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[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is restructuring its business and splitting into two separate business units, the company announced Jan. 20.     SSTL will now have a […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] CapRock Government Solutions named Augustine Ponturiero director of operations, the company announced Jan. 19.     Ponturiero primarily will oversee the day-to-day functions of CapRock’s satcom division and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Vizada Networks and SES World Skies have donated satellite and service capacity to the World Health Organization (WHO) VSAT site in Port au Prince, Haiti, to provide […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] GlobeCast has contracted Net Insight to upgrade Globecast’s media contribution network in Paris to the Net Insights Nimbra 680 platform, Net Insight announced Jan. 19.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has signed a partnership agreement with Solana HK to jointly offer broadband satellite and fiber services to underserved markets throughout Asia, Africa […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, signed a 10-year agreement with Dish Network to provide the satellite pay-TV company with conditional access systems, Nagravision announced Jan. 19.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] L-3 Communications Systems has contracted EMS to supply antennas to the U.S. Navy for its CDL Hawklink program, EMS announced Jan. 19.     EMS will supply the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] NSS-12 has entered into commercial service, SES World Skies announced Jan. 18.     NSS-12, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and placed at 57 degrees East, aims to […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] In an interview with Satellite News, Eutelsat Communications’ new CEO Michel de Rosen said that the company does not need a “radically different vision.”     Replacing Giuliano […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] Globalstar will launch six of its second-generation satellites during a 90-day window that opens on Jul. 5, the company announced Jan. 19.     The satellites will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] MTN Satellite Communications has opened a new facility in Houston, the Fla.-based company announced Jan. 18.     The office would serve as a base for VSAT satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] HaiVision has released its Makito video encoder equipped with a DVI input, the video technology developer announced Jan. 18.     The new encoder aims to deliver low-latency, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] Stratos Global Corp. has become an international distributor of Harris Corp.’s ruggedized Inmarsat BGAN terminals, Stratos announced Jan. 18.     Stratos will distribute the RF-7800B-DU024, a land […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] China has launched its third Beidou navigation satellite, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. announced Jan. 18.     A Changzheng-series rocket carried the satellite into geostationary […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] RigNet named Molly McGuirk director of product management, RigNet announced Jan. 14.     McGuirk will oversee RigNet’s product development efforts, with responsibilities to improve the productivity the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Gilat Satellite Systems’ SkyEdge 2 DVB-RCS VSAT has received SatLabs Group compliance, Gilat announced Jan. 14.     SatLabs gave the VSAT system a version 1.3 certification, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] C2Sat, a maritime VSAT antenna systems supplier, has signed a distribution agreement with Orange, C2Sat announced Jan.14.     C2Sat received the initial purchase orders from Orange, totaling […]

 [Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] The International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) signed a long-term contract to lease 16 transponders from Eutelsat, Intersputnik announced Jan. 15. Intersputnik use broadcast capacity from Eutelsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-10] Telespazio and Lockheed Martin were awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide data, products and services from the Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, Telespazio […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Measat Satellite Systems’ AfricaSat-2 entered service Jan. 13, the operator announced.        The satellite provides both C and Ku-Band capacity for telecommunications and broadcasting services across Africa, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-10] A news release issued by Atrexx Telecommunications and Broadcast falsely claimed that Intelsat discontinued service on its Intelsat 14 satellite to Atrexx customers on Jan. 12. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) elected its new board officers for 2010, SIA announced Jan. 14.     CapRock Government Solutions Vice President David Cavossa will serve as […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Despite the global economic downturn, growth in the satellite pay-TV market remained strong last year, with the number of TV platforms in service increasing 38 percent in […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] ITV Studios, a division of U.K. broadcaster ITV, has signed a partnership deal with Chinese TV and satellite company Hunan Television to develop and license content for […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] GMV was awarded a contract from Raytheon to develop ionospheric depletion detection technology for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) GPS-Aided Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation System (GAGAN) program, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force completed a Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ground system testing demonstration that will enable the SBIRS constellation to move into its […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Globalstar began installation of satellite telemetry control unit (TCU) upgrades in preparation for the summer launch of its second-generation, 48-satellite constellation, the company announced Jan. 14.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Avanti Communications signed a 665,000 euro ($964,000), five-year contract with Italian broadband service provider EDDI S.R.L. for capacity on the Hylas 1 satellite, Avanti announced Jan. 14. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-10] Satellite companies have deployed emergency services to assist Haiti following a devastating magnitude-7 earthquake that hit the island nation Jan 12.     Inmarsat-sponsored Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-10] Almost 250 new European TV channels were launched in 2009, according to a research study created for the DG Communication Division of the European Commission by the […]