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ViaSat Expects Future Commercial Profit Losses Despite Customer Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-06-12] ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg warned investors that the company’s commercial networks segment would continue to generate losses in 2013 despite its 46 percent increase in the […]
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Arianespace Hits 50th Consecutive Launch with Hylas 2, Intelsat 20 Mission
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Arianespace has launched its 50th consecutive successful mission by placing the Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2 satellites into orbit for operators Intelsat and Avanti, respectively, the companies […]
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Info TV Installs Harris DVB-T2-Ready Network in Poland
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Independent Polish telecommunications company Info TV is installing a national network of Harris DVB-T2-ready Maxiva UAX television transmitters to support a new DVB-T network for mobile applications, […]
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AT&T Plans to Acquire NextWave Wireless, WCS-band Spectrum
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] AT&T is planning to acquire NextWave Wireless and the licenses to its 2.3GHz WCS-band spectrum, which is adjacent to spectrum used by satellite radio services, the company […]
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Hispasat Contracts Indra for Amazonas-3 Ground Control Systems
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Spanish operator Hispasat has contracted Indra to develop and implement the ground control systems needed to manage its new Amazonas-3 communications satellite, Hispasat announced Aug. 2. […]
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Telesat Takes a Net Loss on Debt Refinancing Costs
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Canadian FSS operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $202 million during its 2012 second quarter, which were relatively flat compared to the same period last year even […]
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Miranda Upgrades NVision 9000 Router Controller
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Miranda Technologies has rolled out enhancements for its NVision 9000 router control system for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, the company announced Aug. 2. The improved […]
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Government Market Slowdown Stalls Iridium’s Fiscal Hot Streak
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-03-12] MSS operator Iridium surprised some analysts with its latest financial results after reporting several consecutive quarters of growth. Iridium’s overall service revenue growth in the second […]
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DigitalGlobe’s Long-Term Business Pushes Second Quarter Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-02-12] Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe reported a surprising 23 percent increase in its 2012 second-quarter revenues to $102 million, beating analysts’ consensus of $93 million and marking […]
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Intelsat Capacity Supply Boost to Follow Steady Second Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Intelsat reported 2012 second-quarter revenues of $638.7 million and a net loss of $84 million during the three-month period ending June 30, the company announced in its […]
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Norsat Completes NCI Testing for Dual Ku-, X-band Portable Terminals
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Norsat International has met in-field testing criteria of the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) agency and has been granted final acceptance for its dual Ku- and X-band […]
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Orbital Sciences, Arianespace Set for Hylas 2 Launch
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Orbital Sciences has entered final preparations for the launch of the Hylas 2 communications satellite for Avanti Communications aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from the European […]
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MTN CEO Explains Why Ku-band was Key in Intelsat EpicNG Deal
[Satellite News 08-02-12] When MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) signed its long-term agreement last week with Intelsat to become the second major maritime Ku-band capacity customer on the operator’s new Intelsat […]
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Emerging Markets: The Development of New Space Talent
In the second of a two-part employment series, Via Satellite takes a look at the state of technical hiring in the global satellite sector — what’s driving it and what’s […]
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Contracts News
Arianespace Chosen to Launch Kazakhstan’s DZZ-HR Satellite on Vega Rocket Arianespace has been selected to launch the DZZ-HR high-resolution observation satellite being built by Astrium for the Republic of Kazakhstan. Arianespace’s […]
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Asia and Latin America are the Places to Be — Just Ask Eutelsat
It is always an interesting development when one of the big four FSS operators makes a change at the CEO position. When Michel de Rosen became CEO of Eutelsat in […]
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Can Amplifier Technology Vendors Stay One Step Ahead?
The vibrant satellite amplifier technology market features a number of companies competing for business. Are vendors meeting customer needs, and is there enough business for such a large number of […]
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Numerex Posts Massive Net Subscription Adds in Second Quarter
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-01-12] On-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and solutions provider Numerex added a company record 116,000 net subscriptions in its 2012 fiscal second quarter, which more than […]
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John McCoskey CTO, Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a private, non-profit corporation whose members are America’s public TV stations — non-commercial, educational licensees that operate more than 350 PBS member stations and […]
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Numerex Posts Massive Net Subscription Adds in Second Quarter
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-01-12] On-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and solutions provider Numerex added a company record 116,000 net subscriptions in its 2012 fiscal second quarter, which more than […]
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ViewSat Selects Harmonic’s DTH Satellite Bandwidth Solutions
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] U.K.-based satellite service provider ViewSat has deployed a comprehensive digital video headend based on Harmonic video processing solutions, the companies confirmed July 31. ViewSat will leverage […]
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Telespazio to Operate C-Com’s New Buenos Aires Service Center
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has opened its first service center in Argentina in cooperation with Buenos Aires-based integrator Telespazio Argentina, C-Com announced July 31. […]
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Steve Collar CEO, O3b Networks
O3b Networks is ramping up activity ahead of the launch of its first satellites next year. The company announced the launch of its new O3b Maritime service and is likely […]
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Work Microwave Enhances Efficiency Features on DVB-S2 Modems
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] European satellite solutions manufacturer Work Microwave has rolled out a series of new features for its range of high-speed DVB-S2 modems, including new traffic optimization and bandwidth-capacity […]
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FCC Cable, Satellite Pay-TV Study Shows Drop in Customer Complaints
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Pay-TV consumer inquiries and informal complaints received and processed by the U.S. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau decreased by nearly 21 in the second quarter of 2012 […]
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Satellite Launch Liability: Reviewing the Rules
Policy makers in both the United States and the United Kingdom are examining their rules on the accident liability of launch providers and satellite operators. The U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) […]
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The Role of Harmonized Standards in Liberalized Telecom Markets
Across telecommunications markets, harmonization is a subsequent and natural necessary step to liberalization. While liberalization opens markets, harmonization encourages competition by removing trade barriers. The satellite industry, being global by […]
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What Does it Mean To Be a “Satellite” Company?
I was thinking about the space industry the other day and it occurred to me that things are more complex than they once were. It is not clear to me […]
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Satellite Builders Enjoy Strong Market Conditions
Satellite manufacturers across the board are still seeing strong demand for new satellites as operators continue to place orders at a healthy rate. Most manufacturers have won their fair share […]
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ATK Expands A-Series Small Satellite Bus Product Line
[Satellite TODAY 07-31-12] ATK has expanded its product line of small, agile satellite buses designed for a wide range of missions in civil, national security and commercial applications in both […]