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TerreStar has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm to develop integrated satellite-cellular communications technologies for conventional-sized mobile devices designed for government, public safety, enterprise and consumer users, TerreStar announced.     ...

The Boeing Co. [BA] reconfigured an on-orbit Navy satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability. The satellite, the 11th in the Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) series built by Boeing, was...

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, named David Myers executive vice president and general manager, the company announced Jan. 7.      Myers’ appointment...

TerreStar Networks and protocol stack software supplier Comneon demonstrated the first Voice Over IP (VOIP) phone call on an integrated satellite-terrestrial multi-mode handset from a Comneon test lab, TerreStar announced....

The Global Positioning System (GPS) control segment (GPS OCX) completed both its segment design review and its capability engineering model demonstration, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The segment design review was...

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] AT&T revealed roll out costs for its satellite-based in-car TV service, AT&T CruiseCast, slated to launch this spring, the company announced Jan. 9. AT&T will initially provide...

Envivio Inc. has begun shipping its mobile TV configuration of its 4Caster C4 three screens — TV, PC and mobile device — encoder as the product officially enters commercial service,...

NASA Inspector General Robert "Moose" Cobb was one of the worst-performing inspectors general among federal agencies reviewed, in terms of cutting waste and saving funds, a Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched its Inter-Government Crisis Network, the company announced Jan. 9.     The network enables government agencies to communicate securely in preparing for and...

Arinc Inc. and EADS Secure Networks North America, a subsidiary of EADS, have formed a strategic alliance to address growing market opportunities for advanced land mobile radio communications in support...