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The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the final upgraded missile guidance set (MGS) for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to the Air Force, completing 82 months — or nearly […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $246 million Foreign Military Sales contract for Patriot system spares for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, […]

Many of the stories produced by the Via Satellite editorial team throughout the past several months have focused on the global economic recession and its potential impact on the satellite […]

Jean-Yves Le Gall Chairman and CEO, Arianespace Jean-Yves Le Gall, chairman and CEO of Arianespace, earned Via Satellite ’s 2005 Satellite Executive of the Year award by returning the European launch

Efficient Use of Satellite Orbits and Frequencies The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) plans to hold a one-day workshop May 6 in Geneva, on the efficient use of

The field for the Satellite Executive of the Year award is one of the deepest in recent memory, as seven worthy executives guided their respective companies to new levels of […]

TECHNOLOGY Envivo Rolls Out Three-Screen Encore Envivio Inc. has begun shipping its mobile TV configuration of its 4Caster C4 three screens — TV, PC and mobile device — encoder as […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] HD television will be equipped in 170 million European households by 2013, a threefold increase through an economic downturn, according to a Euroconsult and NPA report released […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Set-top box shipments will see almost 10 percent growth in 2009 compared to 2008, according to a report from IMS Research, “Set-Top Box Deployments and Ecosystem,” released […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] Euroconsult North America, an analyst firm specialized in the satellite sector, and Irwin Communications, a market research firm specialized in satellite communications, have formed a strategic partnership […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Shipments of GPS-enabled mobile phones will hit a speed bump in 2009 but will still manage to post year-to-year unit growth through the current economic downturn, according […]

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] ABI Research predicting strong growth in the global IPTV market over the next five years, as telcos look to turn up the heat on satellite and cable […]

Satellite-based data communications provider Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. has received a $282 million supply order from the U.S. Army for the supply of upgraded ruggedized computers manufactured by a third-party […]

Thaicom signed a contract with Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) for capacity on the IPStar satellite, Thaicom announced.      The three-year agreement, valued at nearly $3.5 million, will allow VTI, a […]

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. won a contract to build the ST-2 satellite for SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom, Mitsubishi announced.      SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom will co-own ST-2 through a joint venture, […]

O3b Networks has signed a multi-year backhaul deal with Nigerian based wireless company, Galaxy Wireless Communications, O3b announced.      O3B will begin deployment of a new high capacity backhaul infrastructure […]

LXE, the wireless logistics computing business of EMS Technologies, signed an agreement with MCL Technologies giving the partners greater access to MCL software tools on LXE equipment, LXE announced.      […]

TerreStar has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm to develop integrated satellite-cellular communications technologies for conventional-sized mobile devices designed for government, public safety, enterprise and consumer users, TerreStar announced.      […]

TerreStar Networks and protocol stack software supplier Comneon demonstrated the first Voice Over IP (VOIP) phone call on an integrated satellite-terrestrial multi-mode handset from a Comneon test lab, TerreStar announced. […]

Envivio Inc. has begun shipping its mobile TV configuration of its 4Caster C4 three screens — TV, PC and mobile device — encoder as the product officially enters commercial service, […]

Arinc Inc. and EADS Secure Networks North America, a subsidiary of EADS, have formed a strategic alliance to address growing market opportunities for advanced land mobile radio communications in support […]

Vizada has linked up with Eclipse to offer mobile satellite services to the European military community, the companies announced.      The two partners have begun providing services to the French […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, a digital satellite pay-TV platform in Poland, has launched a mobile phone service, Rodzinna Telefonia Komorkowa (Family Cellular Telephony), based on its own telecommunications infrastructure using network solutions […]

The Satellite Group has written numerous articles about the changes taking place in the broadcasting industry, many of them from the angle that changes are being driven by the evolving […]

For more Industry news, sign up for SatelliteTODAY’s Daily News Feed email at www.SatelliteTODAY.com/mailinglist/ TECHNOLOGY Global Satellite USA Launches New Iridium GPS Surveillance Device Global Satellite USA, an offshore industry […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is developing a next-generation rocket that it claims would cut satellite launch costs by half, ISRO announced Dec. 30.     In […]

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[Satellite Today 12-29-08] World government space program expenditures were at a historical high of more than $62 billion dollars in 2008, with planned satellite launches in the next 10 years […]

As we do each year, we will be observing a holiday break. Accordingly, your next issue of Space & Missile Defense Report will be dated Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. We […]

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