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Government/Military
Ball Aerospace Demonstrates Military X-band MMLCA Antenna System
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has successfully demonstrated an X-band mobile satellite communications system with a phased array antenna at a U.S. Army facility, Ball Aerospace announced […]
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Government/Military
Bulgaria Building first Domestic Satellite in More Than 20 Years
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Bulgaria will launch a domestic artificial satellite into the orbit for the first time in more than 20 years, the Romanian Association for Cosmonautics and Aeronautics (ARCA) […]
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Connectivity
ATK Vice President Jim Armor Outlines DARPA Phoenix Work (Part 2)
[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK was solicited by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late July to provide a modified satellite bus to the agency’s Phoenix program, which aims […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Expects Future Commercial Profit Losses Despite Customer Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-06-12] ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg warned investors that the company’s commercial networks segment would continue to generate losses in 2013 despite its 46 percent increase in the […]
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Government/Military
India Prepares for Three Satellite Launches in September
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] India will launch three satellites next month and two more by the end of 2012, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Director P.S.Veeraraghavan said in a statement to […]
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Government/Military
Com Dev USA Inks $5 Million Follow-On Contract for WGS-10 Hardware
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Canadian satellite company Com Dev’s U.S. subsidiary Com Dev USA has received a $5 million follow-on contract from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to provide flight equipment, […]
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Connectivity
Info TV Installs Harris DVB-T2-Ready Network in Poland
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Independent Polish telecommunications company Info TV is installing a national network of Harris DVB-T2-ready Maxiva UAX television transmitters to support a new DVB-T network for mobile applications, […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Hits 50th Consecutive Launch with Hylas 2, Intelsat 20 Mission
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Arianespace has launched its 50th consecutive successful mission by placing the Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2 satellites into orbit for operators Intelsat and Avanti, respectively, the companies […]
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Connectivity
AT&T Plans to Acquire NextWave Wireless, WCS-band Spectrum
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] AT&T is planning to acquire NextWave Wireless and the licenses to its 2.3GHz WCS-band spectrum, which is adjacent to spectrum used by satellite radio services, the company […]
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Connectivity
Government Market Slowdown Stalls Iridium’s Fiscal Hot Streak
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-03-12] MSS operator Iridium surprised some analysts with its latest financial results after reporting several consecutive quarters of growth. Iridium’s overall service revenue growth in the second […]
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Connectivity
Telesat Takes a Net Loss on Debt Refinancing Costs
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Canadian FSS operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $202 million during its 2012 second quarter, which were relatively flat compared to the same period last year even […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat Contracts Indra for Amazonas-3 Ground Control Systems
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Spanish operator Hispasat has contracted Indra to develop and implement the ground control systems needed to manage its new Amazonas-3 communications satellite, Hispasat announced Aug. 2. […]
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Connectivity
Miranda Upgrades NVision 9000 Router Controller
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Miranda Technologies has rolled out enhancements for its NVision 9000 router control system for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, the company announced Aug. 2. The improved […]
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Finance
NASA Awards $1.1 Billion in Manned Spaceflight Contracts to SpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada
[Satellite News 08-03-12] NASA has issued $1.1 billion in contracts to private-sector aerospace companies to develop and launch rockets that will carry its next-generation manned spaceflight missions into space, NASA […]
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Connectivity
DigitalGlobe’s Long-Term Business Pushes Second Quarter Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-02-12] Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe reported a surprising 23 percent increase in its 2012 second-quarter revenues to $102 million, beating analysts’ consensus of $93 million and marking […]
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Connectivity
Norsat Completes NCI Testing for Dual Ku-, X-band Portable Terminals
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Norsat International has met in-field testing criteria of the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) agency and has been granted final acceptance for its dual Ku- and X-band […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Capacity Supply Boost to Follow Steady Second Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Intelsat reported 2012 second-quarter revenues of $638.7 million and a net loss of $84 million during the three-month period ending June 30, the company announced in its […]
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Connectivity
Orbital Sciences, Arianespace Set for Hylas 2 Launch
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Orbital Sciences has entered final preparations for the launch of the Hylas 2 communications satellite for Avanti Communications aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from the European […]
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Connectivity
MTN CEO Explains Why Ku-band was Key in Intelsat EpicNG Deal
[Satellite News 08-02-12] When MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) signed its long-term agreement last week with Intelsat to become the second major maritime Ku-band capacity customer on the operator’s new Intelsat […]
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Government/Military
TCS Wins Another SNAP VSAT Order from U.S. Army
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received another $19 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for equipment, field services support and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router and […]
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Connectivity
Numerex Posts Massive Net Subscription Adds in Second Quarter
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-01-12] On-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and solutions provider Numerex added a company record 116,000 net subscriptions in its 2012 fiscal second quarter, which more than […]
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Connectivity
Numerex Posts Massive Net Subscription Adds in Second Quarter
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-01-12] On-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and solutions provider Numerex added a company record 116,000 net subscriptions in its 2012 fiscal second quarter, which more than […]
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Connectivity
Work Microwave Enhances Efficiency Features on DVB-S2 Modems
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] European satellite solutions manufacturer Work Microwave has rolled out a series of new features for its range of high-speed DVB-S2 modems, including new traffic optimization and bandwidth-capacity […]
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Connectivity
ViewSat Selects Harmonic’s DTH Satellite Bandwidth Solutions
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] U.K.-based satellite service provider ViewSat has deployed a comprehensive digital video headend based on Harmonic video processing solutions, the companies confirmed July 31. ViewSat will leverage […]
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Connectivity
FCC Cable, Satellite Pay-TV Study Shows Drop in Customer Complaints
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Pay-TV consumer inquiries and informal complaints received and processed by the U.S. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau decreased by nearly 21 in the second quarter of 2012 […]
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Connectivity
Telespazio to Operate C-Com’s New Buenos Aires Service Center
[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has opened its first service center in Argentina in cooperation with Buenos Aires-based integrator Telespazio Argentina, C-Com announced July 31. […]
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Connectivity
South Africa’s Telkom Launches IP-Based Satellite Service
[Satellite TODAY 07-31-12] South African service provider Telkom has unveiled a new IP-based communication solution that incorporates satellite technology, the company announced July 30. SpaceStream Home will offer Internet […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Reports Solid Full-Year Results, Orders Additional Middle East Satellite
[Satellite News 07-31-12] FSS operator Eutelsat turned in a strong full-year fiscal performance and confirmed the order of an additional satellite to meet increasing demands for coverage over the Middle […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Extends Partnership with Enough Project, SSP
[Satellite TODAY 07-31-12] DigitalGlobe has entered into an agreement with the Enough Project to continue providing unrivaled imagery and analysis services to monitor evidence of bombings, razed villages and possible […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat Hopes to Elevate Global Player Status with YahClick Service Expansion
[Satellite News 07-31-12] UAE satellite operator Yahsat will launch its YahClick satellite broadband service in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Africa, Nigeria, and Angola starting in August, with an aim to provide […]