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[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] RamTelecom Inc. has launched its new broadband satellite network, Global-IP, the company announced Jan. 28.     The network, which will meet the increasing IP telecommunication demands...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] OmniGlobe Networks Inc. has received a contribution of  200,000 Canadian dollars ($199,000) from the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program to further develop satellite-cellular...

Boeing, Lockheed, Join To Seek Air Force Bomber Contract The two largest contractors will join forces to seek an Air Force contract for initial steps toward eventually creating a new...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Arqiva signed a deal to provide TV services to hairdressing salons across Europe, the company announced Jan. 28.     Under a contract with Fitzgerald Shurey Tarbuck...

Arianespace To Launch Satellite For UAE In 2010 UAE Firm Chooses Arianespace To Launch An Astrium-Thales Satellite Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. PrJsc, or Yahsat, a United Arab Emirates firm,...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] SkyPort Global Communications signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract to provide satellite connectivity to Digital Network LLC customers, SkyPort announced Jan. 28.     SkyPort will provide...

A report by a key Pentagon office on ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs should raise concerns that they are far from finished, reliable systems able to strike down incoming enemy...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Russian telecoms satellite Express-AM33 has been placed into orbit by a Proton M rocket, the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) announced Jan. 28.     The satellite...

The United States should counter the rising anti-satellite (ASAT) warfare capabilities of nations such as China with a mix of solutions, including readiness of smaller and easily launched replacement satellites...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Boeing Corp. handed over the first of six Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites to the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced Jan. 28.     The satellite, which...