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FSS Operator Report Highlights Brazil as Key DTH Battleground
Last year was a particularly important year for FSS operators as a number of important strategic Ka-band investments were made. Over the past 18 months, 17 FSS operators invested in Ka-band, […]
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Connectivity
U.S. Pay-TV Satellite Subscriber Slowdown: A Sign of Things to Come?
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-11] DirecTV reported the company’s lowest quarterly net subscriber gain to date at 26,000 during the second quarter of 2011 — a sign that some analysts say […]
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Connectivity
RigNet Renews, Expands Intelsat Capacity Leases
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-11]FSS satellite operator Intelsat has received multiple contracts from oil and gas managed communications provider RigNet to acquire new satellite capacity and renew its existing leases, Intelsat announced […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat-1 Delays Take $3.26 Million Toll on ViaSat’s First Quarter Earnings
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-11] The delayed launch of ViaSat’s ViaSat-1 satellite took a toll on the company’s 2011 first quarter net income, which dropped $3.26 million from the same period last […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat’s Maritime Revenues Stall Due to Customer Spending Cuts
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-11] Mobile satellite operator Inmarsat saw its 2011 second quarter earnings increase 32 percent from the same period last year to $222.7 million, however, analysts were much more […]
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Connectivity
PowerNet Global Named LightSquared’s Newest 4G-LTE Wholesale Partner
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-11] LightSquared has entered into a multi-year wholesale agreement with integrated telecommunications services provider PowerNet Global, the companies announced Aug. 5. PowerNet will become a wholesale customer […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Working to Meet Coface Loan Terms; Enters Arbitration with Thales
[Satellite News 08-08-11] Satellite voice and data provider Globalstar increased its service revenues and narrowed its net losses in the 2011 second quarter, however, the company confirmed that a defective […]
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Connectivity
Iridium Continues Financial Forecast-Breaking Streak in Second Quarter
[Satellite News 08-08-11] Iridium Communications reported $11.7 million in 2011 second quarter earnings — a considerable leap from the $3.2 million generated in the same period last year, marking the […]
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Connectivity
Telesat CEO Breaks Silence on Takeover Rumors
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-05-11] Telesat’s 2011 second quarter results showed minimal change from the company’s performance in the same period last year, however, the lackluster results also had Telesat CEO […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat, SkyWave Launch IsatData Pro
[Satellite TODAY 08-05-11] Inmarsat and its machine-to-machine (M2M) technology partner SkyWave Mobile Communications have launched the IsatData Pro low data rate service for managing and communicating with remote assets, the […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Second Quarter Growth Muted by Reduced Mobile Revenues
[Satellite TODAY 08-05-11] FSS operator Intelsat reported a 1 percent increase in its overall 2011 second quarter revenues at $642.5 million, compared with 635.3 million reported in the same period […]
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Connectivity
ATK’s Dependence on Government Market Takes Toll on Sales, Earnings
[Satellite TODAY 08-05-11] Lower sales across its businesses caused Alliant Techsystems’ (ATK) 2011 fiscal first-quarter earnings to fall 4.2 percent from $74.6 million in the same period last year to […]
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Government/Military
Globecomm Named Prime Contractor on U.S. Government Management Service
[Satellite TODAY 08-05-11] An unnamed U.S. government agency has contracted Globecomm Systems to lead efforts in providing government program management and services with subcontractor L-3 Narda Satellite Networks, Globecomm announced […]
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Connectivity
Organic Customer Growth Drives Liberty Global’s Second Quarter Gains
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-04-11] Cable and satellite company Liberty Global reported a 21 percent increase in its 2011 consolidated revenues at $2.62 billion and reduced net losses of $330.7 million […]
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Government/Military
LightSquared Moves Public Safety Agency Services to SkyTerra 1
[Satellite TODAY 08-04-11] Wholesale 4G-LTE wireless satellite network operator LightSquared has successfully transitioned approximately 50,000 public safety and enterprise customers from its MSAT satellites to LightSquared’s new SkyTerra 1 satellite, […]
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Connectivity
Numerex Unveils Battery-Powered Satellite Asset Tracking Solution
[Satellite TODAY 08-04-11] Machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex launched a new multi-year, battery-powered satellite solution that uses a lightweight, rugged global tracking tag, the company announced Aug. 3. […]
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Connectivity
Dish Network Extends, Expands Partnership with U.S. Rural Service Provider
[Satellite TODAY 08-04-11] Dish Network renewed its multi-year partnership with U.S. rural communications services provider Frontier and will expand its bundled pay-TV offerings to Frontier’s markets, Dish Network announced Aug.3. […]
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Connectivity
SS/L Expands Engineering Management Team to Reorganize Divisions
[Satellite TODAY 08-04-11] Commercial satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has expanded its senior management team, the company announced Aug. 3. SS/L promoted David Bernstein to the role of senior vice […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat, SkyWave Execs: Under-Served M2M Market Perfect for IsatData Pro
[Satellite News 08-04-11] Two years ago, Inmarsat completed a strategic distribution and product development investment that allowed the mobile satellite operator to acquire 19 percent of privately owned machine-to-machine (M2M) […]
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Connectivity
GeoEye’s Second Quarter Earnings Down Despite Revenue Gains
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-03-11] Geospatial information solutions provider GeoEye increased its 2011 second quarter revenues 7.7 percent to $87.2 million, but shed $1 million in profits at $11.1 million compared […]
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Connectivity
Juniper Analyst Warns Mobile Operators of Rising Data Delivery Costs
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-11] Despite increased deployment and utilization of LTE networks, mobile network operator data delivery costs could multiply 2010 cost levels by seven and surpass $370 billion annually by […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom to Launch Ukrainian DTH Platform on Amos-3
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-11] Spacecom, the operator of the Amos satellite fleet, has signed an agreement with an unnamed European company to provide satellite services to a new DTH platform that […]
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Connectivity
Harmonic Unveils New ProMedia Multi-Screen Video Service Product Line
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-11] Harmonic has unveiled its new ProMedia product family of software solutions that aim to optimize live and file-based multi-screen video production and processing for content and service […]
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Connectivity
Com Dev Wins $14 Million Hardware Contract for Two Commercial Satellites
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-11] Com Dev International has received an authorization to proceed with an agreement to make equipment for two commercial satellites from an unnamed prime contractor, the company announced […]
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Connectivity
Avanti, Hughes Rapidly Expanding Mutual Hylas Ka-band Partnership
[Satellite News 08-04-11] U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications has signed another contract with its mutual repeat customer Hughes Network Systems to provide additional Hylas-1 capacity on top of Hughes’ initial […]
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Connectivity
Ovum: LTE Operators’ Service Pricing Plans Lack Innovation, Sustainability
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-02-11] Independent telecoms analyst firm Ovum has released a 4G LTE pricing analysis report warning network operators that some of their proposed high-speed mobile broadband technology service […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Contracts Inmarsat-5 Launches to ILS
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-11] Mobile satellite operator Inmarsat has contracted International Launch Services (ILS) to launch three of its Inmarsat-5 satellites on its Proton rocket between 2013 and 2014 from the […]
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Connectivity
LightSquared Adds $256 Million to its Financing Chest
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-11] Wholesale 4G LTE network operator LightSquared raised $265 million in additional funding that was drawn from both existing and new investors, the company announced July 5. […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Wins Astra2Connect Ka-band Network Equipment Deal from SES
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement to deliver network equipment and Ka-band end-user terminals for SES’ satellite-based Internet service Astra2Connect, Gilat announced Aug. 1. Gilat […]
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Connectivity
News Corp. Appoints New CEO for Sky Italia
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-11] News Corp. promoted British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) Customer Group Managing Director Andrea Zappia to serve as CEO of its Sky Italia satellite television unit, effective immediately, […]