Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite News 06-24-09] TerreStar-1, the world’s largest civilian telecommunications satellite, is in the final stages of preparation for launch by Arianespace July 1, TerreStar CTO Dennis Matheson told Satellite News....

[Satellite News 06-19-09] Hughes Network Systems‘ recently announced next-generation, high throughput satellite, set to launch in the first quarter of 2012, is just another step in the company’s 24-year service...

Comtech Mobile Datacom’s new Blue Force Tracking High Capacity (BFT-HC) system could be ready for military operations as early as this summer, with a rollout target that coincides with the...

[Satellite News 06-02-09] Lockheed Martin won a $1.5 billion contract to build the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS-GEO) satellite after three years of testing and development...

[Satellite News 05-29-09] Microsoft announced a content deal with BSkyB to launch Sky Player Satellite TV on Xbox 360 consoles in the United Kingdom and Ireland this fall, Microsoft announced...

[Satellite News 05-27-09] As a result of a May 15 decision from the European Commission (EC) awarding Inmarsat and Solaris Mobile exclusive licenses to operate S-band mobile satellite services (MSS)...

[Satellite News 05-26-09] U.S. Air Force officials are claiming that a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which asserted that the U.S. military GPS system is experiencing...

[Satellite News 05-15-09] The mobile IP-satellite industry does not cater to a "mass market," according to Vizada Vice President of Business Development Larry Paul, whose statement sparked a panel debate...

[Satellite News 05-14-09] Executives and engineers from a variety of satellite and telecommunications companies established new talking points and dialog over the challenges and benefits of delivering IP over hybrid...

Comtech Mobile Datacom’s new Blue Force Tracking High Capacity (BFT-HC) system could be ready for military operations as early as this summer, with a rollout target that coincides with the...