Service on W3A Satellite Resumes
Eutelsat has confirmed that operations of its W3A satellite have been fully restored to normal mode following an anomaly that occurred Oct. 9. Full commercial service on the satellite resumed...
Month: October 2006
Skyterra Announces Deal To Increase Ownership Of MSV
Skyterra Communications Inc. announced Oct. 10 that it has executed an agreement with BCE Inc. to acquire BCE’s stake in Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV). As part of the transaction,...
ABC News Now Agrees To Satellite Distribution In India
Distributors have reached a deal to provide ABC News Now service via satellite TV available in India, the first time that the network’s 24-hour news carrier will be seen outside...
DirecTV To Deliver Local HD Programming In 67 Markets by Year End
DirecTV will offer local high-definition (HD) broadcast networks to 67 markets, representing approximately 74 percent of U.S. TV households, after it rolls out 25 more local HD markets by year’s...
Alcatel Alenia Space Wins Preliminary Network Order From Globalstar
Satellite telecom operator Globalstar announced it signed a preliminary 7.7 million euro ($9.66 million) agreement with Alcatel Alenia Space to study construction of a new network of 48 satellites. A...
Deimos Imaging And Surrey Satellite Technology Agree For Spanish Imaging Mission
Deimos Imaging SL, a subsidiary of Deimos Space SL, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. contracted for an Earth-imaging satellite, Deimos, planned for launch in early 2008. Built by Surrey, the...
GTXC To Provide Maritime Version Of Personal GPS Tracking Devices To Government, Consumers
GTXC, a personal-location services company, announced Oct. 9 its signing of a licensing agreement to provide miniaturized personal-tracking devices to governmental security agencies and consumer maritime enthusiasts. Among products offered...
Iran-Tajikistan Satellite Communication Linked
Iranian experts established satellite communications between Iran and Tajikistan‘s meteorological centers, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Oct. 9. Iran’s automatic meteorological switch is linked with Tajikistan’s...
London Tracking Congestion By Satellite
Transport for London, the city’s transportation agency, on Oct. 9 unveiled a congestion-mitigation system which tracks traffic in the capital via satellite. The agency says that satellite technology can help...
Raytheon Delivers First Excalibur GPS Rounds To U.S. Army
Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors’ Excalibur team have delivered the first production Excalibur GPS-guided 155mm artillery rounds to the U.S. Army, Raytheon announced Oct. 9. These projectiles, designed...