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| 02.02.2012 |
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ATK 3Q Space Sales Slip; Company to Restructure in 2013 Under New CFO 
[Satellite News 02-02-12] It has been a busy day for aerospace and defense firm ATK as the company announced its third quarter 2012 results, its 2013 restructuring plan and a new appointment to its executive management team on Feb. 2. ATK’s...
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| 06.28.2011 |
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ASC Signal CEO: Evolving Ground-Segment Technology Development Efforts Paying Off
[Satellite News 06-28-11] ASC Signal has been developing communication products to sell to a wide variety of customers. That variety approach goes both vertically between markets and reaches out across different geographic regions. ASC President and CEO Keith...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive Of The Year 2009: Peter Shaper, CEO, CapRock Communications
Peter Shaper’s introduction to the satellite communications sector occurred while he was a partner in a private equity firm. Research into telecom companies that were “undervalued” led to CapRock Communications. Shaper’s interest was...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Minimizing Latency in Satellite Networks
Latency always stands at the forefront whenever satellite communications is discussed. Forget quality of service, bit error rate, availability, reliability, circuit speeds, geographic coverage or...
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| 03.01.2009 |
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Space-based Solar Power Comes to Light
The use solar energy is forecasted to soar in the next eight years as the world’s population looks for alternatives to fossil fuels. It is estimated the sun can provide 219 thousand billion kilowatt hours of energy a year for 6.5 billion people, but...
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| 10.24.2008 |
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ATCi Introduces CentralCast Broadcasting Solution
[Satellite Today 10-24-08] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has introduced its CentralCast solution, the company announced Oct. 23. CentralCast enables broadcasters...
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| 09.26.2008 |
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MSV Satellite-Cellular Deal Aims to Answer Criticism
[Satellite News 09-25-08] Two important moves have happened recently in the realm of satellite cellular communications – TerreStar Corp. sold its remaining shares in SkyTerra Communications to private equity firm Harbinger Capital Management and other...
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| 08.13.2008 |
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Satellite STB Shipments To Fall Below 50 Percent in 2008
[Satellite News 08-13-08] Set-top boxes (STB) for the satellite market will account for less than 50 percent of total unit shipments in 2008, according to U.S. research firm In-Stat expects. About 80 million STBs for satellite pay-TV...
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| 07.21.2008 |
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VFCT Confident Microsatellite Platform Will Rise Above Competition
[Satellite News 07-21-08] Louis Brothers, founder and president of Valley Forge Composite Technologies (VFCT), is so confident that his company’s new small satellite platform will be a revolution for the industry that he invites critics and...
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| 12.17.2007 |
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Thuraya Signs New Distribution Deal
[12-17-07 – Satellite Today] Thuraya Telecommunications Co. (Thuraya) has appointed Fort Info Technology (Fort) as its exclusive distributor for its rural telephony products, the company announced Dec. 17. The move will allow Fort to handle the...
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| 11.14.2007 |
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SSTL CEO Outlines U.S. Ambitions
[11-14-07 - Satellite News] Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has been growing at an impressive rate throughout the last few years, building satellites for European, African and Asian customers . The next...
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| 10.29.2007 |
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AeroAstro: Making A Big Splash With Small Satellites
[10-29-07 - Satellite News] AeroAstro, a microsatellite company based in Ashburn, Va., recently was acquired by Radyne Corp.. President and CEO Rick Fleeter talks with Satellite News about how being a part of an established corporation has changed how...
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| 08.06.2007 |
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Short Transmissions
Boeing, Lockheed Martin Teams Lodge TSAT Production Proposals Teams from each Boeing and Lockheed Martin with their respective industrial partners have lodged proposals to the U.S. Air Force for the development and production phase of the Transformational...
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| 08.03.2007 |
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BSkyB's Acquisition Of Amstrad Analyzed
BSkyB is planning to spend 125 million British pounds ($253.5 million) to acquire British set-top box vendor Amstrad, the operator announced July 31. Two days later, BSkyB reported that Sky Digital Supplies, its wholly owned subsidiary, had its cash offer...
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| 05.21.2007 |
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Row 44 Eyeing The Skies For Airborne Broadband Connectivity
A small California start-up hopes to succeed where industry giant Boeing Co. failed with its Connexion satellite Internet service for aircraft. Row 44 will begin testing a high-speed satellite broadband service with a U.S. domestic carrier in the fourth...
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| 01.16.2007 |
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Camping World To Offer Latest King Control HD-Ready Antennas
Camping World will sell and service King Controls' new King-Dome line of high definition-ready automatic and in-motion satellite...
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| 12.04.2006 |
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Orbiting Wall Street 12/04/06
Datapath Completes ILC Acquisition Datapath Inc. has completed its acquisition of ILC, a privately held provider of network management software for monitoring, controlling and automating hybrid communications networks, Datapath announced Dec. 1. The purchase...
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| 05.29.2006 |
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Hurricane Season Begins Thursday; Are Emergency Communications Ready?
From June through November, residents along the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions of the United States brace for nature's furry. Government officials already predict that the 2006 hurricane season is on track to be as active as last year's, creating fear and...
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| 05.08.2006 |
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A Faster-Better-Cheaper Approach to SNG
High-end, expensive satellite news gathering (SNG) trucks are facing stiff low-cost competition these days, as satellite service providers and equipment manufacturers market faster, better, and cheaper solutions. In doing so, these cut-rate competitors are...
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| 01.02.2006 |
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Crisis On The Gulf Coast: When Satellite Was The Only Game In Town
By Peter J. Brown As Hurricane Katrina approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, she let everyone know that well before a natural disaster occurs, officials need satellite links close at hand. Unfortunately, this lesson was learned the hard way. For months, emergency...
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