Quake Unveils New Satellite Modem
Quake Global Inc. introduced Sept. 16 it new Q1000 satellite modem, which the company said would work on any satellite system. Measuring just 2.5 inches square by 0.6 inches thick,...
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Boeing Space And Intelligence Systems Appoints Vice President/General Manager
Boeing announced Sept. 13 that Howard Chambers was named vice president and general manager of Space And Intelligence Systems (S&IS), an operating division of Integrated Defense Systems. Chambers is responsible...
At Press Time: Orbimage Buys Space Imaging
Orbimage Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire the assets of Space Imaging LLC, Orbimage announced Sept. 16. Dulles, Va.-based Orbimage, which operates the Orbview-3 high-resolution imagery satellite, will pay about $58.5...
Mobile Satellite Ventures Appoints Vice President of Corporate Development
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) appointed Ali Asghar vice president of corporate development. Asghar joins MSV from America Online where he led the company’s alternative broadband development. Previously, Asghar was with...
Report: Orbimage May Buy Space Imaging
Orbimage Inc. is close to buying rival satellite imagery company Space Imaging, according to a report in the Rocky Mountain News. The price was reported as being between $50 million...
Sky Italia Signs Deal With Eutelsat For Long-Term Capacity
Sky Italia and Eutelsat signed a strategic multi-transponder agreement that will provide Sky Italia with transponder capacity for the next 20 years, the companies announced Sept. 15. The agreement renews...
Spacedev Makes Secured Loan to Starsys
Spacedev made a secured loan to Starsys Research Corp., which previously had entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Spacedev concerning a potential transaction, Spacedev announced Sept. 15. In...
RTN Ready To Break Down MPEG-4 Barriers
Racetrack Television Network (RTN) is getting set to launch a MPEG-4 AVC-based standard definition satellite TV service that will allow RTN to add up to 60 channels to its lineup...
Harris Corp. Demonstrates Military Satellite Antenna
Harris Corp. completed field demonstrations of a high-speed satellite antenna feed prototype, the company announced Sept. 15. The feed prototype achieved data rates up to 105 megabits per second using...
Comtech EF Data Receives Network Patents
Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., received a U.S. patent for technology that improves the operation of communication networks, the company announced Sept. 15. The technology...