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[Satellite Today 04-01-09] DataPath Inc. was awarded $35 million by the U.S. Army for Ka-band spares kits for its satellite transportable terminals, DataPath announced March 31.      The order is […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] GlobeCast renewed its lease with Eutelsat to use five Hot Bird transponders for broadcasting in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, GlobeCast announced March 30.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] Net Insight has won a transport solution deal with Italian satellite operator Telespazio, Net Insight announced March 30.     Telespazio, a provider of technologies for the broadcasting, […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] NSSL was named as an Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) and Fleet Broadband distribution partner effective April 15, NSSL announced March 31.     Having a direct […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] Raytheon Co. submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Broadcast Service (GBS) satellite broadcast manager and defense enterprise computing center transition contract, Raytheon announced […]

The ultimate goal of the U.S. Department of Defense’s space mission is to place capabilities in space in support of national defense and the warfighter. The U.S. Defense Information Systems […]

2009 started with quite a bang. First, the dramatic freefall of economies around the globe and then the collision of a pair of satellites in orbit. However, amid the doom […]

With a backdrop of a new U.S. presidential administration, the beginning of a shift in troop strength from Iraq to Afghanistan and a global economic recession, 2009 likely will be […]

Integral Systems CEO John Higginbotham believes the Feb. 11 collision of an Iridium satellite with a defunct Russian military satellite will test global diplomacy, legal and unilateral military and commercial […]

Outerlink To Provide Satellite Tracking To Homeland Security Department Outerlink Corp. has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide satellite-tracking data from all commercial satellite tracking systems […]

Intorel UNVEILS BROADCAST, SATELLITE MONITORING SOLUTION Intorel has rolled out Visionic version 4.2, a monitoring and control solution for the broadcast and satellite industry. The latest version features upgrades such […]

In February, two leading satellite operators struggling with their debt loads in an unforgiving market did very tough deals to put off maturity on their debt. Notwithstanding good brands, incumbent […]

After a multi-year fight to retain untarnished use of C-band, the satellite industry continues to face challenges on that front as well as other spectrum bands. Why are other communications […]

The combination of increased demand for video, data and Internet services on a large land mass with many rural communities means satellite could be at the forefront of the new […]

DTH service providers, cable television companies and telephone companies are firing the first salvos in what will become an all out battle to become your personal portal into all things […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently has shown some flexibility in allowing a combination of satellite and terrestrial services to be offered on the same allocated bandwidth. During the […]

With the continuing economic collapse, people in every industry are wondering how their particular sector will perform. In the satellite sector, there has been considerable opinion that satellite would do […]

Satellite communication licensing fees are a normal part of the cost of doing business in this industry. There are times, however, when governments lose sight of the financial structure of […]

Tandberg Television’s operations are based on the progress of multimedia technology delivery methods. In the last year, the company has made notable steps in advanced compression systems, on-demand and content […]

Members of the Via Satellite editorial team attended CABSAT MENA and Satellite MENA 2009, the first trip to this Middle East communications show for many of us. This trip was […]

Asia’s complex political dynamics and tough regulatory environment mean the region is likely to remain a fragmented, yet highly important market for the satellite industry, panelists said March 26 at […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] SES Astra signed a deal with CME Group for the launch of the first Croatian TV channel on an Astra satellite, the company announced March. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will launch Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd’s (ATSB) RazakSat satellite on a Falcon 1 rocket during a launch window that opens at 7 p.m. […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] NASA awarded Harris Corp. a 14-month, multimillion-dollar contract to develop Ka-band capable radios as part of the communication navigation and networking reconfigurable testbed (Connect), which will be […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] Hughes Network Systems released Hughes Utilities Solutions, an IP-based managed communications and monitoring service for the electric utility industry, the company announced March 30.     The broadband […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] Sierra Nevada Corp.’s (SNC) newly formed space systems business unit has begun operations, the company announced March 30.     SNC Space Systems will design and manufactures satellites, […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] Global Satellite USA has released MCG-101, an Iridium-based communications system for offices, remote locations, military, aircraft, oil and gas, mining, and marine applications, Global Satellite announced March […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] The government of the Isle of Man is offering a new Entry Processing Unit (EPU) to provide a single point of entry when the European Union (EU) […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] Vizada will open a network point of presence in Hong Kong to offer Asia-Pacific customers an access point for mobile satellite communications traffic, Vizada announced March 27. […]

[Satellite News 03-31-09] The term, “asset tracking,” long used to described a family of management and security products, may be outdated as the market sector seeks to promote more multi-functional […]