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Government/Military
Globecomm Wins Army Contract Extension to Produce Joint IP Modem
[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] The U.S. Army has exercised a $4.3 million contract option with Globecomm Systems to continue production of the Joint IP Modem (JIPM), Globecomm announced Sept. 20. […]
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Connectivity
MetroPCS Leads the United States into the LTE Era
[Satellite News 09-21-10] MetroPCS has launched the United States’ first 4G LTE-enabled network in Las Vegas with Samsung’s multi-mode, CDMA Craft handset signed on to support the service, MetroPCS announced […]
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Government/Military
Artel Wins First Contract Under DISA’s $5 Billion FCSA Program
[Satellite TODAY 09-20-10] Artel, an information technology and managed telecom/network services provider, was named the first contractor to provide satellite services under a new $5 billion U.S. General Services Administration […]
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Finance
Arianespace’s Le Gall Reveals Vega, Soyuz French Guiana Debut Plans
[Satellite News 09-14-10] Arianespace, which recently signed a production contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to produce the first operational Vega rocket launch, is looking to expand its order […]
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Government/Military
RapidEye Seeks Investors After Successful Global Partnership Campaign
[Satellite News 09-09-10] RapidEye has hired Roland Berger Strategy Consultants to help the German geospatial solutions provider attract new investors and raise additional capital to expand its business, the company […]
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Connectivity
Analysys Mason Urges Operator Caution on Fiber-to-the-Home Investments
[Satellite News 09-07-10] Global telecoms, media and IT adviser Analysys Mason released a report Sept. 7 urging operators to reconsider plans for fiber to the home (FTTH) if they are […]
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Connectivity
Com Dev CEO Dismissed After Dramatic Five-Month Revenue Decline
[Satellite News 09-06-10] Not even half a year ago, Canadian satellite company Com Dev International was projecting 10 percent revenue growth by the end of 2010. By June, the company […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Officials Confident in AEHF 1 Rescue Plan
[Satellite News 08-31-10] The U.S. Military’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency 1 (AEHF 1) satellite, which experienced a main engine shut down shortly after its initial orbit burn on Aug. 30, […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Munitions List Review Breathes New Life into Export Control Debate
[Satellite News 08-30-10] The Obama administration has completed a Category 7 U.S. Munitions List review of tanks and military vehicles, which determined that about 74 percent of the 12,000 military […]
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Connectivity
Developers Look to Build off Hollywood, World Cup’s 3-D Success at IBC
[Satellite News 08-26-10] For the past two years, 3-D broadcast technology for the average consumer was mostly discussed in the future tense, providing satellite broadcasters and developers with a promising […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Sees Satellite Business Booming in August
[Satellite News 08-24-10] In August alone, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems has seen a flurry of commercial and military satellite activity, winning over $1 billion in new satellite manufacturing contracts, […]
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Connectivity
U.S. Satellite Pay-TV Companies Add Subscribers While Cable Sees Worst Churn Rate in History
[Satellite News 08-24-10] While the U.S. paid TV industry, as a whole, lost 216,000 customers in the second quarter of 2010, satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network added about 81,000 […]
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Government/Military
WGS-3 Satellite Enters Service; Completes U.S. Air Force Block 1 Network
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 improved broadband communications […]
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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 […]