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Norway gave Thales a contract to deliver a new satellite communications system for the five Norwegian Nansen class frigates. The Norwegian Defence Procurement Division contract will significantly enhance the effectiveness...

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] XM Canada named Synnex Canada the exclusive national supplier of aftermarket XM Satellite Radio products, XM Canada announced Jan. 15.     Under the agreement, Synnex Canada will...

By Marina Malenic The Air Force is poised to open a new round of bidding for a $10 billion Transformational Communications Satellite (TSAT) contract, which the service plans to award...

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] Raytheon Co. completed vibration testing on a sensor designed to monitor climate for three years from NASA‘s Glory satellite, expected to be launched later this year, Raytheon...

The European Space Agency will see several major spacecraft launches this year, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain said. Among major spacecraft being orbited are Herschel-Planck, GOCE, SMOS and CryoSat-2, he...

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] Gazprom Space Systems selected Thales Alenia Space to deliver two Yamal 400 communication satellites, Gazprom announced Jan. 16.     The satellites will be built based on the...

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has created the ATIS home networking forum, a centralized body responsible for comprehensively addressing home networking standards, ATIS announced Jan....

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] Thaicom has changed the name of one of its subsidiaries in Cambodia, the company announced Jan. 15.     Cambodia Shinawatra Company Limited (CamShin), a subsidiary of Shenington...

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] RRSat been chosen to distribute two additional Russian-speaking channels, Smile of Child and Bridge TV, via Gascom‘s Yamal 201 satellite, RRSat announced Jan. 15.     RRsat already...

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] ABI Research predicting strong growth in the global IPTV market over the next five years, as telcos look to turn up the heat on satellite and cable...