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[Via Satellite 09-23-13] TeamCast’s VYPER DVB S/DVB DSNG/DVB S2 satellite modulator has received approval from Anatel, the national telecommunications agency in Brazil, for use in all commercial satellite transmission systems […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] Measat Satellite Systems has appointed Raj Malik to the position of senior vice president, sales and marketing. In this role, Malik will oversee Measat’s global sales and […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc)’s new CEO Morten Tengs is excited about the opportunity for the company in the maritime market. This was the one vertical that Tengs […]

SES announced today that it will be providing a record-breaking 12 transponders of occasional use capacity to Media Broadcast and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting to support the intense media coverage of […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Arqiva has signed a multi-transponder deal with SES, which enables the company to continue to serve radio and television customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. As […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Astrium has signed a contract with France Télévisions, a French broadcasting group, for its Ka-News service. The new Ka-News service, which uses Eutelsat‘s KA-SAT satellite, will enable […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] CETel and SES have renewed a multi-year deal and also signed a new multi-transponder capacity deal to provide services to meet the escalating demand for VSAT services […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Satellite communications specialist, Newtec and Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA) have signed a multimillion-Euro contract to deploy several of Newtec’s interactive satellite terminals running on the Arab States Broadcasting […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Blue Sky Network’s portable Bluetooth device, HawkEyeLink, now supports access and transmission of electronic forms. The device enables two-way messaging on smartphone and tablet devices via the […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Macom Technology Solutions, a supplier of high-performance Radio Frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave products, has released a new ceramic Gallium nitride (GaN) on Silicon carbide (SiC) […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-2013] According to Cambridge Consultants, a product development firm, one rhino is killed every 11 hours in Africa due to the demand for products made from its horns. […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-13] Arianespace and Astrium signed an initial agreement on Sept. 17 to begin the production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. As part of this agreement, Arianespace […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-13] DARPA has established the Experimental Spaceplane (XS 1) program to develop a fully reusable unmanned vehicle that would provide aircraft-like access to space. The vehicle is envisioned […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-13] Boeing has transmitted a government-developed, frequency-hopping signal through a commercial satellite, demonstrating the potential for the military to access more communications pathways at a lower cost than […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-13] Signal Sentry 1000, an Exelis product that detects and locates GPS interference sources in 3-D by using longitude, latitude and altitude has demonstrated successful results during a […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-13] Gilat Satellite Networks announced the availability of the Wavestream Ka-band Matchbox Mini Block Upconverter, which incorporates Wavestream’s spatial advantEdge technology to provide higher output power in smaller, […]

The story of Thaicom is one of the most interesting in our sector. The company took a brave step when it ordered the Ipstar satellite, but it took years for […]

High Throughput Satellites (HTS) remain a hot topic of conversation in the industry, but their impact outside of North America is harder to examine. In Latin America, a vibrant region […]

M2M industry booms as companies and consumers demand more real time data. With the industry growing at a rate of billions of dollars, the satellite industry is eager to gain […]

It has been said that circuit board design is an art, but RF design is a black art. Indeed, the developers of RF amplifiers are part scientist and part sorcerer, […]

Regulation of India’s telecom sector has been in turmoil over the past several years, with ministers in court for corruption over licensing, the controversial rescinding of mobile licenses, retroactive application […]

At SATELLITE 2013, feeding the talent pipeline for the next generation of aerospace engineers interested in satellites, launch vehicles, spacecraft management, earth station technology, and all that goes with it, […]

US Army Funds TeleCommunication Systems’ SNAP 3T Systems TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $2.8 million in incremental funding from the U.S. Army for Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet […]

Raytheon’s Defense Course in Brazil Graduates its First Class Raytheon graduated 17 Brazilian students from a 4-week course focused on the defense industry in the United States. The program, “Science […]

Arianespace Orbits Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT 7 Arianespace completed its fourth Ariane 5 launch in 2013, making it the vehicle’s 57th successful launch in a row. The launcher carried […]

ISRO Cancels GSLV D5 Liftoff Due to Second Stage Leak The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has cancelled the launch of the GSAT 14 advanced communication satellite after a leak […]

Analysis: Es’hailSat, Arabsat Partnership Arabsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar-based satellite company, have announced a strategic partnership that will promote closer cooperation between the two companies and strengthen the reach and […]

Suphajee Suthumpun had worked for IBM for 23 years when she received a call from Thaicom asking her to leave the IT giant and turn around an ailing satellite operator. […]

[Via Satellite 09-18-13] SES and KVH Industries have signed an expanded capacity agreement to provide connectivity to luxury, government and commercial ships across the Caribbean and beyond. The deal will […]