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[Satellite TODAY 07-05-10] Global traffic information users are expected to grow from 57 million in 2010 to more than 370 million in 2015, according an ABI Research market data report...

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) signed a deal worth $16 million with The Wananchi Group to develop a DTH broadcasting service in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, IDC...

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Harris Corp. has received a $23.5 million order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) approved Falcon 3 AN/PRC-152 multiband handheld radio...

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10]  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made recommendations to the Indian government that international companies play more of a role in the country’s DTH sector,...

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Asia-Pacific and European satellite transponder companies have dominated the market, cornering a share of about 53.3 percent in 2008, driven by widespread penetration of HDTV and interactive...

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-10] Orbital Sciences has received two separate orders from NASA to launch scientific satellites on the PegasusXL and Taurus XL rockets, the launch company announced July 1.    ...

The opening of CommunicAsia comes at what could be the beginning of a new era in the Asia-Pacific region. For many years, the satellite communications sector has viewed the region...

Eutelsat’s Middle East aspirations were given a shot in the arm thanks to a deal in Qatar. In mid-May, the operator signed a deal with ictQatar (representing the State of...

Saudi-based Rotana is one of the Middle East’s major media groups, and earlier this year, News Corp. reached an agreement to buy a 9 percent stake in the Rotana Group....

Iridium Releases 9602 Transceiver Iridium Communications is rolling out its Iridium 9602 satellite data transceiver to market and is accepting orders. The lightweight short burst data transceiver embeds into partner-developed...