Rural New Zealand To Get Broadband Service
Rural New Zealand is poised to benefit from the launch of satellite broadband service from Orcon Internet. The company announced on Sept. 7 that its new satellite service will complement...
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RAMTelecom Expands Canadian Operations
Not even two months after its initial public offering, satellite service provider RAMTelecom Inc. announced Sept. 6 it has expanded operations with a new office in Calgary, Alberta, and new...
Alencar Named To Head Telenor America in Brazil
Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway, has chosen Fabio Alencar to lead Telenor Satellite Services’ Brazilian operations. Alencar now heads Telenor America Latina Comunicacoes Por Satelite LTDA...
DigiTurk Looks To OpenTV, Prepares For HD
DigiTurk, a Turkish satellite pay-TV operator, is accelerating plans to offer high-definition television (HDTV) services in Turkey. DigiTurk will team with OpenTV, which will provide the HD platform. DigiTurk will...
Northrop Grumman Wins Joint Warfighting Center Contract; Confirms Milstar-EHF Compatibility
The U.S. Joint Forces Command has selected Northrop Grumman to continue providing technology support to the Joint Warfighting Center (JWFC) in Suffolk, Va. The initial two-year, $218 million contract awarded...
Andrew Debuts 2.4-Meter Vehicle-Mounted Satellite
Andrew Corp. has introduced a 2.4-meter, vehicle-mounted antenna to serve the requirements of military and large commercial customers. Andrew’s new MilSatCom 2.4 Meter Nomadic Antenna — featuring lightweight design, high...
Qinetiq To License Pop-up Antenna Via Andrew
Qinetiq has signed a licensing deal to market its auto-aligning satellite antenna through Andrew Corp. The Qinetiq design fully automates the set-up and alignment of the dish at any location....
Spacecom Signs Six Romanian Contracts in '06
Spacecom, the AMOS satellites operator, announced Sept 7 that it has secured six Romanian customers in 2006, adding to its share in the market. AMOS satellites’ hot-spot, located at 4...
U.S. Army Awards $5 Billion Deal To Boeing, Gen. Dynamics, Four Others
Boeing Co., General Dynamics and four small businesses won the U.S. Army’s five-year, $5 billion worldwide satellite systems contract. DataPath of Duluth, Ga.; D&SCI of Eatontown, N.J.; Globecomm Systems of...
Inmarsat Enters Agreement With ACeS
Inmarsat global mobile satellite services operator and ACeS International Limited, an Asian hand-held voice satellite services operator, today announced collaboration arrangements to offer low-cost, hand-held and fixed-voice services in the...