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Agere Systems announced June 1 it would supply components for Sirius Satellite Radio. Agere will provide radio manufacturers with its system-on-a-chip, which will be incorporated into satellite radio receivers used […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received orders valued at $9.2 million from the U .S. Army for mobile satellite data transceivers, parent company Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced June 1. The Model […]

Gabriel Technologies Corp. announced June 1 its subsidiary Trace Technologies was selected to provide vehicular/asset tracking and emergency responder tracking for the U.S. Department of Energy‘sNevada Test Site (NTS). The […]

Communications challenges exist in every company today, ranging from the simple need to share information, to the more complex tasks of interactive communication and content management. To combat these challenges, […]

Such is the case of Atlanta-based Orkin Inc. The 105-year-old pest control company launched Orkin TV, an interactive satellite television communications network that links the company’s 8,000 employees through first-of-its-kind […]

Saint Joseph Seminary College, a small Roman Catholic undergraduate institution in St. Benedict, La., celebrated its 115th commencement this year. But for its communications infrastructure, it was like opening day. […]

Qinetiq, a U.K.-based technology company, will provide services and hardware for testing Europe’s proposed Galileo satellite navigation system under a contract with the Galileo Inreach Consortium, Qinetiq announced May 31. […]

Worldspace Satellite Radio announced May 31 it would commission a new satellite uplink facility in Dubai under an agreement with Sama Communications Co. Ltd. (Samacom). The facility will allow Worldspace […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced May 31 it would provide Angola Telecom, one of the largest operators in sub-Saharan Africa, with communications equipment and services. The equipment includes satellite modems […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced May 31 its Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.1 million order from a major telecommunication provider from Latin America. The service provider ordered […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC completed delivery of 12,000 broadband satellite terminals to GTech Corp., Hughes announced May 30. Hughes delivered more than 50,000 terminals to GTech, a provider of lottery, […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) received two more patents from the U.S. Patent Office, the company announced May 31. The patents are part of an extensive ancillary terrestrial component patent […]

Technology Swe-Dish Launches FA150K Two-In-One Concept Swe-Dish Satellite Systems introduced a new concept by combining two of the company’s products available on the market. The Two-In-One concept consists of the […]

Has the small satellite wave crested? Despite many predictions of industry trending to smaller, lighter, cheaper, more standardized, off-the-shelf space segment components, both fixed satellite service (FSS) and mobile satellite […]

By Jason Bates The factors that led some of the largest fixed satellite service operators to abandon satellite insurance providers and rely more on self insurance look to be easing, […]

By Nick Mitsis Terrestrial networks such as Ancillary Terrestrial Components (ATC) can enhance availability, efficiency and economic viability of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) by reusing at least some of the […]

By Peter J. Brown In the Asian Pacific region, there are new opportunities for direct-to-home (DTH) service providers and other entrepreneurs. High-definition television (HDTV) is coming to the region slowly, […]

With the exception of the frequent Proton launches at Baikonur, Central Asia does not often draw much attention in terms of satellite activities. In Kazakhstan, the countdown should soon begin […]

The next World Radiocommunication Conference will be held by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from late October to early November 2007. Preparation for WRC-07 already is in full swing, and […]

National, state and local government officials will be crossing their fingers and praying for a calm hurricane season, which started June 1. After all, little has been done to advance […]

ATK received contracts from Northrop Grumman to provide additional components and subsystems for NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope, ATK announced May 30. ATK will provide graphite fiber structures to support […]

Space tourism company Space Adventures Ltd. will acquire California-based Space Launch Corp., giving Space Adventures a technology development capability and access to space system intellectual property, the company announced May […]

The boards of Eltek ASA and Nera ASA have agreed to merge, creating a Norwegian telecom giant, the companies announced. The combined company will have leading positions in transmission, telecom […]

Caprock Communications named Britt Carina Horncastle vice president of corporate development May 30. Horncastle will be in charge of managing Caprock’s long-term growth strategy, which includes its presence in emerging […]

DirecTV Inc. named John Shelton senior vice president of sales and distribution, the company announced May 30. His responsibilities include management of DirecTV distribution network and the development of sales […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) has failed to meet its original cost, schedule and performance goals in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report […]

U.S. military forces require greater space-based communications systems, and also need Space Based Radar, a noted analyst said. Because the United States is the lone superpower on the planet, it […]

Crew from the International Space Station will execute a spacewalk Thursday, NASA announced. The space agency will preview the spacewalk later today. The five-and-a-half hour spacewalk begins at 6:40 p.m. […]

The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) is slated for launch July 22, according to NASA. STEREO blastoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., is slated for 3:11 to 3:13 […]