Orange Launches GPS For 3G Phones
Orange UK will launch a GPS navigation system for corporate customers that will be powered by Webraska, a provider of mobile GPS navigation systems and geospatial software for wireless carriers...
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BADR-4 Satellite Readies For Nov. 8 Launch
Launch preparation is underway in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, for the launch of BADR-4, a Eurostar E2000+ satellite built by Astrium for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat). Liftoff on a Proton...
Apax Closes FTMSC Deal
Apax Partners has completed the acquisition of France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC), a deal commenced in July. Apax also recently announced its acquisition of Telenor Satellite Services, bolstering its...
SES Americom Selects IDC's DVB-S2 Receivers For IP-Prime
International Datacasting Corp. and SES Americom announced Nov. 2 the integration of IDC’s next-generation DVB-S2 satellite receivers aboard the IP-Prime IPTV service. As part of the agreement, IDC will be...
Patriot Antenna Systems Rolls Out New Flyaway Antenna
Patriot Antenna Systems unveiled Nov. 2 its 1-meter Back-Pack Flyaway Antenna system. The system provides transmit-and-receive operation in Ku- or Ka-band frequencies and is designed for frequent travel. The antenna...
China Plans Satellite Navigation System
The People’s Republic of China has started to build its own satellite navigation system, Xinhua reported Nov. 2. The planned network, Compass — or Beidou, in Chinese — reportedly will...
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Qinetiq To Launch Interference Geolocation Service
Qinetiq announced Nov. 1 it is launching a European satellite interference geolocation service intended to deter malicious or accidental disruption of satellite communications services while allowing customers to identify and...
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Study Predicts Growth in Commercial Transponder Demand To Hit $8.4 Billion by 2011
The demand for commercial C- and Ku-band capacity will grow globally at an average annual rate of 3.2 percent, Northern Sky Research (NSR) announced Oct. 31. Between 2005 and 2011,...
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Frost & Sullivan: Latin American Demand For Commercial Satellite Communications Growing
The commercial geostationary satellite transponder market produced total revenues of $708.5 billion in Latin America in 2005, and that figure will reach more than $1 trillion by 2012, Frost &...
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World Teleport Association Ranks Year's Top Operators
The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced Nov. 1 its rankings of the Top Teleport Operators of 2006 in three categories. The Global Top 20 includes satellite and fiber carriers operating...