Month: April 2014

[Via Satellite 04-24-2014] Elemental Technologies has upgraded its Software Defined Video (SDV) solutions to run on multiple processing architectures including appliances, blade solutions, virtual machines and the cloud. SDV enables […]

[Via Satellite 04-24-2014] The United States Department of Defense has awarded Savi Technology, a partner company of Orbcomm, with a five-year contract as the sole provider to the $204 million […]

[Via Satellite 04-24-2014] Kazteleradio has chosen Hughes’ HX System for monitoring and controlling Kazakhstan’s national Second Generation Terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB T2) television network. The solution includes more than […]

[Via Satellite 04-24-2014] Harris Corporation reduced its order for Atom series Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) provided by Norsat International. The cutback from $6.3 million to $3.15 million is due […]

[Via Satellite 04-24-2014] ViXS’s Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) 4K Golden Reference Decoder tool is now available to test, validate and debug plans for the deployment of 4K Ultra-HD content. The […]

[Via Satellite 04-24-2014] Comtech EF Data announced two new entry-level satellite modems, the CDM 570A and CDM 570AL. These models will support VersaFEC low-latency LDPC advanced Forward Error Correction, DoubleTalk […]

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] Eutelsat received a shot in the arm for its Latin American business through the closing of a major deal with its Brazilian division. Eutelsat do Brasil has […]

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] In honor of Earth Day, celebrated on Tuesday, Northrop Grumman has set a new greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2020. The company plans to reduce its amount […]

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] General Dynamics C4 Systems opened one of two United States Navy-approved laboratories that support radio terminal testing for the Multiple User Objective System (MUOS) space-ground network. Companies […]

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] PT. Digital Media Asia has launched a new prepaid Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service with AsiaSat. The service, called VIVA+, targets the Indonesian pay-TV market using multiple Ku-band […]

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] Hispasat completed the ICT 2020 project with a demonstration of triple-play services for voice, data and television, using a combination of fiber optic and high-bandwidth satellite transmission […]

[Via Satellite 04-23-2014] Entropic has unveiled its newest digital Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) and Band Translation Integrated Circuit (IC) family, the EN5500-series. The new series has three configurations that support […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2014] The May issue of Via Satellite highlights the important and ever growing role of women in the satellite industry. We chronicle some of the pivotal life moments […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2014] Mobile device provider Lava International has selected Broadcom’s quad-core High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and turnkey platform for its new QPAD e704 tablet. The device is now […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) has received the first radar images from Sentinel 1A. The images were captured the day after launch, and though not calibrated, serve […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2014] Hughes has added enhancements to its HughesON Digital Media Solutions to more readily access Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, Google+, and Instagram. HughesON is a comprehensive suite of […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2014] Rockwell Collins reported $1.27 billion in total sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. This was a 12-percent increase in sales, and was attributed primarily […]

[Via Satellite 04-22-2014] DeLorme is expanding its inReach personal satellite communicator product line with a new product called inReach Explorer. The device performs the traditional inReach functions of messaging, tracking […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2014] Intelsat remains confident that Africa will become a powerhouse market for satellite services. The company currently has more than 20 in-orbit satellites focusing on the continent and […]

by Veronica MaganSATELLITE 2014 was just a couple of months ago but it served as another reminder that men are far more predominant in the industry than women. Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat’s CEO, even hinted on

Leading system integrators, ground-based and satellite operators weigh in how they see the global government market evolving in the next few years, particularly in the Pacific Rim, Africa and the Middle East

Since he was in college, David Williams has been studying Africa, specifically its economic evolution. For the past 30 years, he has observed many changes in most of the continent’s 57 countries. As chief

In or Out? That is the question satcom teleport operators and system engineers ask themselves these days. Should we continue with indoor, rack-mounted RF equipment, or move toward RF systems at the antenna? As

Starting Point I have always known that I wanted to work in technology because I like figuring out how things work, but I didn’t become hooked on communications technology until I participated in an

Amiee Chan is the president and CEO of Norsat International. She has more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications

Take a break and go for a classy bowling night right at the Space Symposium’s location. “Play at the Broadmoor” offers an eclectic bowling menu of food and cocktails to complete your night. Photo: The

+1 301-354-2000EditorialMark Holmes, Editorial Director, Aerospace, +44(0)176 3260638 mholmes@accessintel.comVeronica Magan, Managing Editor, ext. 1766Caleb Henry, Junior Editor, ext. 1800Katie Kriz, Media

A sharply dressed female engineer who was a speaker at a Society of Women Engineers’ event in 1979 at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago was the connection for Gwynne Shotwell to pursue a career

[Via Satellite 04-21-2014] Lockheed Martin delivered a new solar analysis payload to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo. The payload will help […]

[Via Satellite 04-21-2014] Exelis has integrated its Jagwire geospatial data management system with MotionDSP’s Ikena image processing software, in a move to improve the quality of its satellite video feeds […]