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[Satellite TODAY 03-19-13] Thuraya Telecommunications has partnered with AT&T to provide Thuraya users throughout the United States with outbound GMS roaming and data services, the company announced March 19. Launched […]

How do you take a century-old technology provider to government agencies and commercial entities and arm it with media assets strong enough to secure top-tier coverage? How do you grab […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ subsidiary SAT Corporation (SAT) has launched an updated version of its RF Interference (RFI) Geolocation product satID, the national security solutions provider […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] Globalstar Canada Satellite has signed a three-year manufacturing, airtime and distribution agreement with Nupoint Systems to expand its M2M data communication service offerings to exceed the reach […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] ViaSat is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Exede Internet service, reaching more than 285,000 subscribers on ViaSat-1 within the Exede residential broadband service’s first year of […]

Tags: ISRO, GPS, Galileo, BeiDou Publication: IBTTimes.co.in Publication Date: 03/17/2013 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the first operational launch vehicle of ISRO Image credit: ISRO India aims to launch the first […]

Tags: NASA, Laser Communications, LADEE Publication: SpaceDaily.com Publication Date: 03/18/2013 Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) components integrated onto the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft. Image credit: NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] SingTel has appointed Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley as financial advisors for its review of its Optus Satellite business aiming to optimize shareholder value, the parent company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-13] According to the $105,868,182 cost-plus incentive-fee and fixed-price incentive-firm contract, Lockheed Martin will provide logistics support for a U.S. Air Force missile warning and defense satellite system […]

With the success of SpaceX’s Falcon 9, it seems like the age of truly commercial space launch has arrived. But what exactly is a commercial launch? When I worked with […]

Eutelsat Offers In-Flight Connectivity Services Through KA-SAT Eutelsat Communications has announced the launch of Eutelsat Air Access, its new aeronautical mobile service. The service is designed to help accelerate the […]

Whether accidental from improper equipment installations or deliberate from government factions jamming news broadcasts, interference remains the industry’s costliest threat as satellite enters new mass markets to deliver consumer broadband, […]

EchoStar Satellite Services Hires Former SiriusXM, LightSquared Executive EchoStar Satellite Services has hired SiriusXM vice president of engineering Derek de Bastos as its CTO. De Bastos was among the first […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Scores Satellite Connectivity Business with Peru State Bank Gilat To Home Peru, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, has been awarded a three-year contract by Peru’s state […]

Telefonica Splits Share of Hispasat Between Eutelsat and Abertis Telefonica has reached an agreement to sell its 13 percent stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to Eutelsat and Abertis for […]

General Satellite Planning Pay-TV Expansion in Pakistan Russian satellite reception equipment manufacturer, General Satellite, is planning to invest in a new pay-TV platform for Pakistan that will be marketed to […]

Satellite life extension continues to hold both revolutionary promise and disruptive menace for the satellite and space industry. The useful lifetime of geosynchronous orbit satellites averages about fifteen years – […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Deploys SkyAbis Backhaul Solution to Southeast Asian Operator Gilat Satellite Networks has signed an agreement with Huawei for the delivery of its SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to […]

With a population of around 74 million people, Turkey is one of the biggest countries in Europe. It is also a market where satellite is strong, both from a pay-TV […]

Technological developments are rapidly enhancing mobility and efficiency in satellite service: new bands are being explored for industrial service delivery, and innovative satellite applications increasingly help put new users on […]

Cato Halsaa has been CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) for well over a decade and has led the satellite operator to a strong position across a number of industry […]

In-flight broadband services for commercial airliners and private aircraft just got a boost. In December, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order implementing Ku-band rules for the operation […]

The shale gas revolution has seen the United States turn around its bleak energy position from a massive importer to a future of self-sufficiency within the next two decades. This […]

Washington, DC – The National Space Club (NSC) is pleased to announce its annual award recipients. The Awards are selected by panels of experts from across the aerospace and defense […]

KAUAI, Hawaii, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its first intercept using tracking information from the space tracking and surveillance […]

— Company’s Newest Spacecraft for NASA to Continue Landsat Program’s 40-Year History of Collecting Critical Environmental Data for Earth Science Studies — — 145th Orbital Satellite Extends Company’s Legacy of Support for […]

Herndon, VA, February 6, 2013 – Commercial X-band operator XTAR LLC announced plans to grow its business and expand its reach into international markets, specifically beyond Western Europe. XTAR has […]

MIRAMAR, Fla. – February 6, 2013 – MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announces that the World Teleport Association (WTA) has appointed Richard Hadsall to its board.  Hadsall founded MTN more than […]

Satellite technology export controls took a long step forward to rationalization as Congress passed, and President Obama signed into law on January 3, the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization […]

The companies that supply transmission systems for use on the ground and aboard spacecraft must continuously innovate as satellite operators strive to meet their users’ growing demand for telecommunications services. […]