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Government/Military
Intelsat General Leases Xtar Capacity For Military Manpack Terminal Support
U.S. commercial X-band provider Xtar won a bandwidth contract to provide 16 MHz of X-band services to Intelsat General from its Xtar-Lant satellite over the Atlantic Ocean, the company announced […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat’s McGlade Sees Latin America Capacity Shortage through 2012
[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-09-10] A sustained increase for video services in Latin America has created significant potential for FSS operators in the region, Intelsat CEO David McGlade said during his […]
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Connectivity
MDA Business Unit Sale Will Pump $850 million into Aerospace, Satellite Programs
[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital will acquire Mac-Donald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) property information division, including information distribution service BC OnLine, for $850 million, MDA announced […]
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Connectivity
Harris to Acquire Schlumberger GCS, Merge New Business with CapRock
[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire oil and gas industry service provider Schlumberger’s Global Connectivity Services (GCS) business for $347.5 million in cash […]
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Government/Military
ULA Launches Cosmo SkyMed-4
[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 2 rocket has deployed Thales Alenia Space’s Cosmo SkyMed-4 spacecraft into orbit, ULA parent company Boeing announced Nov. 8. Cosmo […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Profits Fall, But Still Beat Expectations in Third Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] EchoStar reported $5 million in profits during the 2010 third quarter, backed by a 26 percent increase in revenues over the same period in 2009 to $607 […]
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Connectivity
France Télévisions Deploys TVN Disaster Recovery Solution
[Satellite TODAY 11-09-10] France Télévisions has installed and deployed a disaster recovery solution from Thomson Video Networks (TVN), which includes TVN’s Sapphire broadcast servers and ProConsultant Informatique’s Louise broadcast management […]
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Government/Military
Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Development of Military Ka-band Ground Segment Does Not Match Available Space Segment
The U.S. Department of Defense has not outlined its commercial Ka-band requirements, The Pentagon also does not have a commercial Ku-band requirement, and the military relies on commercial Ku-band for […]
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Government/Military
Military Budget Cut Threats Receive Mixed Reactions from Satellite Industry
A surprising political discussion emerged in the aftermath of the Republican Party takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives following the Nov. 2 midterm elections. Republicans, which traditionally have supported […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon’s October Success Highlights Strength of U.S. Civil Space, Military Programs
SmarTrend has ranked defense and aerospace systems supplier Raytheon as its top market sector performer for good reason – the Massachusetts-based company secured over $2 billion in U.S. government space […]
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Connectivity
Offshore Communications 2010 Conference Review: Key Takeaways
[Satellite News 11-09-10] The 2010 Offshore Communications conference in Houston featured a growing number of attendees, speakers and exhibitors excited about the maritime and energy sector’s progress throughout the last […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Contracted to Launch Azerbaijan Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 11-08-10] The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan selected Arianespace to launch the country’s first communications satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket by […]
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Connectivity
Dish Network Sees Sharp Climb in Net Income
[Satellite TODAY 11-08-10] Dish Network reported total revenues of $3.21 billion for its 2010 third quarter, a 10.9 percent increase compared with revenues of $2.89 billion for the corresponding period […]
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Connectivity
EMS Technologies Announces Strong Third Quarter Profits
[Satellite TODAY 11-08-10] The continued recovery of its LXE mobile computing business drove increased profitability for EMS Technologies in the third quarter of 2010, according to the company’s latest results […]
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Connectivity
Loral’s Net Income Slides; SS/L Backlog at $1.73 Billion
[Satellite TODAY 11-08-10] Loral Space & Communications’ 2010 third quarter net income slipped to $72 million, down from $108 million in the third quarter of 2009 due to lower foreign […]
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Connectivity
DirecTV Posts Fourth Straight Quarter of Double-Digit Revenue Growth
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-10] DirecTV reported double-digit revenue growth for the fourth consecutive quarter, with 2010 third quarter revenues improving 10 percent to $6.03 billion compared to the same period in […]
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Connectivity
Telesat Rakes in Revenue from Nimiq 5; Goldberg Does Not Address IPO, Acquisition Rumors
[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-05-10] Canadian operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $208.4 million in its 2010 third quarter, an increase of about 12 percent compared to the same period in […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Enterprise VSAT Turns Profit; Company Continues Growth Streak
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-10] Hughes has reported another quarter of consumer growth and expanding margins and predicts a major turnaround in the North American enterprise market, the company said in its […]
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Connectivity
Comtech Strengthens WAN Portfolio through Stampede Acquisition
[Satellite TODAY11-05-10] Comtech EF Data has acquired FX-series WAN optimization, application and platforms developer Stampede Technologies for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced Nov. 4. Comtech said the acquisition […]
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Connectivity
Skymesh, Indigo Partnership Shows Australian Broadband Stimulus at Work
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-10] Australian Internet service provider SkyMesh was selected by Indigo Telecom to resell its satellite voice and data products in Australia, SkyMesh announced Nov. 4. SkyMesh will […]
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Government/Military
Integral Systems to Provide Interference Geolocation Services to U.S. Stratcom
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-10] Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3) was awarded a contract by the U.S. Strategic Command (U.S. Stratcom) to provide worldwide interference geolocation services to its U.S. Cyber Command […]
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Government/Military
Intelsat General Leases Xtar Capacity For Military Manpack Terminal Support
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-10] U.S. commercial X-band provider Xtar won a bandwidth contract to provide 16 MHz of X-band services to Intelsat General from its Xtar-Lant satellite over the Atlantic Ocean, […]
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Finance
Meeting the Connectivity Needs for Young, Tech-Savy Offshore Crews
We are living in a top-speed-connectivity-or-bust world – where everyone under the age of 30 has essentially grown up with the Internet. Most businesses shut down completely when their connection […]
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Finance
Offshore Communications 2010 Vendors Happy with Increased Activity On the Floor
Vendors and booth operators at the 2010 Offshore Communications conference seemed unanimous in their assessment of this year’s traffic – the potential customer base is growing in size and more […]
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Finance
Comparing WiMax, VSAT Affordability
At the Offshore Communications 2010 opening session roundtable, Chevron IT Co. Senior Engineer Bryan Frederick was quite frank with his assessment of WiMax versus VSAT affordability. For Chevron, WiMax is […]
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Connectivity
Offshore Communications 2010 Generates Excitement for Expanded Satellite Capabilities
[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-04-10] Vendors and booth operators at the Offshore Communications 2010 conference in Houston agree — WiMax and Ka-band video are the two hottest topics this year for […]
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Connectivity
Haivision Acquires CoolSign IP Digital Signage Technology
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-10] End-to-end IP video solutions provider Haivision acquired the digital signage market assets of CS Software Holdings, Haivision announced Nov. 3. Haivision will inherit CS Software’s CoolSign product […]
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Connectivity
Artel Unveils Multi-Format Signal Generator and Test Module
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-10] Artel has released its DLT710 multi-format 3G-SDI capable signal generator and test module, the company announced Nov. 3. The DL4000-based DLT710 module is designed for both […]
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Connectivity
MTN Provides Broadband Ship-to-Shore Medical Services Connectivity
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-10] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), a provider of communications, connectivity and content services, has equipped yachts in Burger Boat Co. shipyards with a communication suite that includes an […]
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Connectivity
SES World Skies Selects ScheduAll Booking Management Solution
[Satellite TODAY 11-03-10] SES World Skies selected ScheduAll‘s Enterprise Resource Management Application (ERMa) to manage feed booking for World Skies’ fleet of more than 25 satellites and optimize its global […]