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[Satellite News 12-01-08] ViaSat has made significant progress in developing its Blue Force Tracking (BFT) upgrade for the U.S. Army, according to Ric Vandermeulen, the company’s director of government broadband. […]

[Satellite Today 12-01-08] The Measat 3a satellite has returned safely to the United States for repairs, Measat Satellite Systems said Nov. 28.     The satellite, which had been damaged during […]

[Satellite Today 11-28-08] O3b Networks has signed a multi-year backhaul deal with Nigerian based wireless company, Galaxy Wireless Communications (Galaxy), the company announced Nov. 28. O3B Networks said it will […]

[Satellite Today 11-28-08] Arianespace said the launch of the two Eutelsat Communications satellites will be delayed, Arianespace announced Nov. 28. The company said that the delay in the launch of […]

[Satellite Today 11-28-08] Greek satellite operator, Hellas SAT has signed a new capacity deal with Gateway Communications, Hellas announced Nov. 27.      The deal marks the first time the two […]

[Satellite Today 11-28-08] A European Space Agency (ESA) Center based in the U.K. moved a step closer to reality with the news that ESA director general Jean-Jacques Dordain and the […]

[Satellite News 11-28-08] JSAT Mobile CEO, Kei Shibuya, said the reasons behind his company’s strategic move to team up with Stratos Global to form a company targeting the MSS space […]

Satellite broadband initiatives are plentiful in Asia, with companies such as Thaicom, Optus and BB Sat looking to use the latest satellite technology to reduce the digital divide in countries […]

Mobile TV is one of the hottest topics in the video arena globally, but in 2008 it seems as though the role of satellites and satellite technology in this area […]

There is little doubt that Asia represents one of the most exciting regions for satellite communications and broadcast services in the world. Markets such as China, India and Indonesia, have […]

2008 closes with a potential bottom of the financial institutions/credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and spread from the subprime mortgage market to the entire financial services […]

TECHNOLOGY ATCi Releases CentralCast Solution Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has introduced its CentralCast solution.     CentralCast enables broadcasters relying on microwave transmissions and fiber networks to send signals to […]

Wireless technology is evolving rapidly and playing an increasing role in the lives of people throughout the world. In addition, ever-larger numbers of people rely on the technology directly or […]

Broadcasters in the United States will end analog transmissions Feb. 17 and move entirely to digital. Every facet of broadcasting will be affected, and while the industry has been preparing […]

While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge shadow over the globe also threatens the necessary funding that many companies will […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the first C-Band Earth Station on Vessels (ESV) licenses, and applicants are looking to enter the maritime markets with always-on telecommunications applications […]

Europe is working on a substantial overhaul to the regulatory framework for electronic communications, with changes large and small that will affect the satellite industry. One series of changes, which […]

ProtoStar hopes to make an impact in the promising DTH markets in Asia by providing capacity aboard its ProtoStar 1 satellite. The spacecraft, placed in orbit in July, carries 16 […]

We wrapped up this issue of Via Satellite in the days after Barack Obama became president-elect of the United States. Others can put the historic nature of Obama’s win into […]

Bad Florida Weather Forces Endeavour To Divert To Edwards Air Force Base Fickle Florida weather that forced Space Shuttle Endeavour into a West Coast landing yesterday, a cranky and reluctant […]

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, Satellite Today will not publish its Daily News Feed Friday, Nov. 28. We will return to our regular publishing schedule Monday, […]

[Satellite News 11-26-08] Developers of integrated satellite-terrestrial handsets and modules are very excited about how the consumer market is responding to their technology, but the companies acknowledge having to address […]

[Satellite Today 11-26-08] SES won a multi-year satellite capacity deal with EchoStar, as the DTH provider looks to expand into the Mexican pay-TV market, SES announced Nov. 26.      Capacity […]

[Satellite Today 11-26-08] Goodrich Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to produce the first operational satellite system in support of Operationally Responsive Space (ORS), the company […]

[Satellite Today 11-26-08] L-3 Communications was awarded a $28 million option placement to provide its Prophet signals intelligence platforms for the U.S. Army, L-3 announced Nov. 26.     Under this […]

[Satellite Today 11-26-08] A second South African satellite is scheduled to be launched in March, according to a Nov. 25 statement from the South African Foreign Affairs Ministry.     The […]

[Satellite Today 11-26-08] Wegener Corp. reported a slight decrease in revenues in its fourth quarter 2008 fiscal report released Nov. 26. Sales slipped from $5.7 million a year ago to […]

 [Satellite Today 11-26-08] Gilat Satellite Networks unveiled its modular VSAT platform, SkyEdge 2 Access, enabling converged services such as broadband IP, voice, video and multicasting, the company announced Nov. 26.  […]

[Satellite Today 11-26-08] Pace has delivered a next-generation hybrid satellite/IP set-top box to Canal+ Group in France, Pace announced Nov. 26.     The set-top box, dubbed +Le Cube, is the […]

[Satellite Today 11-25-08] MVS Comunicaciones, a Mexican telecommunications conglomerate, and EchoStar Corp. have formed a joint venture, Dish Mexico, that will launch Dish satellite TV service across Mexico, the companies […]