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[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Hughes Network Systems will design, develop and supply a satellite chipset platform for TerreStar Networks under an agreement signed Oct. 22, Hughes announced. The platform will...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) vice president of government solutions Jim Corry has been appointed to serve on the Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Verizon Business has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to deliver portable satellite service to enterprise customers, Verizon announced Oct. 23. The new service, Verizon...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar simplex data integrator Orbit One, a Numerex company, has launched a new satellite tracking tag, Globalstar announced Oct. 23. The SX1, designed to communicate via...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Radyne has received two orders for its advanced high-capacity troposcatter modem, the company announced Oct. 23. The orders, one from an international oil and gas firm,...

EADS, Astrium, Snare US$39.9 Million French Contract The French military gave the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and Astrium a Euro28 million ($39.9 million) contract, the company announced....

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today]  Four Globalstar Inc. satellites were launched Oct. 21 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using the Soyuz-Fregat version of the Soyuz launch vehicle, Globalstar announced Oct....

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today]  Northrop Grumman Corp. has added a new product that combines National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) products with commercial software, the company announced Oct. 22. The Commercial Joint...

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today]  DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $3.2 million contract to update Deployable Ku-band Earth Terminals (DKET) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, including adding...

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] Nortel has integrated Widevine Technologies’content security solution into their IPTV solution. The partnership will help protect telecommunications operators’revenue streams and enable premium content licensing, Nortel announced...