Technology

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Harris CapRock Communications has announced the signature of a five-year contract with Carnival Corporation to provide communications services onboard more than 100 cruise ships within its 10-brand cruise line fleet. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Broadband Satellite Services Limited (BSS) has announced it has completed the acquisition of AND Group and the Satcom Global group of companies. Focused on the satellite communication […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Northrop Grumman has Maureen Del Duca as its new vice president and deputy general counsel, Litigation and Investigations, the company announced Oct. 14. In this role, Del […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) have announced they are looking to actively engage the military in interference discussions and initiatives. […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Wessex Water has implemented a high-availability Communications-on-the-Move (COTM) solution from Hughes Europe, Hughes announced Oct. 14. This solution will help Wessex Water support rapid deployment of its […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] SatStream Media is launching SatstreamNet, a multicast-IP content delivery network developed specifically for the maritime industry. The network aims to provide over the air content to vessels […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Gilat Satellite Networks (Gilat) continues to make strong progress in Latin America after another key contract win last week. It received a letter of award for equipment […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has received a letter of award for equipment and services from Entel, the largest telecom operator and satellite network operator in Bolivia. Under the […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), the electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), has secured approximately SG$416 million ($333 million) worth of contracts for rail electronics, […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Bentley Walker has activated its 2,000th terminal on Hughes Network Systems in Libya after just one year of operating its two Hughes HN and HX System Network […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] MACOM Technology Solutions announced a new GaN unmatched wideband transistor in SOT-89 package suited to 50 V operation in driver and power applications. Operating over the DC […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] SES’ SES 8 satellite has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The satellite will now be processed for a November launch on board […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] The fifth and final European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) built by Astrium, called “Georges Lemaître,” has left the company’s Bremen site and is on its way to […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] Himawari Operation Enterprise and Mitsubishi Electric have completed the ground operations system for the Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 weather data transmission satellites. The Japan Meteorological Agency […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] Advantech Wireless has received an additional contract of more than CA$3 million ($2.9 million) for a major network expansion of a regional operator in Latin America. Advantech Wireless’s Broadband […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-13] European satellite operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has selected iDirect’s new Velocity product line as the ground infrastructure solution for its new Thor 7 high throughput satellite […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-13] Inmarsat has triggered an option to purchase a fourth Inmarsat 5 satellite under its existing contract with Boeing Satellite Systems International. The program schedule from Boeing has […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Thales Alenia Space Belgium will build a new plant in Leuven, which will start operations in the first half of 2014. This strategic new facility reflects Thales […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-13] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), has launched its Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) hardening scripts, an improved information assurance (IA) […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Lockheed Martin has powered on the system module of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R (GOES-R) satellite for the first time. The GOES-R series is NOAA‘s next geostationary […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Spirent Communications has introduced a carrier-approved Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) record and playback capabilities on its Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS). This new A-GNSS record […]

[Via Satellite 10-02-13] Orbcomm has completed the acquisition of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation’s Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) operation, which includes satellite hardware, network technology and web platforms. The SENS […]

[Via Satellite 10-01-2013] Harris Corporation has delivered a system that will help prepare National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite operators for the new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R […]

[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Exelis has been awarded a foreign military sale contract valued at $115 million to provide an existing international customer with additional communications equipment, spare parts, ancillary devices […]

[Via Satellite 09-26-13] iDirect Government Technologies’ (iGT) Evolution TRANSEC has met the Department of Defense’s (DoD) transmission security (TRANSEC) requirements. A National Security Agency (NSA) evaluation report titled “iDirect TRANSEC […]

[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Advantech Wireless, a manufacturer of satellite, radio frequency equipment and microwave systems, has been selected by a military organization in North America to supply its Transcend 800 […]

[Via Satellite 09-25-13] Macom Technology Solutions (Macom) has released its new X-Band Core Chip (MAMF-011015), product of a joint investment between Macom and FIRST RF Corporation. The integrated core chip […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Macom Technology Solutions has released a new two-stage, fully matched GaN in Plastic power module. Optimized for L-Band commercial air traffic control, military radar, and long-range perimeter […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] TeamCast’s VYPER DVB S/DVB DSNG/DVB S2 satellite modulator has received approval from Anatel, the national telecommunications agency in Brazil, for use in all commercial satellite transmission systems […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc)’s new CEO Morten Tengs is excited about the opportunity for the company in the maritime market. This was the one vertical that Tengs […]