Satellite News

NSR said it has released its newest market survey and forecast report, “Cellular Backhaul via Satellite: Extending the Reach of Mobile Networks.”

Hughes Network Systems announced that it is providing a C-band version of its advanced broadband hub to Direct On PC Ltd. (DOPC), providers of VSAT satellite networking services in Nigeria.

SAT Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. , announced that it will deliver its SAT-DSA to SES Sirius for its Stockholm based Teleport.

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. lowered a forecast of its year-end subscriber count to 5.9 million to 6.1 million.

Spanish communications infrastructure company Abertis Telecom has announced a deal to acquire a 32 percent stake in Eutelsat Communications for EUR1.07 billion (US$1.42 million),

Northrop Grumman Corporation said it has completed Phase I and entered Phase II of a study contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in defining a payload for next-generation polar military satellite communications.

The launch of the second Galileo test satellite, GIOVE B, has reportedly been further delayed because of ongoing problems during testing.

An Ariane 5 ECA is to launch two U.S. communications satellites on 8 December within a launch window that extends from 2208 to 2251 UTC.