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Technology
Cobham Purchases Aeroflex for $920 Million
[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] Cobham has purchased Aeroflex to expand its wireless and connectivity business. The acquisition is for $10.50 per share in cash, with a total transaction value of approximately […]
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Government/Military
New Hughes Contract Pushes Colombia’s Vive Digital Program Forward
[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] Hispasat’s subsidiary Hispasat Colombia has awarded a contract to Hughes for an HX broadband satellite system and terminals. The equipment is planned for use with approximately 650 […]
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Connectivity
ITC Global Opens Second New Office this Year
[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] In a move to better serve customers in emerging markets, ITC Global is concentrating on building up its presence in the Asia Pacific region. The company has […]
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Connectivity
RRsat Expands Contract with ETTV
[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] RRsat has expanded its broadcast solutions for Taiwanese cable TV network Eastern Broadcasting Company’s (ETTV) subsidiary ETTV America in a new three-year contract. Under the original contact, […]
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Government/Military
Harris Corp Receives Order for MUOS-Enabled Tactical Radios
[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] The United States Navy has placed an initial order for Harris Corporation’s Falcon 3 Multi-channel Manpack tactical radio. Harris plans to begin deliveries of the radios this […]
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Government/Military
Exelis Wins Multimillion-Dollar Deal from JAXA, Bolsters Climate Monitoring Focus
[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] Exelis received a multimillion-dollar commercial contract to build the primary payload for the second Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite (GOSAT 2). The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) satellite […]
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Connectivity
M7A Group Acquires KabelKiosk from Eutelsat, Reaches for German Pay-TV Market
[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] Eutelsat has sold Eutelsat visAvision GmbH to M7A Group, trading under the name of M7 Deutschland. Eutelsat visAvision GmbH is the operator of the KabelKiosk platform of […]
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Technology
UK’s Space Growth Plan Ripe with Opportunities for Thales Alenia Space
[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] Thales Alenia Space is confident that there is room to grow its business in the United Kingdom. News of the company’s decision to establish a subsidiary in […]
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Technology
Orbital Begins Manufacturing Thaicom 8 Satellite
[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] Thaicom authorized Orbital Sciences to begin production and integration testing for the Thaicom 8 commercial satellite, the second satellite Orbital will build for the company. The first […]
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Government/Military
SES to Use O3b MEO Capacity for Government Customers
[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) will be the first provider to offer O3b Networks’ services from its Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation of satellites directly to the […]
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Connectivity
Rockwell Collins Introduces New Technology for Tailwind 550 Broadcast Satellite System
[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] Rockwell Collins has developed a new satellite reception technology to increase the reliability of the company’s Tailwind 550 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) TV system for private jets […]
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Connectivity
Inverto to Power New Unicable 2 Products Using Entropic’s Solution
[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] Inverto Digital Labs has chosen Entropic’s EN5520 digital Channel Stacking Switch (dCSS) to power its Unicable 2 Multi-switch and Low Noise Block (LNB) products. The dCSS solution […]
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Connectivity
HeliosNet Selects Newtec for VSAT Service Offering in Eastern Russia
[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] HeliosNet selected Newtec to provide Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) Very-Small-Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services across Eastern Russia. This new service will use Russian Satellite Communications Company’s (RSCC) […]
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Technology
GeoMetWatch Sues USU and Subsidiary over Hosted Payload Weather Sensor
[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Following the disintegration of a deal to collaboratively build 300-kg hyperspectral sounders, weather and analytics company GeoMetWatch filed suit against Utah State University and its subsidiary the […]
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Connectivity
Timor Telecom to Use O3b Capacity for Improved Broadband Services in East Timor
[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] O3b Networks and Timor Telecom (TT), a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, signed an agreement allowing O3b to provide high throughput, capacity for the telecom company’s services in […]
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Finance
Northern Sky Research Releases Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Industry Report
[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] According to the newly released report by Northern Sky Research (NRS) “Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Services (SMLS), Fourth Edition,” the satellite industry ordered and launched more than […]
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Government/Military
Airbus Delivers Satellite Communications to Four UK Royal Navy Vessels
[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Airbus Defence and Space delivered X-band satellite communications capabilities — Deployable Maritime Milsat (DMM) services that use Airbus’ Skynet 5 constellation — to four United Kingdom Royal […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Earnings Report Shows Growth in Latin America
[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Eutelsat Communications announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ending on March 31, 2014. Revenue for the first nine months increased by 2.5 […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya and ViaSat to Partner on New M2M Platform
[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Thuraya and ViaSat signed an agreement to jointly develop and launch a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) platform, with combined features of M2M-specific products and commercial packages. This joint solution […]
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Connectivity
AT&T Agrees to buy DirecTV
[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] On Sunday May 18, 2014, AT&T announced its entrance into a definitive agreement to purchase DirecTV. Rumors of the potential purchase came on the heels of, and […]
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Finance
Boeing Confirms First Signals from ULA-Launched GPS 2F6 Satellite
[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] The most recent Boeing-built Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F satellite sent its first signals from space following its launch on Friday, May 16, 2014. This marks the […]
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Connectivity
Telenor Expands Management Team, Appoints New DiGi Communications CEO
[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] Telenor Group changed the organizational structure of its Group Executive Management (GEM), adding three new members on Friday, May 16. The company appointed Henrik Clausen, Katja Christina […]
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Connectivity
O3b to Provide Connectivity to Chuuk with FSMTC
[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] O3b Networks and FSM Telecom (FSMTC) forged a long-term agreement for O3b to provide its O3bTrunk service to Chuuk, the most populous of the four states of […]
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Technology
ATK Reports Record Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Results
[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] ATK reported revenue from its fourth quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14), which ended on March 31, 2014. The company had an operating profit of $170 million […]
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Connectivity
Technicolor to Provide 4K STBs to Tata Sky in 2015
[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] Technicolor signed an agreement with Tata Sky, a Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in India, to provide 4K Set-Top Boxes (STBs) in a mass-volume order starting in early […]
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Government/Military
New US Satellite Export Reforms Gets Positive Response from Industry
[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] After 15 years of restrictions and intense scrutiny, the United States Department of State has reclassified satellites and several related components so they will no longer be […]
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Finance
Proton-M Rocket Crashes in Third Stage of Launch of Express AM4R Satellite
[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] The Russian Proton M rocket suffered an unspecified failure during the third stage of the launch for Airbus Defence and Space’s Express AM4R satellite. The failure occurred […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat and NEC Colombia Begin Installing Digital Kiosks for Colombia’s Vive Digital Plan
[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] Hispasat will collaborate with NEC Colombia to install the first of 648 digital kiosks in Colombia, as part of an award by the Colombian Ministry of Information […]



























