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[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] Glowlink’s Wideband Global Spectrum Monitoring System has begun monitoring traffic carried on the first U.S. Department of Defense Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, Glowlink announced April...

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] EMS Technologies Inc. posted a profit of $4.2 million on revenues of $75.5 million in the 2008 first quarter, the company announced April 30. In the...

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected by Synterra, one of Russia’s largest telecommunications operators, to provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network for use by Russian...

[Satellite Today – 4-29-08] Harris Corp.‘s government communications systems segment increased revenue by 27 percent in the company’s 2008 fiscal third quarter, Harris announced April 29. The segment posted $490.6...

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have agreed to extend their merger agreement indefinitely, the companies announced April 30. The companies agreed to extend the...

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] By 2013, Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) end-user devices and systems will generate yearly revenues of $240 billion, according to a research study by ABI Research....

[Satellite News – 4-29-08] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is making all archived Landsat imagery available on the Internet for free, the agency announced April 28.     By February, users...

[Satellite Today – 4-29-08] The Florida National Guard has selected SkyPort Global Communications and Applied Global Technologies (AGT) to provide satellite communications services and solutions in emergencies, SkyPort announced April...

[Satellite Today – 4-29-08] SES Astra has initiated a new orbital position at 31.5° East as it looks to make more of an impact in the Middle East and Eastern...

[Satellite Today – 4-29-08] iDirect Inc. has received a contract from ScopeTel Sdn. Bhd. to standardize service on iDirect’s platform, iDirect announced April 29.     ScopeTel, headquartered in Malaysia, will...