Canal+ Hooks Up With Philips For HD
Philips is set to play a strong role in the development of high-definition television (HDTV) services in France via a contract from Canal+ Group. Philips will provide a range of...
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L-3 ETI Awarded $20 Million Contract For TWTAs
L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc. (L-3 ETI) received a contract from Space Systems/Loral to provide S-band traveling wave tube amplifiers for a pair communications satellites being built for ICO Satellite...
Worldspace Gains Terrestrial Repeater License In Bahrain, UAE
Worldspace Inc. announced Oct. 21 it received approval from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to deploy a terrestrial repeater network in those countries....
AGS Nabs NOAA Contract
Americom Government Services (AGS) received a contract from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for shipboard terminals and satellite service, AGS announced Oct. 18. AGS will install network...
Report: SpaceX Sues Lockheed, Boeing
As this issue was going to press, reports that Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) filed suit against Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. Oct. 19 in the U.S. District Court for...
Norsat, Arrowhead To Deliver Backpack Satellite System
Arrowhead Global Solutions and Norsat International Inc. announced Oct. 18 they will jointly deliver Norsat’s portable broadband satellite system to U.S. military forces in the field. Under the agreement, Arrowhead...
Echostar Drops OLN Over Dispute
Echostar Communications Corp. dropped the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) from its broadcast lineup in a pricing dispute, the direct-to-home service provider announced Oct. 20. Comsat, which owns OLN, was demanding...
EMS Satellite Networks Obtains DVB-RCS Compliance
EMS Satellite Networks announced Oct. 18 that DVB-RCS standardization organization Satlabs Group issued EMS a DVB-RCS certificate of compliance. The certificate verifies that EMS broadband satellite terminals comply with the...
At Press Time: SpaceX Sues Lockheed, Boeing
As this issue was going to press, reports surfaced that Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) filed suit to stop the creation of a government launch services joint venture by Lockheed...
DirecTV Adds Additional Mexican Programming
Direct-to-home satellite television services provider DirecTV announced Oct. 18, in association with Sur Corp., the launching of Sur Mexico, a new channel offering regional network programming from Mexico. Sur Mexico,...