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Government/Military
ViaSat’s Berry On BFT-2 Contract Win
In a decision that shocked analysts and even the competitors, the U.S. Army awarded ViaSat the Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) contract to upgrade 100,000 Army vehicles with a next-generation […]
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Connectivity
Iridium’s Subscriber, M2M Growth Outpaces Industry Expectations
[Satellite News 08-10-10] Iridium Communications saw its billable subscriber base grow 16.8 percent to about 383,000 in its 2010 second quarter, with growth coming from several of its product areas, […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat’s Dankberg: Government Program Delays Impacted First Quarter Growth
[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] ViaSat made strategic gains in its 2011 first quarter with its Blue Force Tracking 2 contract win and the ViaSat-1 program, but government cost overruns and program […]
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Finance
Intelsat’s Spector: CSIS Findings Crucial to Fix U.S. Commercial Launch Options
[Satellite News 08-03-10] The U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a report July 26 urging U.S. policymakers to extend assured access to space privileges enjoyed by government-owned […]
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Government/Military
WGS-3 Satellite Enters Service; Completes U.S. Air Force Block 1 Network
[Satellite News 08-03-10] The third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) military communications satellite, WGS-3, has entered service for the U.S. Air Force, completing the military’s Block 1 constellation, designed to deliver […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat’s Berry: Company Surprised by BFT-2 Contract Win
[Satellite News 07-27-10] In a decision that shocked analysts and even the competitors, the U.S. Army awarded ViaSat the Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) contract to upgrade 100,000 Army vehicles […]
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Connectivity
Euroconsult: FSS Sector Generated Revenues of $10.3 Billion in 2009
[Satellite News 07-27-10] Despite a limited market slowdown, the fixed satellite market reached a new high in revenues last year, according to an upcoming Euroconsult report, announced July 27. […]
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Government/Military
Comtech to Protest Blue Force Tracking-2 Contract Award
[Satellite News 07-23-10] Comtech CEO Fred Kornberg said his company plans to file an appeal with the U.S. Government Accountability Office over the U.S. Army’s Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Expects Blue Force Tracking 2 Decision by End of July
[Satellite News 07-21-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom expects the U.S. Army to announce its multi-year $200 million Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT2) contract winner by end of the month, and one […]
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Connectivity
Harbinger-SkyTerra LTE Deal Worth $7 Billion: Will Satellite Play a Major Role?
[Satellite News 07-20-10] Harbinger Capital’s eight-year, $7 billion contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate a 4G LTE satellite and mobile broadband network for wireless providers may be […]
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Connectivity
Informa: Emerging Market Consumers to Drive Four-Year VAS Market Growth
[Satellite News 07-20-10] The global mobile value-added-service (VAS) industry, which produced revenues of $200 billion in 2009, will see revenues jump to $340 billion by 2014, according to a report […]
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Government/Military
Futron: U.S. Lead in Space Competitiveness Diminishing
[Satellite News 07-19-10] While the United States remains the global leader in space industry competitiveness, its position has diminished throughout past three years due to growing cooperation in the international […]
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Connectivity
GIA: Video Encoders Market Set For Growth Despite Limitations
[Satellite News 07-14-10] The global video encoders market will exceed $1.0 billion by the year 2015, according to a global market report released July 13 by Global Industry Analysts (GIA). […]
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Government/Military
ISRO Adds Insat-4B Anomaly to List of Troubles in 2010
[Satellite News 07-09-10] The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shut down half of the transponders on the Insat-4B communications satellite after it suffered a solar panel power glitch July 7 […]
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Government/Military
White House Releases Key Elements of Upcoming U.S. National Space Policy
[Satellite News 06-28-10] U.S. President Barack Obama’s new National Space Policy (NSP) will contain measures to double the available amount of spectrum for wireless communications over the next 10 years […]
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Connectivity
Coface Financing Shows Faith in Iridium’s Next-Gen Ambitions
[Satellite News 06-21-10] Questions over the financial feasibility of global MSS satellite company Iridium Communications’ Iridium Next constellation have been answered by the securing of a $1.8 billion credit facility […]
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Government/Military
Intelsat General Provides a Detailed Look into the U.S. Navy’s CBSP Program
[Satellite News 06-10-10] On the first day of its military Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) performance period, contract winner Intelsat General received an emergency task order from the U.S. Navy […]
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Government/Military
New XTAR President, COO Highlights Opportunities in the X-band Market
[Satellite News 06-07-10] Former CapRock CTO Philip Harlow has found a new position at XTAR as its president and COO, responsible for the growth and strategic direction of XTAR’s global […]
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Uncategorized
SIA Report: Satellite Industry Fares Well Against Tough Economy in 2009
[Satellite News 06-08-10] Consistent with the recovering global economy, the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) “State of the Satellite Industry Report,” released June 8, showed continued growth across all satellite sectors […]
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Government/Military
Crisis Imagery and the Other Commercial, Military Satellite Partnership
What do the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Nashville’s floods, California’s wild fires, vegetation stress and military intelligence operations in Afghanistan have in common? According to DigitalGlobe Vice President of […]
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Government/Military
Intelsat General Provides a Detailed Look into the U.S. Navy’s CBSP Program
On the first day of its military Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) performance period, contract winner Intelsat General received an emergency task order from the U.S. Navy to supply connectivity […]
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Government/Military
Philip Harlow, XTAR’s New President and COO
Former CapRock CTO Philip Harlow has found a new position at XTAR as president and COO, responsible for the growth and strategic direction of Xtar’s global X-band business as well […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Working Overtime to Meet Crisis Event Imagery Demand
[Satellite News 06-07-10] DigitalGlobe Vice President of U.S. Defense Sales Steve Wood recently secured a one-year Crisis Event Service (CES) imagery agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat CTO Discusses What Happened Behind the Scenes of Galaxy 15
[Satellite News 06-04-10] Since losing control of the Galaxy 15 satellite April 5 after a solar flare instigated an anomaly, FSS operator Intelsat has faced simultaneous challenges beyond the loss […]
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Connectivity
Telesat Anik G1 Contracts Provide Value Boost to Loral Interests
[Satellite News 06-01-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and International Launch Services (ILS) were selected to build and launch the Anik G1 multi-mission satellite for Telesat, which will support DTH television broadcasting […]
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Connectivity
Hughes State GSA Broadband Contract Initiative Picks Up Colorado, Texas
[Satellite News 05-25-10] Hughes Network Systems’ quest to provide U.S. state governments with Spaceway 3 satellite service has taken a leap forward this week with the award of two Indefinite […]
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Connectivity
ASCI: Cable-to-Telecom Migration Provides Customer Service Boost to Satellite
[Satellite News 05-18-10] While the cable and satellite industry enjoyed a 5 percent customer satisfaction rating increase in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ASCI) 2010 first quarter report as a […]
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Connectivity
U.S. Congress Approves Five-Year Satellite TV Statutory License Extension
[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) May 12, renewing laws that govern the retransmission of broadcast television […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Wins GAO CBSP Decision; Warns Galaxy 15 May Drift into AMC 11 Orbit
[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed protests from Artel, CapRock Communications and Segovia over the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) contract award to […]
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Connectivity
MSS Sector Bets Heavily on Future Investments in 2010 First Quarter
[Satellite News 05-12-10] Trends in the MSS industry’s 2010 first quarter results show the sector spending more money in aggressive efforts to increase growth rates and establish mobile market leadership. […]