New AMC-21 Satellite Contract Awarded
Alcatel Alenia Space announced last week that it has signed a contract to build a new powerful telecommunication satellite for U.S.-based SES Americom, an SES Global company. Beginning in mid-2008,...
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Connectivity
Global Regulations: European Winners In The Digital Transition
By Gerry Oberst Participants discussed who would be the winners and losers in the switch from analog to digital television at the "European Switchover Strategies 2006" conference in Brussels in...
Thaicom 5 Arrives At Launch Site
The Thaicom 5 communications satellite, built by Alcatel Alenia Space, arrived at the Kourou, French Guiana launch site on April 22. The launch by an Ariane 5 ECA is slated...
Connectivity
Ka-Band Payloads Proliferate As Business Models Fall In Place
By Peter J. Brown Robust, appealing and affordable Ka-band solutions are attracting new customers thanks to a growing menu of services. Applications ranging from enterprise and government high- speed data...
Army Revamp Portends UAV Acquisition `Explosion'
BY SCOTT NANCE A reorganization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) management within the Army is just a sign of an expected "explosion" in Army acquisition and use of the flying...
Connectivity
Satellite Imagery: Enhancing Its Commercial Appeal
By Jason Bates When the first commercial imagery satellites were proposed, owners and investors had visions of billions of commercial dollars dancing through their heads. But the commercial market forecasts...
House Subcommittee: Pentagon `Neglecting Basics'
BY RICHARD MULLEN The Bush administration’s proposed defense budget for fiscal 2007 has raised worries among House members concerning the routine day-to-day readying and equipping of the armed services. The...
Connectivity
Dollars And Sense: A Close Look: Spectrum-Based Valuation
By Owen D. Kurtin Last month’s column took a closer look at ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology and provides a natural lead-in to discuss the extraordinary spectrum-based valuations reportedly being...
Space and Missile Systems Center
ITT Industries Systems Division, Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded a $6.5 million contract modification. This action definitizes the Western Range (WR) network red slaving effort authorized and placed on...
Industry At Large
Technology Glowlink Rolls Out Geolocation product Glowlink announced the rollout of a geolocation product with integrated interference detection and monitoring capability. Targeted for the satellite communications market, the new product...