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[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] Eutelsat and manufacturer Thales Alenia Space are investigating a failure suffered by the W2 satellite Jan. 27, Eutelsat announced.     Eutelsat has taken action to provide alternative...

[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has purchased exclusivity on the AsiaSat 2 satellite from AsiaSat, the operator announced Jan. 28.    As a result, the C- and Ku-band...

[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] Norsat International has dissolved its acquisition of WiMax solution provider Bluemoon, Norsat announced Jan. 28.     The Bluemoon acquisition was part of Norsat’s strategy to enter the...

[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] Mongolian Internet service provider Orbitnet signed a multi-year agreement with Telesat to purchase Ku-band capacity on the Telstar 18 satellite, the operator announced Jan. 28.     Obritnet...

[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] Infosat Communications has launched High Speed Enterprise (HSe), a two-way satellite broadband solution offering service in the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and southern Canada, the...

[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] Indigo Wireless, a rural wireless operator in Pennsylvania and Nebraska, will use Globecomm’s 3G switch platform for its global 3G hosted mobile services, Indigo announced Jan. 28....

[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] RRsat Global Communications Network and Hispasat are cooperating to launch a Spanish and Portuguese language content distribution platform in Europe over the Hispasat 1D satellite, RRSat announced...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Inmarsat has made the first call using IsatPhone, the company’s new global handheld service scheduled for launch in June, Inmarsat announced Jan. 27.     IsatPhone Pro, which...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Intelsat General was awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide C-, Ku-, and X-band satellite resources, land earth stations, terrestrial backhaul, and bandwidth management services...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Thrane & Thrane has activated its mini-VSAT broadband Internet and voice service for commercial and leisure marine users in and around Africa, the company announced Jan. 27....