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Government/Military
Astro Aerospace to provide JIB Antennas for Radarsat
[Via Satellite 08-29-13] JIB antennas from Northrop Grumman‘s Astro Aerospace business unit will help provide a new maritime identification capability for Canada’s three Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) Earth observation satellites, […]
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Technology
DigitalGlobe Achieves Imagery Archive Milestone
[Via Satellite 08-29-13] DigitalGlobe, a global provider of commercial high-resolution Earth imagery products and services, surpassed 4 billion square kilometers of imagery collected. Among images in the archive, which depicts […]
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Government/Military
TCS Receives $58.3-Million Contract Award Under DISA CS2 IDIQ Vehicle
[Via Satellite 08-29-13] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) signed a contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide managed satellite services, Ku satellite bandwidth, terrestrial support and 24-hour support services […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic Expands In-flight TV Service with New Channel Offerings
[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Panasonic Avionics, provider of in-flight entertainment and communication systems, has enhanced its exclusive eXTV global live television service with three channel offerings – CNBC, CNN International, and […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar’s Second Generation Satellites in Full Service
[Via Satellite 08-28-13] GlobalStar has announced that all its second-generation satellites are now in full commercial service. The move to design, build and launch “the most modern satellite constellation,” as […]
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Connectivity
Harris Broadcast Appoints New Senior Management to Support Vision and Strategy
[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Harris Broadcast, supplier of content management and network infrastructure for broadcasters, satellite, Multiple-System Operators (MSOs), Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), mobile television and over-the-top providers, will preview its […]
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Uncategorized
Raytheon Awards Scholarships to Student Veterans of America
[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Raytheon awarded $10,000 scholarships to three military veterans who are pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) and have also demonstrated leadership in their local […]
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Connectivity
ATSC Receives Proposals for ATSC 3.0 Standard
[Via Satellite 08-27-13] The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has received 10 initial proposals from 19 organizations for the Physical Layer of the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast television standard. According […]
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Uncategorized
iDirect to Assist Russian Operators and Service Providers with Technology Day
[Via Satellite 08-27-13] iDirect, a company of VT Systems, will bring together operators and service providers across the Russian satellite market on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at the Balschug Kempinski […]
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Connectivity
On Call Communications Selects Xiplink’s WAN Optimization
[Via Satellite 08-27-13] On Call Communications has selected XipLink, a provider of standards-based wireless optimization software and hardware, to provide acceleration and optimization for their QuickSPOT automated news gathering system. […]
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Government/Military
Hughes Honored by Federal Government Distance Learning Association
[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Hughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, has received the Federal Government Distance Learning Association’s (FGDLA) Pillar Award, given to an individual and […]
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Connectivity
Dish and NCC Media Announce Partnership
[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Dish and NCC Media have entered a partnership that expands upon the cable industry’s collaborative I+ initiative, which links cable, satellite and telco companies’ ad inventory. The […]
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Uncategorized
iGT Offers New Bandwidth Management Tool
[Via Satellite 08-26-13] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), announced the availability of its Bandwidth Timeslot Correlator (BTC), an add-on module to its SatManage […]
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Uncategorized
Artel Receives Key Military Contract under FCSA
[Via Satellite 08-26-13] Artel has been awarded a CTC COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity (CTC 0149) task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DISA-DITCO), under the […]
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Uncategorized
Hispasat to Deliver Telecoms Services for Spanish Cycling Race
[Via Satellite 08-26-13] Hispasat will provide telecommunications services for the Vuelta a España cycling race, which started in Vilanova de Arousa, Pontevedra, and ends in Madrid in mid-September. Two high-performance mobile […]
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Uncategorized
SpaceX to Receive $105.4 Million Ex-Im Bank Loan for Launch
[Via Satellite 08-23-13] The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $105.4 million loan to Space Communication (Spacecom) to finance the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launch […]
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Connectivity
SageNet Acquires Competitor in $16 Million Sale
[Via Satellite 08-23-13] SageNet will pay approximately $16 million to acquire one of its larger competitors, Spacenet, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks. With the sale, Gilat expects to strengthen […]
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Connectivity
KVH Selects Mark Guthrie as New Vice President
[Via Satellite 08-23-13] KVH Industries announced that Mark Guthrie has joined the company as vice president of global mobile broadband sales to manage the continuing development of the mini-VSAT broadband […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Meets Conditions of COFACE Agreement
[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Globalstar, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has met all of the conditions precedent necessary for the effectiveness of the amended and restated COFACE […]
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Connectivity
Cobham Broadcast Appoints Sam Medler as Technical Services Manager
[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Cobham Broadcast has appointed Sam Medler as technical services manager for broadcast. Medler, who will be based at the company’s head office in Whiteley, Hampshire, U.K., will […]
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Government/Military
Astrium-built Space Telescope in Transit for Launch
[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Gaia, believed to be the most advanced space telescope built in Europe, has left the Toulouse facilities of Astrium after final integration and testing. The spacecraft is […]
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Technology
Ka-band in Latin America – Beyond HTS
Last year we spoke of the promise – and difficulties – of Ka-band in Latin America. Now, we see the technology start to become a reality, with the region’s first […]
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Uncategorized
Banda Ka en América Latina: Más Allá de los Satélites de Alto Rendimiento (HTS)
El año pasado hablamos de la promesa y las dificultades de la banda Ka en América Latina. Ahora, vemos que la tecnología comienza a convertirse en realidad, con la primera […]
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Government/Military
Ball Aerospace’s WISE Spacecraft to Resume Asteroid Hunting Mission
[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft will emerge from its two-year hibernation in September to resume its near-Earth object NEOWISE asteroid hunting mission. The […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Government Appoints New President and CEO
[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunication solutions to the U.S. public sector, has appointed Susan Miller as president and chief executive officer. In this […]
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Government/Military
Macom Announces New SPDT Switch Limiter
[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Macom Technology Solutions (MACOM), a supplier of high performance radio frequency (RF), microwave, and millimeter wave products, announced a new single-pole, double-throw switch-limiter suited for S-Band military […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon’s Defense-Focused Course in Brazil Graduates its First Class
[Via Satellite 08-22-13] Raytheon Company graduated 17 Brazilian students from a 4-week course focused on the defense industry in the United States. The program, “Science to Success,” is part of the […]
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Uncategorized
Banda Ka na América Latina – Mais Além dos Satélites de Alto Rendimento (HTS)
No ano passado, falamos sobre a promessa – e as dificuldades – da banda Ka na América Latina. Agora, vemos que a tecnologia começa a se tornar uma realidade, com […]
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Government/Military
US Army Funds TeleCommunication Systems’ SNAP 3T Systems
[Via Satellite 08-21-13] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $2.8 million in incremental funding from the U.S. Army for Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point (SNAP) […]
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Connectivity
Quarter of Global TV Households to Receive Satellite TV by 2018
[Via Satellite 08-21-13] The number of pay satellite TV homes will reach 251 million by 2018, up from 178 million at end-2012 and 103 million at the end of 2008, […]

























