RUAG Looks to Expand Space Business with Saab Acquisition
[Satellite News – 07-23-08] Swiss defence company Ruag has been part of the space landscape in Europe...

FCC Touts Incentives To Establish Broadband, Digital Technology Core In Pittsburgh
[Satellite News 07-22-08] For years, economists and politicians have racked the brains of think tanks to...

Investor Group Focuses on Space, Aviation Start-Ups
[Satellite News 07-22-08] The aerospace industry has been dominated by the federal government investments...

Comtech Completes Acquisition of Verso Network Backhaul Assets
[Satellite 07-22-08] Comtech EF Data Corp. has acquired the network backhaul assets and the NetPerformer and...

Digital Signage Taking Next Step
Peter J. Brown
The ability to beam ads and promotional content to any number of sites simultaneously via satellite remains a remarkable concept, and network reliability and cost concerns that may have conspired to turn... read more 

Ka-Band Payloads Proliferate As Business Models Fall In Place
By Peter J. Brown Robust, appealing and affordable Ka-band solutions are attracting new customers thanks to a growing menu of services. Applications ranging from enterprise and government high- speed data... read more 

Brazil Seeks Larger Place In Global Space Industry
By Gordon Feller
With a budget surplus and roaring economic growth, Brazil has set it sights on some significant new satellite and space initiative. The South American giant has recorded some moderate success throughout its... read more 

Company Intranets: How Satellite Helps Expand Capabilities
Carol Patton
Several years ago, Datatel, a provider of information management solutions for colleges and universities in Fairfax, Va., created a satellite-enabled intranet for its workforce. Initially, the technology... read more 

AAE Receives Contract For ICT System In Middle East
[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) won a $24 million contract to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East to be used by government departments, service agencies and... read more 

Investment Community: Delivering Data When Milliseconds Count
Jason Bates
The financial world has one of the most voracious appetites for information when measured in the number of bits distributed by various communications channels throughout the globe. This data is changing... read more 

Tristan da Cunha Connects To The World Via Satellite
Located some 6,000 miles from the United Kingdom and 1,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa (whence the islanders receive their sea-snail mail through the vagaries of ship schedules), Tristan da Cunha has... read more 

Alternative Uses Of Emergency Communications Networks Driving New Market
Richard T Kusiolek
When terrestrial communications equipment has either been destroyed or rendered unavailable, satellite-based emergency systems receive praise for picking up the slack. But memories fade after the debris is... read more 

Russian Post Expands Gilat Broadband Satellite Network
[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected by Synterra, one of Russia's largest telecommunications operators, to provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network for use by... read more 

Mount Everest Defeated With Help From Satellite Technology
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-16-08] Former Near Earth LLC President J. Armand Musey has reached base camp on Mount Everest and is preparing to ascend to Camp 1, 19,600 ft. above sea level.    ... read more