Improved Satellite Broadband On British Trains
Ofcom, the British telecoms regulator, announced Sept. 13 a new type of spectrum license it will make available to allow for broadband access on trains via a satellite link. As...
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Telenor To Provide Satellite Communications For Norwegian Service Fleet
Telenor Satellite Services will provide maritime broadband communications aboard more than 20 vessels operated by DOF ASA of Storebo, Norway, Telenor announced Sept. 12. The three-year agreement calls for the...
Leica Geosystems, Locata Sign Cooperation Agreement
Leica Geosystems and Locata Corp. of Australia signed an agreement for the distribution of Locata positioning technology that augments GPS coverage in areas with limited access to the satellite signals,...
Andrew To Distribute Gigasat Antenna Products
Andrew Corp. and Gigasat Ltd. signed a multiyear agreement that makes Andrew the exclusive original equipment manufacturer of Gigasat’s flyaway antenna family in North America. The Gigasat flyaway antennas, available...
Protostar Secures Series B Funding; Appoints Chairman
Protostar Ltd. has received a commitment for a $40 million round of financing from a venture capital syndicate. Vantagepoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, Calif., led the round with participation...
ND Satcom Wins Greek Deal
ND Satcom will deliver components to Greek systems integrator BLK for a satellite newsgathering system, ND Satcom announced Sept. 12. BLK will integrate the Skyray antenna subsystem, a 400-watt Ku-band...
ATCI Integrates Flyaway Broadcast System for Tele Cinco
Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCI) announced Sept. 11 that it has integrated a flyaway broadcast system for Tele Cinco – a television producer in Colombia. Tele Cinco will use the...
McFarland Joins Edward W Kelley & Partners
Theodore McFarland has joined executive search firm Edward W Kelley & Partners as a vice president of its technology practice. Most recently, McFarland was vice president of marketing for International...
Intelsat Signs On With European Mobile TV, Broadband Services
Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali (RRD) has selected Intelsat to support the first commercially available digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service in Europe. In a Sept. 8 statement by Intelsat, the...
South Korea Signs Galileo Cooperation Agreement
The European Union (EU) signed a cooperation agreement with the government of South Korea covering participation in the Galileo satellite navigation program, the EU announced Sept. 11. The agreement covers...