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Intelsat Could Sign First EpicNG Deals in Asia Later This Year
[Satellite News 08-15-12] FSS operator Intelsat is now actively talking to customers in Asia about its new EpicNG open architecture platform and hopes to land contracts in the region before […]
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Juniper Report Warns Mobile Operators of Surprising Billing Error Trends
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-15-12] The mobile network operator sector is set to lose nearly a quarter of revenues — approximately $300 billion — from a combination of fraud and billing […]
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Reshetnev Makes Contact with Lost Telkom-3 Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Russian manufacturer ISS Reshetnev confirmed Aug. 14 that it has made contact with PT Telkom’s Telkom-3 satellite that was placed in a useless orbit following a failed […]
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Arianespace Sets Launch Date for ISRO’s GSAT-10
[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Arianespace will launch the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) next communication satellite, GSAT-10, on an Ariane-5 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou on Sept. 21, the […]
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Arqiva Supports Asian HD Channel U.K. First
[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Arqiva has been selected by South Asian broadcaster Star to support the launch of the United Kingdom’s first South Asian HD channel for BSkyB subscribers, Arqiva announced […]
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Gilat Carves Out Lucrative VSAT Contract from Australian NBN Initiative
[Satellite News 08-14-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has surpassed a significant milestone for its broadband VSAT business by successfully deploying its first 10,000 VSAT units for Australian operator Optus as part […]
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Gilat Carves Out Lucrative VSAT Contract from Australian NBN Initiative
[Satellite News 08-14-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has surpassed a significant milestone for its broadband VSAT business by successfully deploying its first 10,000 VSAT units for Australian operator Optus as part […]
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Kratos Executives Identify Promising Trends in National Space Policy, Air Force Leadership
[Satellite News 08-14-12] After Kratos acquired Integral Systems in May 2011, the newly formed Kratos Integral Systems has been focused on providing a slew of satellite support services, such as […]
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Analyst: Orbcomm OG2 Satellite Launch A “Catalyst” for Company’s Future
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-14-12] Global satellite data communications provider Orbcomm has reported its second consecutive quarter of Automatic Identification System (AIS) revenue growth after a year of struggles to get […]
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NDS, Canal Digital Partner to Launch OTT Platform
[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Cisco subsidiary NDS and DTH pay-TV provider Canal Digital are collaborating to launch a next-generation TV platform as a hosted, managed service, the partners announced Aug. 10. […]
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CETel Acquires Teleport from Kabel Deutschland
[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Central European Telecom Services (CETel) has acquired a teleport from Kabel Deutschland for an undisclosed sum, CETel announced Aug. 10. CETel will inherit the Kabel Deutschland […]
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Northrop Grumman Joins Hosted Payload Alliance
[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Northrop Grumman has joined the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA), the company announced Aug. 10. HPA formed in March 2011 as a group of satellite manufacturers, spacecraft […]
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Norsat’s Sinclair Subsidiary Continues to Pay Off in Quarterly Revenues
[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] Canadian satellite Norsat continued to drive revenue growth in both its Sinclair Technologies subsidiary and its microwave products segment during its second fiscal quarter of 2012, according […]
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JSC Azerkosmos Insures Azerspace-1 Through British Broker
[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] JSC Azerkosmos has signed an agreement with British insurance broker Marsh to insure Azerbaijan’s first telecommunication satellite, Azerspace-1, JSC Azerkosmos confirmed Aug. 9. The one-year contract […]
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Intelsat, GVF to Sponsor VSAT Certification Workshops
[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] Intelsat and the Global VSAT forum (GVF) are sponsoring a communications training session that will be conducted at the Pacific Endeavor convention in Singapore, featuring government and […]
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Globalstar Spot Service Brings in Revenue; Thales Arbitration Costs Cut Profits
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-10-12] A strong performance from Globalstar’s Spot service helped boost the company’s 2012 second-quarter revenues to $20 million – a full $1 million more than the $19 […]
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Dish Network Subscriber Acquisition Costs Come at Steep Price
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-12] Satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network’s increased investment in subscriber acquisition advertising led to a dramatic improvement in its 2012 second-quarter net subscriber counts, but also negatively […]
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Gilat Inks SkyEdge 2 Contract with Servicio Satelital
[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted by Argentina’s Servicio Satelital to provide its SkyEdge 2 Hub and broadband satellite platform that Servicio Satelital will use to upgrade […]
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Wegener Receives Two Large Orders for Media Network Hardware
[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Voice, video and data distribution networks provider Wegener Corp. has signed new equipment orders with media network Microspace and an unnamed international customer managing a governmental media […]
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PPM Opens New U.S.-Based ViaLite Sales Unit
[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] RF over fiber equipment manufacturer Pulse Power and Measurement (PPM) has launched a new sales organization in the United States, which will trade under the brand name […]
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EchoStar Outlines Impact of Russian Proton Failure, Future Plans in Brazil
[Satellite News 08-09-12] The failed launch of a Russian Proton rocket carrying two communications satellites earlier this week has forced EchoStar to push back the launch of a satellite that […]
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NSR Highlights Capacity Lease Revenue Growth, Future C-band Backhaul Trends
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-12] International commercial satellite operators grew their capacity leasing revenues by $635 million between 2010 and 2011, according to a study published Aug. 7 by analysis firm […]
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Russia Takes Significant Loss with Telkom 3, Express MD2 Launch Failure
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Russia failed to launch two communications satellites into orbit after anomaly occurred on the Proton M rocket’s Breeze M upper stage engine, Russian space agency Roskosmos confirmed […]
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SiriusXM Turns in Stellar Second Quarter Subscriber Rates
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM Radio grew its revenues by 13 percent in the second quarter of 2012 to $838 million on top of a jump in subscribers that […]
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Kratos Subsidiary SAT Corp. Opens New U.S. Facilities
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary SAT Corp. has opened new facilities in Maryland and Hawaii in an effort to expand its Interference Detection and Geolocation (iDetGeo) […]
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MTN Opens New Broadcast Business
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Connectivity and content services provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has established a new broadcast business unit that will aim to transmit any type of broadcast content from […]
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SES Expands Eurovision Capacity Deal
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Eurovision, the premium sports and news events and department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to provide live transmission […]
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ATK Vice President Jim Armor Discusses A-Series Satellite Bus Expansion (Part 1)
[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK recently expanded its product line of small, agile satellite buses to meet design requirements for a wider range of missions in civil, national security and commercial […]
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ATK Vice President Jim Armor Outlines DARPA Phoenix Work (Part 2)
[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK was solicited by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late July to provide a modified satellite bus to the agency’s Phoenix program, which aims […]
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Intelsat Fleet Expansion Plan Progresses on Schedule
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-07-12] Sea Launch has sent its platform vessels from its homeport in Long Beach, Calif. to the equator in preparation for the important Aug. 16 launch of […]