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Connectivity
Broadband Satellite Services acquires AND Group, Satcom Global
[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Broadband Satellite Services Limited (BSS) has announced it has completed the acquisition of AND Group and the Satcom Global group of companies. Focused on the satellite communication […]
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Uncategorized
Intelsat Announces Preferred Stock Dividend
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.71875 per share, to be paid to holders of its 5.75% Series A Mandatory […]
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Connectivity
TSBc Selects iDirect as Ground Infrastructure Platform for New High Throughput Satellite
[Via Satellite 10-07-13] European satellite operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has selected iDirect’s new Velocity product line as the ground infrastructure solution for its new Thor 7 high throughput satellite […]
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Uncategorized
Matthew Goldman
Matthew Goldman, Senior Vice President, Technology, Ericsson Television, Inc. Matthew Goldman is Senior Vice President TV Compression Technology at Ericsson, where he is focused on video compression related products and […]
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Uncategorized
Peter Ostapiuk
Peter Ostapiuk, Vice President, Media Product Management Intelsat Peter Ostapiuk is responsible for the management and development of Intelsat’s media products portfolio. He manages a global team of marketing and […]
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Connectivity
Axiros, ViaSat to Produce First Deployment of TR-069 Protocol over a Satellite Network
[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Axiros has entered a deal with ViaSat, resulting in the first deployment of the TR-069 protocol over satellite. Under the agreement, ViaSat will position Axiros’ AXESS.ACS for […]
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Connectivity
SES, Eutelsat Search for Solution Around 28.5 East
[Via Satellite 10-04-13] SES and Eutelsat are in discussions toward finding a solution around 28.5 degrees east. Following the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the rules of the […]
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Technology
Thales Alenia Space Belgium Will Build Facility in Leuven
[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Thales Alenia Space Belgium will build a new plant in Leuven, which will start operations in the first half of 2014. This strategic new facility reflects Thales […]
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Connectivity
Optus Selected by Westlink to Deliver Enhanced Satellite Service
[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Optus has signed a five-year contract with the State Government of Western Australia to deliver an enhanced satellite service through the Optus Aurora Digital Viewer Access Satellite […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat’s Tooway Training Program Reaches Milestone
[Via Satellite 10-04-2013] Eutelsat Communications has reached a new milestone in the drive to reduce the digital divide with satellite broadband installers now trained and certified to bring Eutelsat’s Tooway […]
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Government/Military
iGT Launches its SCAP Hardening Scripts
[Via Satellite 10-04-13] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), has launched its Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) hardening scripts, an improved information assurance (IA) […]
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Video
Interview with Robert Cleave, Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services
Robert Cleave, president, Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, talks to Via Satellite’s Editor, Mark Holmes, at the World Satellite Business Week 2013 in Paris, France
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Video
Interview with Jay Monroe, Globalstar
Jay Monroe, CEO of Globalstar, talks to Via Satellite’s Editor, Mark Holmes, at the World Satellite Business Week 2013 in Paris, France
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Technology
Lockheed Martin Powers On GOES-R System Module
[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Lockheed Martin has powered on the system module of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R (GOES-R) satellite for the first time. The GOES-R series is NOAA‘s next geostationary […]
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Connectivity
Raytheon Completes iCDR for the GPS OCX
[Via Satellite 10-03-2013] Raytheon has successfully completed software iteration 1.5 Critical Design Review (iCDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX). The iteration 1.5 software […]
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Connectivity
UltiSat to Provide NGOs with Managed Satellite Network Solutions
[Via Satellite 10-03-13] UltiSat, a global provider of turnkey communication solutions, has been awarded multiple contracts to provide several nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with global managed satellite network solutions. These programs […]
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Technology
Spirent Announces A-GNSS Record and Playback Capabilities on HLTS
[Via Satellite 10-03-13] Spirent Communications has introduced a carrier-approved Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS) record and playback capabilities on its Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS). This new A-GNSS record […]
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Connectivity
Comtech Completes Interoperability Testing
[Via Satellite 10-03-2013] Comtech EF Data Corporation has completed interoperability testing with a selection of Cobham SATCOM Maritime VSAT stabilized antenna systems and the ROSS Open Antenna Management (ROAM) protocol. […]
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Finance
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Launch Helps Prepare for Upcoming SES 8 Launch
[Via Satellite 10-02-2013] On September 29, SpaceX’s upgraded Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a successful demonstration mission to deliver the CASSIOPE satellite to orbit for […]
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Technology
Orbcomm Acquires Comtech’s SENS Operation
[Via Satellite 10-02-13] Orbcomm has completed the acquisition of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation’s Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) operation, which includes satellite hardware, network technology and web platforms. The SENS […]
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Connectivity
Pullmantur Cruises and MTN Extend 11-year Relationship
[Via Satellite 10-02-2013] Pullmantur Cruises, a Royal Caribbean International brand, is renewing and extending its long-term relationship with MTN Communications. Pullmantur chose to increase the breadth of communications services and […]
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Government/Military
Exelis Visual Information Solutions, NASA Enter BPA for ENVI and IDL Software
[Via Satellite 10-02-13] Exelis’ subsidiary Exelis Visual Information Solutions, developers of ENVI and IDL software, will now deliver its image and data visualization analysis software packages to NASA with a […]
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Connectivity
ThinKom’s ThinSAT 300 and iDirect’s OpenAMIP Protocol Are Now Interoperable
[Via Satellite 10-02-13] ThinKom Solutions’ ultra-low profile ThinSAT 300 antenna, which provides global communications-on-the-move (COTM) connectivity, has been qualified to be interoperable with iDirect‘s OpenAMIP protocol. Complying with iDirect’s OpenAMIP […]
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Government/Military
Windmill International Forms Two Subsidiaries
[Via Satellite 10-02-2013] Windmill International has formed two wholly-owned subsidiaries, AQYR Technologies and AQYR International. The new entities operating out of Hollis, N.H. formerly conducted business as Windmill Tactical SATCOM […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar, GVT to Form Joint Venture in Brazilian Pay TV Market
[Via Satellite 10-01-13] EchoStar Technologies and GVT, a subsidiary of Vivendi, have entered into negotiations to form a joint venture for pay TV services in Brazil. GVT and EchoStar aim […]
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Connectivity
Q-KON Africa, StarLight Introduce Connectivity Solution With Improved Billing System
[Via Satellite 10-01-13] Q-KON Africa now offers service providers across the continent the opportunity to acquire and rollout a StarLight connectivity solution – complete with a new billing system. StarLight […]
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Government/Military
Harris Corporation System Helps Operators Learn Processes Before GOES-R Launch
[Via Satellite 10-01-2013] Harris Corporation has delivered a system that will help prepare National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite operators for the new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R […]
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Connectivity
RPC TV Deploys HD Video Head End System Using ATEME’s Kyrion Product Line
[Via Satellite 10-01-2013] Brazilian independent network affiliate of TV Globo, Rede Paranaense de Comunicações (RPC TV), has deployed their HD Video Head End system using Ateme’s Kyrion product line. This […]
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Connectivity
Airtel Introduces Its Africa Connect Network
[Via Satellite 10-01-13] Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has launched its Africa Connect network aimed at enhancing Africa’s connectivity with the […]




















