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The mobile satellite services (MSS) market in Europe was given a significant shot in the arm in August when the European Commission (EC) announced there would be a new pan-European […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, a digital satellite pay-TV platform in Poland, has launched a mobile phone service, Rodzinna Telefonia Komorkowa (Family Cellular Telephony), based on its own telecommunications infrastructure using network solutions […]

Vizada has linked up with Eclipse to offer mobile satellite services to the European military community, the companies announced.      The two partners have begun providing services to the French […]

Arinc Inc. and EADS Secure Networks North America, a subsidiary of EADS, have formed a strategic alliance to address growing market opportunities for advanced land mobile radio communications in support […]

Envivio Inc. has begun shipping its mobile TV configuration of its 4Caster C4 three screens — TV, PC and mobile device — encoder as the product officially enters commercial service, […]

TerreStar Networks and protocol stack software supplier Comneon demonstrated the first Voice Over IP (VOIP) phone call on an integrated satellite-terrestrial multi-mode handset from a Comneon test lab, TerreStar announced. […]

TerreStar has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm to develop integrated satellite-cellular communications technologies for conventional-sized mobile devices designed for government, public safety, enterprise and consumer users, TerreStar announced.      […]

LXE, the wireless logistics computing business of EMS Technologies, signed an agreement with MCL Technologies giving the partners greater access to MCL software tools on LXE equipment, LXE announced.      […]

O3b Networks has signed a multi-year backhaul deal with Nigerian based wireless company, Galaxy Wireless Communications, O3b announced.      O3B will begin deployment of a new high capacity backhaul infrastructure […]

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. won a contract to build the ST-2 satellite for SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom, Mitsubishi announced.      SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom will co-own ST-2 through a joint venture, […]

Thaicom signed a contract with Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) for capacity on the IPStar satellite, Thaicom announced.      The three-year agreement, valued at nearly $3.5 million, will allow VTI, a […]

Satellite-based data communications provider Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. has received a $282 million supply order from the U.S. Army for the supply of upgraded ruggedized computers manufactured by a third-party […]

Combined satellite-cellular service moves a step closer to fruition as TerreStar and Skyterra make final preparations for satellite launches later this year. The next generation of hybrid mobile satellite systems […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Vizada won a contract with Delta Wave Communications to supply the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers with Inmarsat and Iridium mobile satellite communications services in the United […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Avanti Communications won two supply contracts valued at a combined $1.8 million, the company announced Jan. 9.     Avanti will supply wholesale broadband services to the Polish […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has been awarded contracts totaling more than $652,000 for the provision and support of a new version of its Cyphercast IP Conditional Access […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Spacehab subsidiary Astrotech was awarded two contracts totaling $3.2 million from United Launch Alliance (ULA) in support of the ground processing of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] The Hot Bird 10 satellite has been delivered to Arianespace’s launch facility at French Guiana, Arianespace announced Jan. 9.     This spacecraft will be placed in orbit […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] GeoEye Inc. signed a multi-year agreement with the National University of Singapore to allow the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) to collect and sell […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Global satellite access service provider TS2 is offering a new array of Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite terminals, the company announced Jan. 8.     TS2’s new […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched its Inter-Government Crisis Network, the company announced Jan. 9.     The network enables government agencies to communicate securely in preparing for and […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] AT&T revealed roll out costs for its satellite-based in-car TV service, AT&T CruiseCast, slated to launch this spring, the company announced Jan. 9. AT&T will initially provide […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] A team led by Raytheon Co. has completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering for the U.S. Air Force‘s next-generation GPS control segment (GPS OCX), […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, named David Myers executive vice president and general manager, the company announced Jan. 7.      Myers’ appointment […]

[Satellite News 01-12-09] Despite a U.S. Department of Labor report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 16-year high of 7.2 percent, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) still […]

[Satellite News 01-09-09] NATO’s demands for bandwidth are increasing, and the organization has been tapping into the benefits of IP technologies to help in operations, Malcolm Green, chief of CAT […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Comtech EF Data received $1.4 million in orders for satellite communications equipment from an unnamed GSM operator based in Africa, Comtech EF Data announced Jan. 8.     […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems signed a share purchase agreement with holders of more than 90 percent of Shiron Satellite Communications, Elbit announced Jan. 8.     Elbit […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] The Vietnamese government has chosen France to supply the technology for its second satellite, VNREDSat-1, Vietnamese press officials reported Jan. 8.     Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Orbcomm signed a global automatic identification system (AIS) distribution agreement for commercial purposes with Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay, a provider of insight and information in the commercial […]