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[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Advantech Wireless, a privately held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of satellite, radio frequency (RF) equipment and microwave systems, has successfully completed the delivery of several uplink system […]

Entropic, a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, announced today the immediate appointment of Matthew Rhodes as senior vice president of Global Marketing. Rhodes is responsible for […]

Eutelsat Communications announces that Andrew Jordan, previously CEO of Eutelsat Asia, has joined Eutelsat’s Executive Committee. Based in Paris, Andrew will supervise the Group’s growth strategy in Asia and drive […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Iridium Communications has unveiled its first turnkey hosted payload solution, Iridium PRIME, to host third-party payloads on stand-alone satellites leveraging the global connectivity afforded by the Iridium […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Iridium CEO Matt Desch is confident that the company can redefine the hosted payload market with a bold new initiative, Iridium PRIME. This solution will host third-party […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Intelsat is optimistic that it can play a key role in the growing aeronautical market, a major focus for the company. James Collett, director of mobility services, Intelsat, […]

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] DSAT Cinema, a Eutelsat and dcinex joint venture company specializing in satellite delivery of films and live events, has committed to ordering over 1,000 of International Datacasting’s […]

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] O3b Networks and Kymeta Corporation signed an agreement to develop flat panel satellite antennas for the O3b network. The flat, thin, light and low cost antennas and […]

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] Orbital Sciences Corporation is in final preparations for the launch of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft aboard its new Minotaur 5 rocket. The […]

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] Eutelsat Communications has appointed Jean-Hubert Lenotte as the group’s director of strategy. He succeeds Yohann Leroy who has been appointed deputy chief technical officer and director of […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Sea Launch AG signed a launch services agreement with a proprietary customer to liftoff its spacecraft on the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL vehicle from the ocean-based Odyssey […]

Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced that its board of directors has elected John W. Diercksen to serve on the board as an independent director […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] AsiaSat is getting ready for a busy 2014. Its AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 satellites are likely to be launched in the first half of next year, […]

SAT Corporation, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, has received an order from Eutelsat to upgrade multiple satID geolocation systems. In addition to the system upgrades, Eutelsat has […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Raytheon received Interim Authorization to Test (IATT) security certification for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) Launch and Checkout System (LCS) four […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Alfanews, a satellite transmission and TV production service provider based in Arezzo, Italy, has adopted Ateme’s Kyrion CM5000 contribution encoder. The extended feature set of the encoder […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Frequency coordination negotiations have succeeded in setting up the mechanism to deploy digital television in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries. The consolidation of national plans to implement the […]

Pace plc, a global leader for digital TV and broadband technologies, is launching an enhanced version of its ECO Service Management platform, designed to optimise and simplify the delivery and […]

Honeywell Aerospace released a survey that signals a shift among consumers in the definition of airplane passenger comfort and confirms an increasing demand for global, transoceanic, fast and consistent in-flight […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] RRsat Global Communications Networks (RRsat) is aiming to have a more global presence over the next year. The company, which announced the acquisition of JCA (a London-based […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Following the first meeting of the joint government-industry committee on space, the French Minister of Higher Education and Research announced that the government was allocating 25 million […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has awarded O3b Networks the rights to use its foreign satellite system in the country by conferring “landing rights” on the company. […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, and Telespazio, a satellite services company, are teaming up to develop joint offerings for energy and machine-to-machine (M2M) customers in the […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a mobile satellite services (MSS) operator, launched a new edition of the Thuraya SatSleeve, the satellite adaptor for the iPhone. The new release not […]

[Via Satellite 09-3-13] The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) recent loan of $105.4 million to Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is further evidence of the bank’s growing support […]

The Lockheed Martin A2100 communications satellite series has achieved a major milestone by achieving over 400 cumulative years of successful, in-orbit operations. “The versatile and configurable A2100 common platform offers […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-13] RRSat, a provider of comprehensive digital content management and global content distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industry, will pay will pay $9 million in […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-13] O3b Networks entered a long-term capacity deal to provide high-speed, low-latency capacity to the Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) and the Federated States of Micronesia Telecommunications Corporation […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-13] SatLink Communications, a teleport, content management and HD playout center, has been selected by i24 News for the global distribution of its three international news channels. The […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-13] Bridge Technologies has launched a new version of its OTT Engine with implementation of full MPEG-DASH monitoring. The new OTT Engine makes MPEG-DASH support a core part […]