Author: Staff Writer

Encore Networks received a contract from Satellite Communication Technology Ltd. (SCT) to provide satellite connectivity at construction sites, Encore announced Oct. 24. SCT deployed Encore’s VSR-30 router for European construction...

Israel’s ECI Telecom received a contract from Intelsat to provide components for a communications backbone in the Washington, D.C. area, ECI announced Oct. 24. ECI will provide its XDM Multi-Service...

World Communications Center (WCC) said Oct. 24 the state of Alaska renewed its contract with WCC to supply satellite communications services for state government and agencies. WCC said it received...

Blue Sky Network said Oct. 24 the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded the company a five-year GSA Schedule Contract, under which government agencies can easily acquire and deploy Blue...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced Oct. 24 that Reed Burkhart and Synette Tom have joined the organization as sales and marketing directors. Burkhart will be responsible for clients in North America...

Satellite imagery has received a high-profile media push while aiding recovery efforts following recent disasters such as the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region or the tsunami in Southeast Asia...

Transcore unveiled Oct. 16 two new terminals for satellite-based asset tracking the company describes as smaller, faster and more power-efficient. The two new Globalwave terminals, one for basic tracking applications...

Astro All Asia Networks, which runs Malaysia’s only direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television platform, is confident that it will continue to perform strongly despite the entrance of a new competitor in...

Telecommunications Systems Inc. (TCS) is integrating Wavestream Corp.’s 25-watt Powerstream Deck Power Amplifier into TCS’ Swiftlink DVM-90 Ku-band VSAT deployable communications system, Wavestream announced. The DVM-90 is a man-portable broadband...

EADS Astrium announced Oct. 17 that Arianespace will launch a pair of Spirale micro satellites into orbit. The two technology demonstrators will be auxiliary passengers on an Ariane 5 mission...