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Government/Military
NGA Contract Pays Off for GeoEye in Third Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] GeoEye’s ten-year EnhancedView contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), worth up to $3.8 billion, helped produce strong results for the company during the 2010 third […]
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Connectivity
SatCom Group Acquires German Software Developer
[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] Satellite communications company SatCom Group Holdings has acquired German software development specialist Abbey Technologies for an undisclosed amount, SatCom announced Nov. 9. Abbey, which focuses on […]
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Government/Military
TCS Signs MSC Contract Worth up to $315 Million
[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $315 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to replace U.S. Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial […]
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Connectivity
Teranex Integrates Sensio 3-D Technology with Encoding, Decoding Applications
[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] Teranex Systems, a manufacturer of high-performance video processing platforms, and Sensio Technologies have integrated Sensio’s 3-D frame-compatible stereoscopic compression technology to Teranex’s 3-D VC1-3D-ENC and VC1-3D-DEC encoding […]
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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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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 […]