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[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Globecomm was awarded an order for Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) Certified Auto Explorer Lightweight Transport (LT) terminals, at 1.2-meter X-band and 1.0-Meter Ka-band configurations. The order included...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Comtech Telecommunications’ Santa Clara, Calif.-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, received a $5.3 million order from an existing customer for 500-Watt Ka-band high-power amplifiers for the High Throughput...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] The launch of Measat’s Measat 3b satellite carrying NewSat’s Jabiru 2 payload has been rescheduled for September 2014 due to a delay from the co-passenger spacecraft, Optus...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Crystal Solutions launched its Carrier ID Detection System, which allows users to quickly distinguish a satellite carrier. At the core, the system uses Crystal Carrier ID System...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Spacecom has set a goal of covering 80 percent of the world’s population with its Amos satellites by the end of this decade. The company is riding...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Intelsat finalized a multi-year agreement with SpeedCast, a satellite communications and maritime services provider, for access to the operator’s global C- and Ku-band broadband mobility network. Intelsat...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) partnered with the Keio -National University of Singapore (NUS) Connective Ubiquitous Technology for Enbodiments (CUTE) Center to work on a location-aware information system...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Exelis acquired Celestech, a technology and engineering firm that develops targeted technical solutions for government and commercial customers, leveraging expertise in advanced signal processing and communications systems....

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Thales Group completed its acquisition of LiveTV from JetBlue for $399 million. The acquisition of LiveTV strengthens Thales’ In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) business unit. LiveTV has...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] The Space Systems Loral (SSL)-built satellite for AsiaSat, the AsiaSat 8, arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will be prepared to...