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Uncategorized
ViaSat Expands Yonder Coverage, Infrastructure in Brazil
ViaSat expanded the coverage of its Yonder high-speed internet service in Brazil and the surrounding region via the StarOne C1 satellite, the operator announced March 25. ViaSat installed and […]
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Mobility
Brazil’s TAM Airlines Enhances Satellite In-Flight Connectivity Services
TAM Airlines, which operates direct flights to 45 cities in Brazil and 18 cities in South America, the United States and Europe, has beefed up its connectivity options thanks to […]
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Uncategorized
Telstar 14R’s North Solar Array Suffers Deployment Anomaly
Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s new 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, in a worst-case scenario, may only operate at around 50 percent of its full capacity. Telesat said in a press […]
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Uncategorized
Globecomm Completes Work on Mexico City Broadcast Center
Globecomm Systems completed its satellite uplink hub for Televisa at its Mexico City broadcast center, Globecomm announced. The hub was designed by Globecomm under a contract signed in early […]
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Uncategorized
Report: Latin American Mobile Service Take-Up Needs Improvement
The Latin American mobile market will see 100 percent penetration by the end of the first quarter of 2011 despite the fact that 30 percent of the region’s population will […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Brings Satellite Back-Up Capability to WIN-T Program
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-16-11] Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) prime contractor General DynamicsC4 Systems has awarded a $105 million subcontract to Lockheed Martin to produce additional communications equipment for the WIN-T […]
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Connectivity
U.S. Air Force Issues $372 Million AESA Upgrade Contract to Northrop Grumman
[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $372 million contract to begin designing the Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna system as part of the Increment […]
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Connectivity
VSSC Director: ISRO to Launch France’s Spot 6 Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch an image-capturing satellite for France next year, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) Director Parivakkam Veeraraghavan announced May 13. […]
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Connectivity
Comtech EF Data Receives Satellite Infrastructure Order in Asia
[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] Comtech EF Data secured a $1 million satellite communications equipment order from an unnamed Asian mobile operator, the company announced May 13. The Comtech EF Data infrastructure […]
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Connectivity
Norsat Adds Merger, Acquisition Expert to Board of Directors
[Satellite TODAY 05-16-11] Satellite broadband communications solutions provider NorsatInternational named James Topham to its Board of Directors after the company’s shareholders approved his nomination, Norsat announced May 13. Topham also […]
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Connectivity
Natixis: SES’ Late 2011 Launch Schedule Crucial to FSS Market Position
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-13-11] FSS operator SES turned in a 2011 first quarter performance that fell inline with both market and analysts’ consensus and allowed CEO Romain Bausch to maintain […]
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Government/Military
JAXA Quits ALOS Rescue Effort After Electrical Anomaly Cut Communications
[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) terminated its recovery efforts for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) after the spacecraft experienced an electrical anomaly last month that […]
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Connectivity
Sinclair Acquisition Helps Offset Norsat’s Declining Segment Revenues
[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] Norsat’s acquisition of RF and antenna technology manufacturer Sinclair in January helped generate an additional $4.3 million in revenue during the 2011 first quarter, which brought Norsat’s […]
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Connectivity
Thaicom Sees IPStar Bandwidth Business Booming in First Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] Thaicom received a significant contribution in revenues from its IPStar satellite subsidiary during the 2011 first quarter, including a 40.3 percent year-over-year increase in IPStar bandwidth services, […]
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Government/Military
GeoEye Adds Former Northrop Grumman President to Military Sales Team
[Satellite TODAY 05-13-11] GeoEye appointed Andy Dougherty vice president of business development for the imagery company’s Federal Information Services division, GeoEye announced May 12. Dougherty is a retired U.S. naval […]
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Connectivity
NBN Negotiations Yield Multimillion-Dollar Broadband Contracts with Australian Satellite Operators
[Satellite News 05-13-11] Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN Co.), the entity in charge of the country’s planned Internet connectivity program, has contracted satellite operator Optus to provide an interim satellite […]
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Government/Military
Polaris, Thales Partner with Alcatel-Lucent on ALPS Location Service Launch
[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Alcatel-Lucent has partnered with Polaris Wireless and Thales Alenia Space for the launch of a location-based positioning engine with the ability to identify the geographic position of […]
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Government/Military
Afcomsat Deploys Hybrid Emergency Response Vehicle Coms Solution in Nigeria
[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] VSAT service provider Afcom Satellite Network (Afcomsat) has deployed a dual-mode satellite/terrestrial system on a fleet of emergency response vehicles (ERVs) in Nigeria, the company announced May […]
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Connectivity
iDirect VSAT Platform Chosen for Iridium Next Ground-Control Upgrade
[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Iridium Communications will leverage iDirect’s VSAT platform as part of a multi-year plan to upgrade the ground-control infrastructure of its low-Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation Iridium Next, […]
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Connectivity
Boeing’s Inmarsat-5 Subcontractor Team Focused on Efficiency, Security
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-12-11] Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems has contracted another hardware developer for technology integration on three of the manufacturer’s Inmarsat-5 constellation satellites. L-3 Electron Technologies (L-3 ETI) […]
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Connectivity
Vizada Adds VSAT Capability to Universal Card Prepaid Voice Service
[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] Vizada has launched its new Universal Card prepaid solution to work with both mobile and fixed satellite terminals at sea, the independent satellite communications provider announced May […]
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Connectivity
CASBAA Hires Cable Distribution Veteran as new Vice President
[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) appointed Jill Grinda as its new vice president, the organization announced May 11. Grinda will base her […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Hopes New CFO Can Help Accelerate Potential IPO
[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] SpaceX hired former Broadcom Corp. financial executive Bret Johnsen as its new CFO, the company announced May 11. Johnsen, who previously served as CFO of Mindspeed Technologies, […]
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Government/Military
GeoEye’s Market Diversity Helps Company Avoid First-Quarter Shortfall
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-11-11] Geospatial information solutions company GeoEye reported better-than-expected 2011 first quarter financial results and raised its 2011 full-year guidance, the company announced May 10. The news comes […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat to Build New Russian Broadcast Satellite for RSCC
[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Russian state satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Eutelsat, which will expand their strategic satellite partnership, Eutelsat announced May 10. […]
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Connectivity
Loral More Than Doubles Net Income in First Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Loral Space & Communications generated $67.8 million in 2011 first quarter net income, which more than doubled its $29.4 million intake during the same period in 2010, […]
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Connectivity
Iridium Updates Equipment Revenue Guidance After Strong First Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Healthy satellite service customer base growth helped Iridium Communications drive $8.3 million in profits during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the company’s net loss of […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Deploys Enterprise HX System to Microcom
[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Hughes Network Systems completed its deployment of several HX System broadband satellite networks for Microcom, a service provider in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Hughes […]
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Connectivity
C-Com Ships Bulk iNetVu Order to Assist Japanese Tsunami Relief Effort
[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] C-Com Satellite Systems said it has received its largest iNetVu mobile antenna products order to date from its Japanese reseller Telemann Communications in Tokyo, the Candian satellite […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Growth Spurt Stalled by Manufacturing, Launch Delays
[Satellite News 05-11-11] Two-way machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and automatic identification system (AIS) service specialist Orbcomm broke its yearlong subscriber growth streak in the first quarter of 2011 by falling 4,000 […]