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Government/Military
General Dynamics Wins NASA’s Space Network Ground Segment Option
[Satellite TODAY 03-07-11] NASA awarded an option for the Space Network Expansion-East to General Dynamics C4 Systems under the agency’s Space Network Ground Segment sustainment contract awarded in June, the […]
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Government/Military
Track24 Launches Off-the-Shelf Blue Force Tracking Software
[Satellite TODAY 03-07-11] Commercial blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 Defense unveiled its Situational Command and Control (SCC) software for the international military market, the company announced. […]
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Government/Military
NewCom Introduces Satellite-Powered Remote Education Solution
[Satellite TODAY 03-07-11] NewCom released a turnkey solution for governments, NGOs, foundations and private sector businesses interested in improving education in rural, developing regions throughout Latin America and Africa, the […]
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Connectivity
Cisco General Manager Pelton: IRIS Space Routing a Revolution for Satellite Connectivity
[Satellite News 03-08-11] Cisco Systems launched its Internet Router in Space (IRIS) program on the Intelsat 14 satellite when the spacecraft was orbited in November 2009. The router’s configuration, […]
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Government/Military
EMS Nearly Triples 2010 Earnings on Strong Tracking, Defense Sales
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-04-11] EMS Technologies generated earnings of $6.1 million during its 2010 fourth-quarter — a sharp increase from the $2.4 million it reported last year — driven by […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Restructures YahSat Deal to Extend Yonder Ka-band Coverage
[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] ViaSat is expanding its Ku-band international mobility coverage to include Ka-band and support the growth of its in-flight Yonder mobile broadband network service, the company announced March […]
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Connectivity
Harris to Supply Ka-band Antennas for Inmarsat-5 Constellation
[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] Harris Corp. won a contract from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to build Ka-band antennas for the three-satellite Inmarsat-5 constellation, which will provide the backbone for Inmarsat’s […]
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Connectivity
Telesat Grows Revenues; Cuts Exchange Rate Losses in 2010
[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] Canadian operator Telesat saw its full-year consolidated revenues increase 4 percent from 2009 to $821 million in 2010 but reported income of $228 million in 2010, compared […]
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Connectivity
AsiaSat 4 to Host DVB-S2 DTH Platform for TAS
[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] AsiaSat has launched a new DVB-S2 DTH radio and television platform in Australia and New Zealand, the operator announced March 23. Taiwanese broadcaster Teleport Access Services […]
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Connectivity
SES Astra Launches Antenna-Free Broadband Service in Europe
[Satellite TODAY 03-03-11] SES Astra has launched an Astra2Connect-powered broadband sub-distribution service based in Germany to provide connectivity to European customers in areas without terrestrial broadband, the operator announced March […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Contracts SS/L for Milsatcom Requirements Study
[Satellite TODAY 03-03-11] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) was awarded a $1.5 million study contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center‘s Milsatcom Systems Directorate to evaluate options available […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Unveils FEC Cores for Optical Data Transport
[Satellite TODAY 03-03-11] ViaSat has rolled out its ECC66100-series Forward-Error Correction (FEC) core off-the-shelf product for optical transport, ViaSat announced March 2. The technology was designed to provide cost […]
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Government/Military
Report: China to Develop GPS System by 2020
[Satellite TODAY 03-03-11] China will launch 12 to 14 imagery satellites by 2020 to form its own global navigation positioning system, China’s state-owned newspaper, People’s Daily, reported March 2. […]
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Connectivity
NSR: HTS Technology Driving Oil and Gas Satellite Market Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-02-11] High-throughput satellites (HTS) and the increased presence of oil and gas operations in remote environments will help the satellite enterprise communications industry grow sector-wide revenues from […]
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Connectivity
SES Astra Completes Sale of Majority Stake in ND SatCom to Astrium
[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] SES Astra has completed the sale of its stake in German satellite equipment provider and ground system integrator ND SatCom to Astrium, SES announced March 1. […]
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Connectivity
Thales Alenia Space Establishes German Subsidiary
[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] Thales Alenia Space established a separately owned German subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space Deutschland GmbH, in Stuttgart, the manufacturer announced March 1. Thales said the subsidiary aims […]
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Connectivity
Starmax HD Selects GlobeCast End-to-End Services for Spanish Distribution
[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] Spanish broadcaster Starmax HD has contracted GlobeCast to provide aggregation, encryption and delivery of the full bouquet of channels broadcast to households across Spain, GlobeCast announced March […]
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Government/Military
Vizada Installs iDirect Hub at European Civil Defense Agency Headquarters
[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] Vizada Networks has installed an iDirect VSAT-powered hub to support a contract from an unnamed European civil defense agency to provide satellite infrastructure and training services, Vizada […]
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Connectivity
MDA Property Information Business Sell-Off Impacts Fourth-Quarter Profits
[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported a 2010 fourth-quarter loss of $55.6 million, compared with income of $31.2 million in the same period a year ago, due […]
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Connectivity
LightSquared, USGIC Form Working Group to Tackle Interference Issues
[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-01-11] LightSquared has formed a working group with the U.S. Global Positioning System Industry Council (USGIC) to study potential interference problems the 4G LTE terrestrial-satellite network might […]
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Connectivity
Ericsson Releases MPEG-4 Voyager 2 SNG Solution
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Ericsson has unveiled its Voyager 2 scalable satellite newsgathering product to meet growing consumer demand for HD news services, the company announced Feb. 28. Voyager 2, […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Delivers Sealink VSAT Solution to Atlantic Oilfield Rig
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Maritime satellite communications specialist Marlink has delivered and installed its Sealink VSAT solution on Atlantic Oilfield Services’ oil & gas support unit KS Titan 2, Marlink announced […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Names New CEO, Non-Executive Board Chairman
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe appointed Jeffrey Tarr its new President and CEO effective April 5, the company announced Feb. 28. Tarr succeeds CEO and Chairwoman Jill […]
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Connectivity
Orbit Hires New Satellite Business Unit President
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Satellite communications, tracking and telemetry company Orbit Communications, named Yosi Albagli Executive Vice President and President of its satellite communications business unit, the company announced Feb. 28. […]
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Connectivity
Transcendent Global Opens New Professional Services Division
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Transcendent Global Networks, a satellite telecommunication services provider to teleport operators, has added a professional services division to its business, the company announced Feb. 28. Transcendent’s […]
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Connectivity
Globecomm Receives Cisco Video Service Provider Status
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Globecomm Systems has received authorized service provider and video partner status from Cisco Systems after having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and […]
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Connectivity
Harbinger Restructures LightSquared Invest to Expand Investor Support
[Satellite News 03-01-11] Harbinger Capital Director Philip Falcone is restructuring the hedge fund’s investment in satellite 4G-LTE operator LightSquared to “facilitate direct investments by existing and prospective investors in the […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Demonstrates FAB-T, Milstar Low-Data-Rate Exchange
[Satellite TODAY 02-28-11] The U.S. Air Force successfully demonstrated over-the-air, low-data-rate communication between an orbiting Milstar satellite and the family of advanced beyond line-of-sight terminal, the Pentagon announced Feb. 25. […]
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Connectivity
R&M Energy Issues BGAN, SCADA Deployment Contract to Stratos
[Satellite TODAY 02-28-11] Oil and gas company R&M Energy Systems selected Stratos to deploy a global SCADA network based on Inmarsat‘s BGAN mobile broadband satellite service,Stratos announced Feb. 25. […]
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Connectivity
Liberty Global Profits Take a 43 Percent Beating in 2010 Fourth Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 02-28-11] Liberty Global’s 2010 fourth-quarter profits fell 43 percent to $57.5 million from $100 million in the same period last year due to weaker tax benefits and losses […]