Author: Staff Writer

Wild whooper swans from Mongolia outfitted with solar-powered, global-position satellite (GPS) transmitters are helping a team of international scientists track the potential spread pattern of avian influenza. According to the...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Sept. 7 that its Orlando, Fla.-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems Inc., has received a $5.5 million order from General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General...

Rural New Zealand is poised to benefit from the launch of satellite broadband service from Orcon Internet. The company announced on Sept. 7 that its new satellite service will complement...

Not even two months after its initial public offering, satellite service provider RAMTelecom Inc. announced Sept. 6 it has expanded operations with a new office in Calgary, Alberta, and new...

Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway, has chosen Fabio Alencar to lead Telenor Satellite Services’ Brazilian operations. Alencar now heads Telenor America Latina Comunicacoes Por Satelite LTDA...

DigiTurk, a Turkish satellite pay-TV operator, is accelerating plans to offer high-definition television (HDTV) services in Turkey. DigiTurk will team with OpenTV, which will provide the HD platform. DigiTurk will...

The U.S. Joint Forces Command has selected Northrop Grumman to continue providing technology support to the Joint Warfighting Center (JWFC) in Suffolk, Va. The initial two-year, $218 million contract awarded...

Andrew Corp. has introduced a 2.4-meter, vehicle-mounted antenna to serve the requirements of military and large commercial customers. Andrew’s new MilSatCom 2.4 Meter Nomadic Antenna — featuring lightweight design, high...

Qinetiq has signed a licensing deal to market its auto-aligning satellite antenna through Andrew Corp. The Qinetiq design fully automates the set-up and alignment of the dish at any location....

Spacecom, the AMOS satellites operator, announced Sept 7 that it has secured six Romanian customers in 2006, adding to its share in the market. AMOS satellites’ hot-spot, located at 4...