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[Via Satellite 08-7-2014] Macom Technology Solutions has released MAGX-001214-650L00; a gold-metalized pre-matched Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) transistor designed for pulsed radar applications. Assembled in a high-performance ceramic...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Nearly a quarter of RigNet’s revenue for the second quarter of the fiscal year came from the $25 million acquisition of Inmarsat’s enterprise energy business unit, which...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Inmarsat has established its first office in Beijing, China as part of a larger expansion into the country. The company is the only international satellite communications operator...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Orange Niger, a member of the larger Orange Group, has expanded its agreement with Intelsat for cellular backhaul services. Intelsat, through a new multiyear agreement, is providing...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Generation Orbit Launch Service successfully completed a captive-carry test flight for its Flight Bed Experiment (GO-FET) from Florida’s Cecil Spaceport. The three-hour test met all primary and...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Datacom Systems International placed a $1.7 million order for MarineLink COM10X 1-meter X-band satellite terminals from Norsat. The company will install the terminals on Naval ships for...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2014] Prime Electronics & Satellitics and Entropic have unveiled a single-chip, three-tuner analog Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) Low Noise Block (LNB) converter capable of tripling the distribution of...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2014] SpaceX has announced its plans to build a private spaceport in Brownsville, Texas. The news came on Aug. 4 from Gov. Rick Perry’s office.  The company, which...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2014] Google’s acquisition of satellite imagery startup Skybox Imaging has officially closed. According to Skybox, the deal was completed on Aug. 1, 2014. In June Google purchased Skybox...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2014] SkyVision has installed its VPN services for the Bank of Africa (BOA) Burkina Faso, the second largest financial institution in the country. The solution is comprised of...