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Connectivity
JetBlue Launches ViaSat-Enabled Ka-band In-Flight Broadband
[Via Satellite 12-13-13] In-flight connectivity options have increased with the launch of JetBlue’s Fly-Fi in-flight Wi-Fi service. Fly-Fi is designed to deliver high-quality Internet capable of serving 50 to 70 […]
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Connectivity
Northrop Grumman Completes Satcom Demonstration for Aircraft
[Via Satellite 12-12-13] Northrop Grumman, using its Firebird aircraft, successfully demonstrated its satellite communications (satcom) system, which is capable of sending sensor data to a satellite and back to a […]
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Government/Military
Signalhorn Receives Final Governmental Approval for Military Communication Work in Poland
[Via Satellite 12-13-13] Signalhorn received the necessary final approval from the Polish government required to proceed with its long-term agreement with Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności, a government-owned entity. After more than […]
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Government/Military
ATK and Hughes Successfully Demonstrate LEO-Based Sensing Technology to US Air Force
[Via Satellite 12-12-13] ATK has successfully completed the last major technical milestone in its contract from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Defense Weather Systems Directorate. The […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Completes Second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, Readies for Testing Cycle
[Via Satellite 12-12-13] Raytheon has manufactured and integrated all required subassemblies in completion of a major milestone for its second Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which will fly on […]
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Connectivity
Australia-Funded Military Communication Satellite Enters Service
[Via Satellite 12-12-13] The sixth Boeing Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia – the program’s first partner outside the United States – has been delivered […]
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Connectivity
ISOL Selects Ateme Kyrion CM5000 Encoder for News Coverage in Lebanon
[Via Satellite 12-12-13] ISOL, a satellite service provider in Lebanon, has selected Ateme’s Kyrion CM5000 for its Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) operations. ISOL, stationed in Beirut, operates its own […]
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Technology
Advantech Wireless Delivers Orders Totaling $1M for 25W GaN C-band and X-band BUCs
[Via Satellite 12-12-13] Advantech Wireless has successfully completed the delivery of several orders totaling $1M for its 25W GaN C-band and X-band BUCs. The 25W GaN C-band and X-band BUCs […]
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Connectivity
NSR Analyst: Growth in the Consumer Market “Significant”
[Via Satellite 12-11-13] NSR’s new report Land Mobile and Handheld Satellite Markets points out that traditional growth in this part of the satellite communications market accounted for 97 percent of […]
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Finance
Astrium Completes Final Preparations for ESA’s Gaia Telescope
[Via Satellite 12-11-13] Astrium has finalized its preparation of Gaia in Kourou, French Guiana. The telescope, which will be Europe’s most advanced space observatory, is scheduled for launch on Dec. […]
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Connectivity
BW Maritime Selects KVH’s Dual-Mode TracPhone V11-IP System for Broadband Connectivity
[Via Satellite 12-11-13] BW Maritime has chosen KVH Industries as the satellite communications solution for its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) fleet. BW’s vessels will use […]
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Connectivity
Joint French-Italian Military Satellite Arrived at Launch Base in French Guiana
[Via Satellite 12-11-13] The Athena-Fidus broadband telecommunications satellite, a joint French-Italian program, arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Dec. 9. Arianespace will carry out the […]
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Connectivity
US DoD Purchases ViaSat MIDS-LVT Block Upgrade 2 Development
[Via Satellite 12-11-13] The U.S. government has awarded ViaSat a development contract for Block Upgrade 2 (BU2) hardware and software upgrades to its Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) […]
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Connectivity
Avanti Secures Deal to Connect Libraries in South Africa
[Via Satellite 12-11-13] Avanti Communications Group and Meso Group have completed the first phase of a major project to connect libraries in South Africa. Following a competitive tender, Meso Group won the bid to […]
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Finance
Arianespace Begins Construction of New Building for Soyuz Launch Complex
[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Arianespace is starting the construction of a New Filling Hall (known by its French acronym NBR, for Nouveau Bâtiment de Remplissage) following the approval of its board […]
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Connectivity
Honeywell And Inmarsat Advance Global Wireless In-Flight Connectivity Program
[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Honeywell Aerospace and Inmarsat‘s GX Aviation program are one step closer to providing travelers with wireless connectivity at 30,000 feet by the year 2015 after the successful […]
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Connectivity
Globecast, Measat and Mezzo Partner to Bring New HD Channel to Asia-Pacific Region
[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Mezzo Live HD Asia will soon be available in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, after a deal between Globecast, Measat Satellite Systems, and Mezzo to […]
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Technology
Broadcom Releases New GNSS Location Chip with Access to Five Constellations
[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Broadcom Corporation has introduced a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chip, designated BCM47531, that generates positioning data from five satellite constellations simultaneously (GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, SBAS and […]
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Connectivity
Comtech Telecommunications Subsidiary Receives $7 M Order for Military Communications Amplifiers
[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Comtech Xicom Technology, a California-based subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, received an order worth approximately $7 million from a U.S. based system integrator for Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom CEO Plans Global Trajectory for Amos Satellite Brand
[Via Satellite 12-09-13] Spacecom has kept all five of its satellites working at close to full capacity with business from DTH operators, TV channels, and North American agencies for most […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat 5 F1 Global Xpress Satellite Launched Successfully, Initial On-Orbit Signals Received
[Via Satellite 12-09-13] ILS successfully launched the first of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellites, Inmarsat 5, which has already sent signals from orbit. The spacecraft was launched on a Proton Breeze […]
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Connectivity
SSL Transports ABS 2 Satellite to Launch Base in Kourou
[Via Satellite 12-09-13] Space Systems/Loral’s (SSL) ABS 2 satellite, designed and built for ABS, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, for launch onboard an Ariane 5 […]
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Government/Military
EIAST Releases First Images from DubaiSat 2 Earth Observation Satellite
[Via Satellite 12-09-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology’s (EIAST) DubaiSat 2 Earth observation satellite, launched on Nov. 21 2013, has successfully been deployed in orbit and all […]
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Connectivity
Kacific Satellite Plans Satellite for Pacific Markets
[Via Satellite 12-09-13] Kacific Broadband Satellites plans to launch a Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) to provide enhanced broadband to 40 million people in the Pacific, including the Pacific Islands, […]
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Connectivity
Tata Elxsi Broadcasting Exec Says OTT Services are A Must Have for Broadcasters
[Via Satellite 12-06-13] As connectivity over multiple devices continues to accelerate, Over-the-Top (OTT) content is playing an even more integral role in redefining the broadcast landscape. Tata Elxsi, a design […]
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Government/Military
MUOS 2 Satellite Completes Testing, Operations Handed Over to US Navy
[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Testing of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite by Lockheed Martin has been completed, and spacecraft operations have been successfully handed over to the U.S. […]
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Government/Military
Harris Corporation Falcon III Manpack Radio Completes MUOS Satellite Communication Test
[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Harris Corporation’s Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio has successfully communicated with the new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite constellation. MUOS is a next-generation military satellite […]
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Government/Military
Ibetor Delivers Low-Profile X-Band SCOTM System to Spanish Military
[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Ibetor S.L. is currently providing 55, X-band Satellite Communication-on-the-Move (SOTM) systems to the Spanish Military Emergencies Unit (UME) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) land forces groups. The […]
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Government/Military
NewSat Signs $1.1 M Contract With US Department of Defense
[Via Satellite 12-06-13] NewSat Limited, an Australian satellite company, has a new teleport customer contract to support the United States government’s custom satcom solutions (CS2). The contract with a CS2 […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Systems Receives $6.3 M Add-On to an Existing $51.1 M Contract
[Via Satellite 12-06-13] Building on a previous sale, Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, received a $6.3 million add-on contract from a domestic prime contractor. The purpose of the […]



























