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[Via Satellite 10-23-13] SES has signed a renewal of its contract with Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Asia. The new agreement will enable SET Asia to serve its subscribers in the […]

[Via Satellite 10-23-13] NASA has awarded Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) a contract to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission to launch in […]

SES has announced today that the Swiss programs RTL CH and RTL II CH will be broadcast from ASTRA’s orbital position 19.2 degrees East from 2014 onwards. With the change, […]

Exelis has integrated a nationwide network of cameras and applied imaging analytics that detect changing weather at a hyperlocal, or street, scale capable of informing users of threatening conditions. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-13] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is ready to commission three new satellites. The company hopes to complete the tender process by the end of January 2014 […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-13] Spacecom’s Amos 5 at 17 degrees east has won another broadcast deal in East Africa. Under the new $3.6-million contract, Spacecom will provide analog to digital migration […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-13] Signalhorn, a global provider of network services and communications solutions using terrestrial, satellite, and wireless technologies, has made two new appointments to its executive team. Richard Minter […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] Iridium Communications has been boosted by a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract win with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide satellite airtime services to meet […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] SkyVision, a global IP telecommunications service provider to emerging markets, has donated an iDirect-powered satellite network for the Crossover International Academy, a K-8 school located in the […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] After mapping variations in Earth’s gravity with high detail for four years, the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite has […]

Global XpressPhoto: Inmarsat [Via Satellite 10-21-13] L-3 Global Communications Solutions (L-3 GCS), a specialist in the supply of deployable satellite communications solutions and turnkey systems, has received type approval from […]

DISA headquarters. Photo: Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office [Via Satellite 10-21-13] The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract to Iridium Communications […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] Thaicom has enhanced satellite TV broadcasting quality by allocating new frequencies of TV channels on its satellite. The company transferred the frequencies of 20 TV channels and […]

As the satellite industry pushes to strengthen its ties with government customers, hosted payloads continue to arise as a good win-win business model for private-public partnerships – but there are […]

Patrick Wood Photo: Astrium In October 2003, in one of the major deals of its kind in the milsatcom space, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a multi-billion dollar […]

Despite a slowdown in government spending, milsatcom remains a market of extremes. While it is clear governments around the world are looking for more creative solutions to fill their bandwidth […]

Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, will demonstrate the central role it is […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] Satellite has played a important role in Europe reaching a key broadband target, according to the latest information from the European Commission (EC). The EC released a […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] The French Space Agency (CNES) has awarded Astrium a €230 million contract to provide next-generation Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI-NG) instruments for Europe‘s Meteorological Satellite Agency (EUMETSAT)’s […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] Thales Alenia Space Germany, DLR, and SES TechCom, a subsidiary of SES, have signed a long-term agreement for the joint development of the first European space-based Automatic […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] Following good progress made in the manufacturing and testing, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has targeted the Asiasat 8 launch for April 2014. With the successful completion […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] Phasor Solutions, a London-based manufacturer of high gain electronically steerable antenna systems, has successfully conducted operational test of its flat satellite antenna with no moving parts that […]

SES S.A., operator of a global fleet of 54 communication satellites, has successfully placed a €500 million 5-year Euro bond. The bond, issued by SES Global Americas Holdings GP and […]

 U.S. government changes its business approach with satcom vendors A dysfunctional U.S. congress, a $16 trillion national debt, and the failure of a Super Committee to reach a budget decision. […]

The oil and gas sector remains an attractive one for satellite companies to target. With oil companies wanting to do more video, as well as improve the conditions for workers, satellite technology plays a key

Eutelsat’s full year results contained two surprises: the first was lower than expected guidance for one-year and three-year growths. Having had two profit warnings in the last 15 months, management seems to

Power density is the single most important operating parameter for transmitting earth stations and probably the least understood by operators of satellite communication terminals. In this two-part article, we

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army [Via Satellite 10-10-13] The U.S. Army has awarded the Communications and Transmission Systems (CTS) contract to Harris Corporation. The contract enables the company to […]

AMC 21 at Orbital’s facilities.Photo: OrbitalViaSat 1 Broadband SatellitePhoto: Space Systems/LoralBoeing has transmitted a government-developed, frequency-hopping signal through a commercial satellite

Anik G1 in the Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR)Photo: SSLEchoStar Technologies and GVT plan to form a joint venture for pay-TV services in Brazil. The venture would offer a national service based on IPTV and