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Connectivity
SES Releases Satellite Monitory Study Focused on Nigeria
[Via Satellite 06-22-2016] SES announced the results of its first Satellite Monitor study on the Nigerian market, which provides insight on the country’s satellite television penetration. The study highlights that […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space to Build New Clean Rooms in Poland
[Via Satellite 06-22-2016] Airbus Defence and Space has announced the construction of a complex of clean rooms near Warsaw, thus boosting its Polish satellite production facility. The facilities are intended […]
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Technology
Spaceflight Industries Closes Financing Round, Acquires OpenWhere
[Via Satellite 06-21-2016] Spaceflight Industries has secured $18 million of Series B financing led by technology growth investor Mithril Capital Management of San Francisco, in a round that is expected […]
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Connectivity
InfraMed Backs Eutelsat’s Broadband for Africa Satellite Venture
[Via Satellite 06-21-2016] Eutelsat Communications and InfraMed have entered into an agreement whereby InfraMed becomes a c.21 percent shareholder in Broadband for Africa, the venture set up by Eutelsat to […]
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Technology
GomSpace Receives IFU Backing for GSS Satellite Project
[Via Satellite 06-21-2016] GomSpace ApS has secured a Letter of Binding Commitment from the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) for an investment of $4 million in a joint […]
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Connectivity
Shell Selects Globalstar Satellite Asset Tracking Solution
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services announced that global oil giant Shell has deployed a satellite-based asset management solution in the Netherlands to securely manage its movable assets on […]
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Finance
AR1 Engine Testing Underway for a 2019 Delivery
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Aerojet Rocketdyne achieved full-power during a critical preburner test series at NASA’s Stennis Space Center earlier this month. The test series successfully verified key preburner injector design […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Moves Forward on GPS OCX Development
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Raytheon has passed both a qualification and a critical design review milestone as part of its development of the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System Next Generation […]
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Finance
SSL Confirms Post-Launch Operations for BRIsat and EchoStar 18
[Via Satellite 06-20-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced two of its designed and built satellites launched Saturday aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French […]
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Government/Military
LeoSat Responds to NSF for Antarctic Broadband Network
[Via Satellite 06-14-2016] The National Science Foundation (NSF) has invited LeoSat Enterprises, an emerging company with plans to launch a constellation of up to 108 Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) communications satellites, […]
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Connectivity
Al Jazeera Balkans Joins TEAM:SAT TV Platform on Eutelsat 16A
[Via Satellite 06-14-2016] Al Jazeera Balkans has announced it is joining the TEAM:SAT TV platform operated by TEAM:MEDIA and will broadcast exclusively in High Definition, free-to-air from Eutelsat Communications’ Eutelsat […]
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Government/Military
JAXA Ends Efforts to Restore Hitomi X-ray Astronomy Satellite
[Via Satellite 04-28-2016] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced it will cease its efforts to restore the ailing X-ray Astronomy Satellite Astro H (Hitomi). Based on most of […]
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Connectivity
EMC to Provide Broadband Satcom for Oilfield Services Company Fleet
[Via Satellite 04-28-2016] EMC has signed a multi-year contract with a global oilfield services company to provide mission-critical satellite broadband communications for its vessels worldwide. Under the contract, EMC will […]
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Connectivity
Trace Urban Expands Distribution on ABS 2
[Via Satellite 04-27-2015] ABS and Trace announced an agreement to broadcast the Trace Urban international music channel via ABS 2’s global C-band beam across the Asia Pacific region. The channel, […]
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Connectivity
HBO Selects Arris International Transcoder Satellite Receiver
[Via Satellite 04-20-1016] HBO has selected Arris International’s DSR-7400 series transcoder satellite receiver to support the optimization of its current MPEG 2 and 4 distribution platforms as well as prepare […]
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Connectivity
DishTV and ALi Corp. Partner to Target DTH Expansion in India
[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] ALi Corporation, a Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, and DishTV, Asia’s largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, have entered a strategic partnership to enhance existing DTH operations and target […]
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Connectivity
SES and Rutgers University Test Satellite CDN for Streaming, OTT, and 5G
[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] SES announced the first phase of Content Delivery Network (CDN) development at Rutgers University’s School of Engineering to demonstrate and measure the effectiveness of SES’s CDN overlay […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Performs Live Global Xpress Broadcast from Rio de Janeiro
[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Inmarsat is performing its first transcontinental live demonstration of Global Xpress (GX) broadcast capabilities during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The demonstration features a live […]
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Technology
NSSLGlobal Acquires UK Electronic Solutions Majority Shareholding
[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] NSSLGlobal, a satellite communications services provider, has acquired the majority shareholding in Marine Electronics Solutions (UK Electronics Solutions), a specialist in installation, maintenance, supply and development of […]
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Connectivity
Encompass Digital Media Expands Intelsat Contract to Reach 64 Million North American Households
[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Intelsat announced that Encompass Digital Media, a technology services company delivering end-to-end video solutions to broadcast and media companies, has renewed and expanded its contract using Intelsat’s […]
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Connectivity
CPI Wins $1 Million Contract to Support DTH Services in Europe
[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] The satcom division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has received a contract valued at more than $1 million from a major European integrator and systems provider […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom and Encompass To Create New European TV Distribution Platform
[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Spacecom, operator of the Amos satellite fleet, and Encompass Digital Media, announced a new joint European TV distribution platform. The joint service will be distributed throughout the […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar and Manx Telecom to Develop Integrated Cellular and Mobile Satellite Service
[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc., and Isle of Man-based Manx Telecom, have partnered to develop EMN, a new multiple technology communications system […]
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Technology
EPC Partners with Freebird for Development of GaN Powered Products for Satellite
[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), provider of enhancement-mode Gallium Nitride (GaN) power transistors, has signed an agreement with Freebird Semiconductor Corporation to develop products for use in high reliability, space, […]
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Technology
Inmarsat Grants Type Approval for Skyware Atom 99 Global Xpress Terminal
[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Inmarsat has granted full type approval for Skyware’s Atom 99 terminal, for use over its high-speed broadband service, Global Xpress (GX). Skyware’s Atom 99 terminal will enable […]
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Technology
DEV Systemtechnik Releases Archimedes L-band Matrix Switch with ISA Option
[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] DEV Systemtechnik, a Quintech company, announces that its Archimedes L-band Matrix Switch now comes with an Integrated Spectrum Analyzer (ISA) option, which offers cable head-end operations managers […]
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Technology
Alpha Satcom Selects Walton De-Ice for Earth Station Weather Protection
[Via Satellite 04-14-206] Alpha Satcom Inc. (ASI), a provider of satellite ESA solutions, has selected Walton De-Ice, a designer and manufacturer of satellite Earth Station Antenna (ESA) weather protection solutions, […]
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Technology
DigitalGlobe Forms Joint Venture to Develop SmallSats in Saudi Arabia
[Via Satellite 02-22-2016] DigitalGlobe has formed a joint venture with TAQNIA, a firm dedicated to accelerating technology development for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in partnership with King Abdulaziz City […]
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Government/Military
NATO Orders Orbit Communication Systems Antennas
[Via Satellite 02-22-2016] Orbit Communication Systems has received an order for OceanTRx 4 and OceanTRx 7 systems, its maritime satellite communication solutions, from a European integrator. The contract, valued at […]
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Connectivity
SES Pushes for 5G Deployment in Europe
[Via Satellite 02-22-2016] During the GSMA Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona, Spain, SES announced it is fully committed to the swift deployment of the 5th generation mobile networks […]


























