […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] SES Platform Services and global television network Fashion One have signed a multi-year contract to begin broadcasting the free-to-air channel in SD at the 19.2 degrees East […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] Joint testing and installation of Newtec’s Ka-band hub infrastructure has been completed by Avanti Communications, InSat and Newtec and the first ISPs testing InSat’s Afghanistan-based VSAT and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-12] Canadian Oil Recovery and Remediation Enterprises (CORRE) has begun the pilot project with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) utilizing EcoTecnos’ geo-sensing satellite detection service, CORRE announced Oct. 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-12] Orbital Sciences has completed production of Azerbaijan’s first national satellite, Azerpace-1, which is scheduled to launch February 2013 from Arianespace’s launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana, OJSC […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-12-12] Intelsat has accepted Boeing’s 702MP Intelsat 21 satellite, which will be used to boost the operator’s broadcast and communications services throughout Europe, Africa, North America and South […]