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[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] Inmarsat has appointed Robert Ruijter as a non-executive director for the company. Effective Feb. 1, 2015, Ruijter will join the board of directors, where his diverse background...

[Via Satellite 01-07-2015] Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has started shipping its Ultra-HDp60 quad-core System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Integrated Circuits (ICs) (STiH314/318 and STiH414/418) to customers. Designed for use in Set-Top Boxes (STBs) the...

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] Strong demand for satellite services will continue to drive the need for satellites and launchers, upping the competition for satellite and launch contracts over the next 10...

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has recently received several new modifications and an option exercise under an existing contract from the U.S. Air Force, totaling approximately $41.5...

[Via Satellite 01-06-2014] The French Space Agency CNES has selected Thales Alenia Space to build the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a joint demonstration mission between CNES and...

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] KVH Industries has released a low-profile five-inch high satellite TV antenna for vehicles with height restrictions such as luxury SUVs, family minivans, charter coaches, and emergency vehicles....

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] Dish Network announced the launch of its first Ultra-HD Set-Top Box (STB). Named the 4K Joey, the unit is designed to easily integrate with Dish’s Hopper Whole...

[Via Satellite 01-06-2015] MACOM announced a comprehensive new portfolio of passive components for DOCSIS 3.1 compliant Cable TV (CATV) and broadband Internet systems. This new product family, spanning upstream and...

[Via Satellite 01-05-2014] As we begin 2015, the January issue of Via Satellite takes an in-depth look at timely topics such as how the International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14)...

[Via Satellite 01-05-2015] Orbcomm has completed the acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications, the largest (Machine-to-Machine) M2M service provider on the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network. Based in Ottawa, Canada, SkyWave...