Technology

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation has received a $3.5 million order for satellite communications ground equipment for use by one of Eastern Asia’s […]

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Russia’s Center for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure (TsENKI) reports that the Meteor M2 remote sensing satellite has nearly completed in-orbit testing following its July 8 launch. […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-2014] NASA has opened the registration process for its Cube Quest challenge, a CubeSat competition focused on developing space exploration technology. Competitors will vie for a piece of […]

Wireless Access Market Drivers /Trends Wireless access has completely changed the way we live, work, and play. Everywhere you look, people are using their mobile devices to talk, text, watch […]

[Via Satellite 11-21-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MACOM) and Canare Electric announced a collaborative solution that enables high-quality, long distance transmission for next-gen editing, routing and switching applications. MACOM’s 12G-SDI Chipset […]

[Via Satellite 11-20-2014] After a thorough review of Orbital Sciences’ go-forward plan following the Oct. 28 Antares rocket failure, ATK remains confident in continuing the merger of its aerospace and […]

[Via Satellite 11-20-2014] Alcatel-Lucent has become an Inmarsat technology partner to help develop an aviation broadband network across the European Union (EU). The company will provide its experience with 4G […]

[Via Satellite 11-20-2014] IsoTropic Networks, a satellite broadband provider and iDirect Host Network Operator (HNO) has extended its iDirect iSupport Premium Package for three additional years. The company has seen […]

[Via Satellite 11-19-2014] Globecomm has leased additional capacity on Gazprom Space System’s Yamal 402 satellite, totaling 36MHz. The new capacity will serve customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa […]

[Via Satellite 11-18-2014] The Aerospace Corporation has tested Busek Co.’s BHT-1500 Hall Effect Thruster, used for electric propulsion of satellites. The nonprofit found the thruster to be largely unaffected by […]

[Via Satellite 11-17-2014] HySpecIQ, a commercial remote sensing startup, has selected Raytheon to build hyperspectral payloads for the company’s two upcoming satellites. Raytheon will develop the payloads in El Segundo, […]

[Via Satellite 11-17-2014] Airbus Defence and Space has completed Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) operations, and in-orbit trials for the Measat 3b satellite. NewSat’s Jabiru 2 hosted payload is […]

[Via Satellite 11-17-2014] Australian broadcaster Super Radio Network (SRN) has chosen International Datacasting Corporation’s (IDC’s) Star Pro Audio Solution to upgrade and expand its satellite radio distribution network. Today the […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-2014] Boeing Network and Space Systems (N&SS) has successfully mated Asia Broadcast Satellite’s ABS 3A satellite and Eutelsat’s Eutelsat 115 West B satellite in a stacked configuration for […]

[Via Satellite 1-13-2014] Measat and satellite transmission technology specialist NovelSat have successfully tested 64APSK modulation on Africasat 1a. The test used Novelsat’s NS3000 professional high-data rate satellite modem with the […]

[Via Satellite 11-13-2014] British satellite operator Avanti has approved C-Com Satellite Systems’ iNetVu Ka-band 98-cm Hughes based terminal. The mobile vehicle mounted system is C-Com’s second to gain Avanti approval […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-2014] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) is optimistic it can capture new business in the small satellite market through its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL). In February 2014 […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Onlime has signed a new contract with Romantis to purchase the latest generation satellite services hub to be installed at the Onlime teleport near Hameln in Germany. The […]

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Advantech Wireless announced that its S4120 VSAT terminal has been selected by a major government services organization in Latin America to support multiple services including enterprise, critical […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-2014] Cobham Satcom unveiled the Sea Tel 9711 Integrated Maritime Antenna (IMA), which is capable of operating on C-Band circular or linear or Ku-band X-pol or Co-pol. The […]

[Via Satellite 11-10-2014] NewSat has awarded GMV a contract to build the flight dynamics system for the upcoming High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Jabiru 1. The flight dynamics system determines the […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-2014] Colorado-based 308 Systems has delivered custom-configured TAC-PAK/VSAT mobile command systems to Ethiopia, Sudan and Ghana. According to the company, military, peacekeeping and first responders are using the […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-2014] Orbcomm, a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyWave Mobile Communications, the largest M2M service provider on the Inmarsat […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) have begun working on the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first CubeSat. […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] Airbus Defence and Space has selected Hughes Network Systems to develop a new ultra-compact, lightweight terminal for a service named XeBRA. The new terminal measures 8 x […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] NewSat has selected General Dynamics C4 Systems Satcom Technologies to manufacture four 13.2-meter antennas for the Jabiru satellite program. Three of the antennas will be in Ka […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-201] COM DEV International, a manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, has been awarded a fully-funded contract valued at approximately $6 million to deliver Ku-band equipment — including multiplexers, […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2014] Communications & Power Industries (CPI) Malibu Division has received an award worth more than $5 million for additional Ku-band Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) antenna ground terminals. […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2014] NanoRacks has opened a new office at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. The West Coast location will help the company meet customer needs and […]

[Via Satellite 10-31-2014] Canadian satellite operator Telesat is planning a replacement satellite for Telstar 18 that might include a high throughput component. Telesat 18 entered service in August 2004 and […]