Satellite News

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has waived a requirement that Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) build a ground-based spare satellite.

Boeing said it has successfully demonstrated the communications and transmission security architecture of its proposed Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT).

The proposal by OHB and SSTL to set up “Galileo Light” is mainly a signal aimed at European politicians, which already can be deducted from the fact that it was announced in Brussels — not in Guildford or Bremen. But will they listen?

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) plans to join forces with OHB System AG in order to build satellites for the Galileo navigation system, the companies announced in Brussels.

Eutelsat Communications announced the signature of a multi-year contract with Canal Satellite Reunion, which is a subsidiary of Canal Overseas (Canal + Group).

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced that the company has been awarded a contract to provide a direct-to-home broadcast Earth station valued at US$1.0 million from an existing customer, which is a long-term European services provider.

ProtoStar Ltd. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) announced a two-pronged agreement for SingTel to provide ProtoStar with satellite control services and at the same time lease C-band capacity on ProtoStar’s first satellite.

ORG Informatics Ltd said it successfully acquired Belgacom’s satellite based business from Belgacom NV/SA.