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MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. received several orders from an unnamed U.S. government agency to provide Radarsat-1 products throughout a 10-month period, the company announced Aug. 22. The orders, valued...

SES Americom announced Aug. 21 that Comcast, Bresnan Communications, Brighthouse Networks, and Metrocast are among the first U.S.-based cable multiple system operators (MSO) to participate in a triple-feed antenna program...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Aug. 21 that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a satellite communications equipment order for $2.8 million from an unnamed systems integrator. The...

Wildblue Communications Inc. completed a $350 million debt financing round intended to fund the growth of the company’s satellite broadband business, Wildblue announced Aug. 21. The financing round, led by...

UDcast, a provider of solutions enabling full IP over broadcast and satellite media, announced Aug. 21 it would supply 1,500 gateway appliances to Algérie Télécom. Algérie Télécom Satellite, a subsidiary...

Jadoo Power Systems Inc., a supplier of portable fuel cell power systems, announced Aug. 21 that General Atomics Space Power Division has awarded Jadoo a contract to develop an advanced...

Harmonic announced details of the new DiviCom Electra 5400, third generation MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) standard definition (SD) encoder, which it hopes will prove a hit with pay-TV operators worldwide. This...

Hugh Panero, CEO of XM Satellite Radio, has resigned from the board of Vonage Holdings Corp., Vonage announced. Panero joined the board of the Internet telephone company in January, but...

In addition to its high frequency 40 Ghz Bias Tees and DC Blocks, MITEQ has now introduced a new line of low frequency, low cost Bias Tees and DC Blocks....

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a decision by a lower court that Echostar Communications Corp. to stop selling digital video recorders (DVR), the company announced Aug. 18. The...