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Connectivity
Idate: TV Industry’s Evolution is at a Tipping Point
[Via Satellite 09-30-2013] Idate Research believes the TV industry evolution is at a tipping point and predicts changes in viewer behavior and evolving business models as the new industry player […]
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Finance
ILS Launches SES’ Astra 2E
[Via Satellite 09-30-13] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully placed the Astra 2E satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) for SES. The satellite, which was manufactured by Astrium, was […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat and SBS Net Connect Montenegro’s Police via Satellite
[Via Satellite 09-30-13] Eutelsat Communications and Satellite Broadband Service Network Montenegro (SBS Net) have completed an ultra-fast, secure satellite network connecting Montenegro’s police headquarters with the country’s six border control […]
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Connectivity
Huawei, O3b Support Full 3G Voice, Data and Video Over Satellite
[Via Satellite 09-30-13] Huawei and O3b have enabled full 3G voice, data and video over satellite. This follows rigorous testing of O3b’s system in the Huawei Interoperability Lab in Shanghai, […]
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Connectivity
Norsat Launches All-In-One VSAT Bundle
[Via Satellite 09-30-13] Norsat International, a provider of communication solutions that enable the transmission of data, audio and video for remote and challenging applications, has launched the 1.2m Ku-band all-in-one […]
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Finance
SES’ ASTRA 2E to Launch Sept. 30
[Via Satellite 09-27-13] SES’ Astra 2E satellite is scheduled for launch on board an ILS Proton launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 30, 2013. Astra 2E […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic’s Wi-Fi and Entertainment Solutions Enhance SIA’s KrisWorld
[Via Satellite 09-27-13] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has taken to the skies with its first eight new Boeing 777-300ERs equipped with Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s true broadband Wi-Fi, mobile phone service and […]
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Connectivity
Hermes Opens New Nairobi Office in Line with African Expansion Plans
[Via Satellite 09-27-13] Hermes Datacomms has opened a new office in Nairobi, Kenya to support East African operations and to improve in-country support in Kenya. The company foresees that the […]
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Connectivity
DigiGone Receives Approval for Use with Thuraya Terminals
[Via Satellite 09-27-13] DigiGone’s video communications system and software platform has been approved for use with Thuraya’s IP terminals. Thuraya is actively rolling out the DigiGone satellite communications solution across […]
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Connectivity
L-3 TRL, Avanti to Provide High-Speed Ka-Band Services
[Via Satellite 09-27-13] L-3 TRL Technology is working with Avanti Communications to provide secure, high-speed Ka-Band satellite services to government and military agencies that use L-3 TRL’s CATAPAN encryption devices […]
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Connectivity
LEO Television Network to Distribute 3 Channels on AsiaSat 3S
[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Pakistan’s LEO Television Network has commenced distributing three television channels on Asia Satellite Telecommunications’s AsiaSat 3S. The services include multilingual Pakistani film channel, Filmazia; Urdu language, South […]
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Government/Military
Exelis Receives $115 Million Military Sale Contract
[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Exelis has been awarded a foreign military sale contract valued at $115 million to provide an existing international customer with additional communications equipment, spare parts, ancillary devices […]
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Government/Military
iGT’s Evolution TRANSEC Meets DOD Requirements
[Via Satellite 09-26-13] iDirect Government Technologies’ (iGT) Evolution TRANSEC has met the Department of Defense’s (DoD) transmission security (TRANSEC) requirements. A National Security Agency (NSA) evaluation report titled “iDirect TRANSEC […]
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Government/Military
Advantech Wireless to Supply Transcend 800 to North American Military Organization
[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Advantech Wireless, a manufacturer of satellite, radio frequency equipment and microwave systems, has been selected by a military organization in North America to supply its Transcend 800 […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Achieves MAGR Milestone
[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Raytheon Company has delivered its 2,000th Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000. Three variants of the MAGR 2000 family of products are currently in service aboard 20 […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal for US Air Force’s HoPS Initiative
[Via Satellite 09-25-13] Lockheed Martin submitted its competitive proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) initiative aimed at leveraging commercial satellites for some government missions. According to […]
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Connectivity
Global Eagle CTO: Thaicom Partnership Part of Expansion Plans
[Via Satellite 09-24-2013] Global Eagle Entertainment, a global provider of satellite-based In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) for airlines, and Thaicom, a satellite communications provider in Asia-Pacific, recently signed a memorandum […]
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Connectivity
Telco IT Spending Expected to Reach $60 Billion in 2017
[Via Satellite 09-25-13] Global analysis firm Ovum estimates that telco IT spending will reach $60 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 0.6 percent between 2013 and 2017, as […]
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Technology
Macom Releases Highly Integrated Plastic Packaged Control MMIC for Commercial Radar Applications
[Via Satellite 09-25-13] Macom Technology Solutions (Macom) has released its new X-Band Core Chip (MAMF-011015), product of a joint investment between Macom and FIRST RF Corporation. The integrated core chip […]
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Finance
XCOR and ULA Make Progress in LH2 Engine Development Program
[Via Satellite 09-25-13] XCOR Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have made notable progress in the XCOR/ULA liquid hydrogen (LH2) engine development program. Conceived as a lower-cost, risk-managed program, the […]
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Connectivity
Arab Advisors Group: 448 Arab TV Channels Count with an Online Presence
[Via Satellite 09-25-13] The Arab Advisors Group recently researched the online presence of 658 fully operational FTA satellite TV channels targeting the Arab World. With the study, it was discovered […]
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Connectivity
EMC Acquires STM, Global IP and Vodanet Brasil
[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Emerging Markets Communications (EMC), a global satellite and terrestrial communications solution provider and satcom technology manufacturer, has acquired STM and its affiliate entities Global IP and Vodanet […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Appoints Randy Roberts to Newly Created Role
[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Randy C. Roberts has joined Thuraya Telecommunications Company as vice president of innovation. In the newly created role, Roberts will oversee product development, product management and solutions […]
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Technology
Macom Releases Industry’s First Surface Mount L-Band 90W GaN Power Module
[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Macom Technology Solutions has released a new two-stage, fully matched GaN in Plastic power module. Optimized for L-Band commercial air traffic control, military radar, and long-range perimeter […]
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Connectivity
Blue Sky Network Launches HawkEye 7200 portable M2M Tracking Solution
[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Blue Sky Network, a supplier of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land and marine, has launched the HawkEye 7200 portable M2M tracking solution. The HawkEye […]
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Connectivity
C-Com’s iNetVu Ku 981 Antenna Receives Certification for Use with Hughes HN/HX Systems
[Via Satellite 09-24-13] Hughes Network Systems has qualified C-Com Satellite Systems’ new generation iNetVu Ku 981 antenna system for use with its Hughes HN/HX Systems. The iNetVu 981 mobile antenna […]
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Connectivity
UN Broadband Commission Assesses Progress Toward Digital Development Goals
[Via Satellite 09-24-2013] The United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development has released its latest country-by-country data on state of broadband access worldwide. According to the report, which is released […]
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Connectivity
ABS, HSS Sign Agreement on ABS 2 and ABS 3
[Via Satellite 09-23-13] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Hummerlton Security Services (HSS) have signed a multi-transponder agreement on ABS 2 and ABS 3 satellites. The capacity agreement will provide additional […]
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Connectivity
StarTimes to Expand TV Reach In Africa with SES 5
[Via Satellite 09-23-13] StarTimes Communication Network Technology, a technology provider and network operator in China, has signed a 10-year contract on SES’ SES 5 satellite at 5 degrees east to […]



























