EUSC Taps Atempo For Data Protection
The European Union Satellite Center (EUSC) selected Atempo Inc.’s Time Navigator as the prime data protection solution for global satellite, aerial images and collateral data, the company said May 23....
Month: May 2005
Euro1080 Ready To Bring The Music
Euro1080 announced it would be screening the finals of the Queen Elizabeth Music Competition on its first channel, HD1, this week. The competition, which has been running for about 60...
Orbcomm Welcomes New Value Added Reseller Partners
Orbcomm said May 23 it signed agreements with seven technology companies that will offer their customers Orbcomm’s satellite data communications services with their mobile and fixed asset applications and services....
Telenor Subsidiary Opens Gateway In Kenya
Taide, a subsidiary of Telenor Satellite Services, said May 23 it opened a new international gateway in Nairobi, Kenya. The new gateway, a joint project with local service provider Kenya...
EU Seeks South Korean Participation In Galileo Project
The European Union’s executive commission requested permission from member states to engage in talks with South Korea to allow the country to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation mission, according...
ILS Launches DirecTV 8
International Launch Services (ILS) placed the DirecTV 8 satellite into orbit May 22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Proton Breeze M rocket. Satellite controllers confirmed that the...
Spacenet Unveils Connexstar SE Satellite Broadband Service
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.’s Spacenet Inc. subsidiary introduced Connexstar SE, a new product that uses the Gilat SkyEdge very small aperture terminal (VSAT) platform to provide next-generation speed, security and...
Boeing Team Submits Bid for Next-Generation Weather And Environmental System
A team led by Boeing, including Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Harris Corp., Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. and Carr Astronautics, submitted a proposal for the program definition and risk...
XM Passes 4 Million Subscriber Mark
XM Satellite Radio said May 16 that it surpassed 4 million subscribers. “By adding one million new subscribers in less than five months, XM clearly is the fastest growing satellite...
Connexion By Boeing Broadens Service Offering
Connexion by Boeing celebrated its one-year anniversary on May 17 by announcing the latest evolution of its service offering. Beginning this summer, four television channels will be delivered directly to...