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[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] VSAT service providers should be wary of pricing potential, cost-sensitive VSAT users out of the market after experiencing a sector-wide drop in service revenues and equipment sales, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] The Ukrainian and Russian governments are close to an agreement to have both countries’ aerospace industries cooperate to expand and operate the Glonass global military navigation satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] Integral Systems U.K. subsidiary has been awarded a contract to support an unnamed satellite program in Asia, the company announced April 1.     The contract, worth more […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] Kudelski Group subsidiary Nagravision signed a 10-year conditional access system agreement with Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat, Nagravision announced March 31.     The agreement extends the existing […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] Inmarsat has named aeronautical satellite provider Arinc a SwiftBroadband service distribution partner, Arinc announced March 31.     As a distribution partner, Arinc can now purchase airtime directly […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] China’s state-owned satellite operator, China Satellite Communications Corp. (CSCC) is expected to report a 26.9 percent profit increase in 2009, according to an April 1 report released […]

WildBlue Communications Former CEO Named 2009 Communications Executive of the Year Former WildBlue Communications CEO Dave Leonard was named the Communications Technology Professionals (CTP) 2009 Communications Executive of the Year. […]

BusinessCom Launches IP VSAT Service Satellite telecommunications service provider BusinessCom has launched its Advantage IP VSAT service to provide coverage to Middle East and parts of Asia. The Ku-band, IO […]

SES CFO Heads to O3B SES CFO Mark Rigolle has been appointed CEO of O3b Networks. Rigolle succeeds Greg Clarke, who is stepping down for personal reasons but will remain […]

Enensys Brings DVB-T2 Solution to Market Enensys unveiled a DVB-T2 end-to-end solution, demonstrating single frequency network (SFN) and multiple input single output (MISO) abilities. The Enensys solution features a T2 […]

Arianespace Secures Launch from overhorizon OverHorizon has contracted Arianespace to launch its first communications satellite, OHO-1, on an Ariane 5 rocket. The deal represents Arianespace’s fourth launch contract of 2010. […]

ESPN is taking stock in Executive Vice President of Technology Chuck Pagano’s “gut feeling” that live 3-D HD broadcasts will drive market success and keep the sports giant ahead of […]

As a brand mainly targeting a youthful audience, MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has to be at the cutting edge of new technologies and ideas to reach an ever more demanding […]

I have not been able to pick up a mainstream newspaper or magazine, turn on TV news, or check out a news Web site in the past several months without […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Telesat signed a contract with Canadian DTH proivder Shaw Direct for 16 Ku-band transponders on the planned Anik G1 satellite, Telesat announced March 31.     “The deal […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Astrium has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the Sentinel-2B optical satellite, the next flight unit in the Sentinel series, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] EMS Aviation’s eNfusion AMT-700 High-gain Antenna (HGA) has received Inmarsat class 6 multi-channel aeronautical antenna certification, EMS announced March 31.     The AMT-700 HGA is a mechanically […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] U.K. scientists, funded by Astrium, have developed a 30-kilogram nanosatellite intended to clear more than 5,500 tons of debris in low-Earth orbit, the University of Surrey announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] The governments of China and Brazil have agreed to share satellite data with each other and with developing countries including in Africa, a Brazilian official in Beijing […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Gilat Satellite Networks received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver a turnkey broadband satellite solution to a Latin American defense agency to be used for border control […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Data Link Solutions (DLS) has delivered its first Multifunctional Information Distribution System–Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT 2) to the U.S. Army’s Tactical Radio Communications Systems office, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Norsat International has won a $1.7 million network service contract from a military based in Europe, the company announced March 30.     Norsat said the unnamed military […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Blue Sky Network has been selected by MIAT Mongolian Airlines to provide flight tracking, voice communications, and data messaging services onboard its fleet of B-737 aircraft, Blue […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Hughes Network Systems won a contract from the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to provide satellite broadband technology to public sector entities throughout the state, Hughes announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Analyst firm Teal Group Corp. has increased its yearly projected count of future space payloads over the next 20 years from 2010 to 2029, Teal Group Lead […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] KeyOn Communications Holdings, a U.S. provider of wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over IP services, has submitted multiple applications for $360 million of U.S. federal stimulus […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] Harbinger Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of SkyTerra Communications, the operator announced March 29.     The transaction, initially announced in September, was accomplished through a merge […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] Avanti Communications has won a satellite broadband contract extension with Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the company announced March 29.     The Department has […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] The Kudelski Group now fully owns OpenTV, a global supplier of middleware and interactive TV solutions to satellite pay-TV operators, Kuldelski announced March 29.     The Kudelski […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-10] DirecTV will add ESPN 3D to its dedicated 3-D programming package, scheduled to launch in June, the satellite broadcaster announced March 29.     ESPN 3D will showcase […]