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Connectivity
NovelSat, Ateme Partner to Offer Video Solutions for Satellite Broadcasters
[Via Satellite 09-08-2016] NovelSat and Ateme have announced an agreement to pair the Ateme Kyrion high-quality broadcast video encoder with the NovelSat NS1000 satellite modulator. This technology partnership ensures that […]
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Connectivity
Finnair Signs with ViaSat for In-Flight Connectivity, EL AL in Customer Trials
[Via Satellite 09-01-2016] ViaSat has announced it has signed an agreement with Finnair to install a high-speed wireless internet network across the airline’s entire Airbus A320 series short-haul fleet flying […]
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Technology
Vector Space Launches New Business Division to Enable Space Entrepreneurs
[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] Vector Space Systems and VMware announced the launch of its software-defined satellites business unit named Galactic Sky. The idea is building a new business platform to provide startups, […]
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Technology
Ixion Initiative to Study Conversion of Rocket Upper Stages into LEO Habitats
[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] NASA has selected the Ixion Initiative Team, comprised of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral (SSL), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to participate in the agency’s Next Space Technologies […]
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Connectivity
Globosat, Tektronix Support Live IP Media Production for Rio Olympics
[Via Satellite 08-17-2016] Globosat, one of the largest pay TV providers in Latin America, has partnered with Tektronix, a video quality monitoring solutions provider, to support live IP media production […]
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Connectivity
BBC Renews Yahlive Contract to Reach Middle East and South West Asia
[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] Yahlive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite joint venture between SES and Yahsat, has signed a contract renewal with the BBC World Service. As part of the ongoing agreement, […]
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Technology
Globecomm to Provide Cloud-Based Communications Platform for Rollins
[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] Globecomm is renewing a contract with Rollins for its corporate communications and organizational learning application, and will be migrating Rollins from the on-premise enterprise media platform to […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya, VNPT Provide Mobile Satellite Services in Vietnam
[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications has signed its first service agreement in Vietnam with VNPT VinaPhone making its land and maritime handsets available to the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group […]
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Technology
DigitalGlobe, PSMA Australia Partner for Continent-Scale Mapping Initiative
[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] DigitalGlobe has received a follow-on contract to deploy its Geospatial Big Data Platform (GBDX) to map the man-made environment and provide easy access to the physical attributes […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Provides Telematics Solution for Northern Refrigerated Fleet
[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Northern Refrigerated Transportation has selected Orbcomm to provide telematics solutions for its fleet of refrigerated trailers. Northern Refrigerated is using Orbcomm’s cold chain telematics systems to track, […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat Partners with Pak Datacom for YahClick Service
[Via Satellite 08-11-2016] Yahsat has signed an agreement with a new service partner, Pak Datacom, to provide its satellite broadband service, YahClick, to more users across Pakistan. The partnership with […]
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Technology
New Certification Program for Maritime Satellite Communications Operators
[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and Intellian have launched an Intellian Specialist Certification program, including an initial course in terminal operation, GVF 562N, specifically for seafarers, in […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin, NASA Finalize Contract for SkyFire Lunar Imaging CubeSat
[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with NASA to deploy SkyFire, a 6U CubeSat planned to launch to the moon in 2018 with Orion’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). […]
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Connectivity
Bobbles Selects SES and MX1 to Launch TV Platform for Expats in Europe
[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Bobbles.tv, a newly launched pan-European pay-TV platform, has contracted SES capacity and MX1 services to launch a new global TV platform for expats in Europe. The entertainment […]
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Finance
SSC and Millennium Space Systems Partner on First Altair Launch
[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Millennium Space Systems are teaming together on the first-ever Altair launch to provide customization and rapid constellation production for Millennium’s customers. […]
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Finance
NanoRacks to Launch SpaceVR’s First Virtual Reality Camera Satellite
[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] SpaceVR, a platform for creating cinematic, live, virtual space tourism, has signed a launch agreement with NanoRacks to send Overview 1, a virtual reality camera satellite, into […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast, DHI to Provide Broadband Connectivity to 50-vessel Fleet Globally
[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] SpeedCast International has partnered with DH-Intercom (DHI), a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications based in Germany to provide communications and IT services to the maritime industry. The partnership […]
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Connectivity
FTA Satellite Channels Continue to Grow in the MENA Region
[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] The number of Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite channels targeting the Arab region continues to grow, according to Arab Advisors Group’s latest report “Satellite TV in the Arab World […]
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Connectivity
Tricolor TV and Eutelsat Partner to Launch Multiscreen Video Delivery Service in Russia
[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] Russian operator Tricolor TV and Eutelsat Communications are collaborating on deploying the first network in Russia to use SmartBeam, Eutelsat’s new multi-screen video delivery solution. SmartBeam opens […]
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Government/Military
Harris to Provide ESA with Large Deployable Reflector for Earth Explorer Mission
[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has selected Harris Corporation to provide a 12-meter deployable reflector and precision boom assembly for its Biomass forest-carbon-monitoring satellite. Biomass refers to the […]
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Government/Military
ULA Successfully Launches National Security Payload NROL 61 for US Government
[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) has successfully launched a national security payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) aboard an Atlas 5 rocket. The mission, NRO Launch […]
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Mobility
SES Partners with Singapore to Develop Space-Based Mobility Applications
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] SES inked an agreement with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) marking its inaugural cooperation with EDB’s Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn) to explore greater […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Supports FCC Chairman Remarks on Spectrum Sharing for 5G and Satellite Broadband
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] ViaSat is supporting comments made earlier this week by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler in an address titled, “The Future of U.S. Leadership in a […]
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Technology
CPI Provides Radome for ViaSat STC on Airbus A320
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] The Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) provided the radome included in the FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) recently received by ViaSat for the […]
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Government/Military
Advantech Wireless Introduces New Advanced Military-Grade Satellite Modem
[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] Advantech Wireless has released its new military-grade advanced satellite modem, AMT-83L. The new product continues the line of the AMT-73L, which is certified with MIL-STD-188-165A by the […]
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Technology
Eutelsat Achieves New Quality Certification from World Teleport Association
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Eutelsat Communications has achieved Full Tier 4 Certification for its Paris-Rambouillet teleport in France under WTA’s recently launched Teleport […]
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Government/Military
US Navy, Lockheed Martin Ready to Launch MUOS 5 Satellite
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) secure communications satellite, MUOS 5, at Cape Canaveral, Florida on […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat Reports Positive Results, Distributes Millions in Dividend
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] Hispasat’s General Shareholders’ Meeting unanimously approved the annual accounts corresponding to the 2015 business year, which include the distribution of a 12.5 million euro dividend among shareholders. […]
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Technology
Qualcomm Enhances Support for Galileo Across Product Portfolios
[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] Qualcomm Technologies is supporting the European Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) broadly in its product portfolios. With these optimized software enhancements, the Qualcomm IZat location services […]
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Finance
Spaceflight Successfully Launches 12 Planet Dove Satellites on ISRO’s PSLV
[Via Satellite 06-22-2016] Spaceflight, the leading provider of integrated launch services for small satellites, has successfully launched a flock of 12 Planet Dove satellites from the Indian Space Research Organization’s […]



























