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[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Assemblyman Joel Anderson (R-Ca.), has tabled a bill to the California State Assembly that would the force the blurring of satellite images of many buildings of schools, […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Qtel, a telecommunication solutions provider based in Qatar, has launched a new global Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service for local, regional and international business, […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) have made Iridium-based tracking technology provided by IonEarth a mandated requirement for mushers participating in the 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX ) has named former Sea Launch President and General Manager, Rob Peckham as its new vice president of business development, SpaceX announced […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed a 30 million euro ($38 million) contract with Astrium GmbH, EADS Astrium‘s unit in Germany for the supply of a […]

[Satellite Today 03-06-09] Allen and Overy has reached a financial close with Mubadala Development Co. and Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) on the Yahsat satellite project, Allen and Overy […]

[Satellite News 03-06-09] SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told Satellite News. The […]

Abu Dhabi Media Co.’s wholly-owned broadcast subsidiary, LIVE, has won the award for technology implementation of the year at the 2009 Digital Studio Industry Leadership Awards, Abu Dhabi Media Co. […]

Abu Dhabi Media Co.’s wholly-owned broadcast subsidiary, LIVE, has won the award for technology implementation of the year at the 2009 Digital Studio Industry Leadership Awards, Abu Dhabi Media Co. […]

Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced.     The Advent Newswifts are HD capable and will […]

Allen and Overy has reached a financial close with Mubadala Development Co. and Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) on the Yahsat satellite project, Allen and Overy announced Mar. 5. […]

Qtel, a telecommunication solutions provider based in Qatar, has launched a new global IP Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service for local, regional and international business, the company announced Mar. […]

XipLink has added Dubai-based Prologix to its global network of value-added distributors, XipLink announced Mar. 4.     Prologix will provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA series of appliances […]

Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in August 2007 with […]

The two biggest booths on the Satellite MENA 2009 show floor belonged to SmartSat and YahSat, two satellite operators without any hardware in orbit. Normally that strikes me as a […]

SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told the CABSAT e-Daily. The shortlist has […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] EMS Technologies reported 2008 revenue increases of 16 percent, at $335 million, resulting in net earnings of $20.5 million, in its full-year and fourth quarter 2008 financial […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Dialog Telecom, an independent Polish telecommunications operator, has launched a new IPTV service using a video distribution network based on Scopus’ Eldorado video networking solutions, Scopus announced […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Megahertz (MHz), an independent systems integrator, has launched a partnership with Greenland International Enterprises, a trading company based in Doha, Qatar, providing Megahertz with an established broadcast […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] GlobeCast has launched a new fiber and satellite link to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is finalizing plans for a connection to Jordan Media City […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Boeing has shipped the second of three next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) from its satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to NASA, Boeing announced Mar. […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high-speed, low-latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced Mar. 4. O3b Networks will […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] XipLink has added Dubai-based Prologix to its global network of value-added distributors, XipLink announced Mar. 4.     Prologix will provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Integral Systems has appointed Miller Adams as its new general counsel, the company announced Mar. 4.     Prior to joining Integral Systems, Adams founded Sheppard Global Ltd., […]

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Satellite Today is now providing comprehensive video coverage of Cabsat 2009 in Dubai.     Visit our Web site at www.satellitetoday.com to watch Satellite Today Associate Editor Mark […]

[Satellite News 03-05-09] Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new […]

Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new markets. This year […]

A number of leading executives said advances in technology are dramatically changing the broadcast landscape in the Middle East and broadcasters may be in for a tough time in the […]

Military operations in Iraq have been a good source of revenue for satellite operators, network providers and equipment manufacturers for several years, and as President Obama sets his date for […]