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Niclas Ericson Director of TV Division, FIFA
Football is still the most popular sport on Earth, and the World Cup, organized by FIFA, is a global event on par with just about any major sporting event. For […]
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Maritime Becomes Prime Time for Satellite Companies
It’s always fun to look in my inbox and see what is supposed to be hot in the satellite world. At one point, for example, 3-D video was going to […]
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South America News
Astrium Services Extends Regional Maritime Capacity Lease Astrium Services has signed capacity deals with SES to deliver connectivity to vessels around Latin America as well as in the North Sea, […]
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Executive Moves News
Intelsat Hires Nokia’s Marais as Regional Vice President of African Sales Intelsat has appointed Grant Marais as its regional vice president of African sales. Marais succeeds Jon Osler, who will […]
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Strong Leadership Remains a Hallmark of Our Industry
We are getting very close to announcing our Satellite Executive of the Year Award winner for 2012, which is always an exciting and interesting process for our team. This month’s […]
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Michel de Rosen CEO, Eutelsat
Eutelsat had a busy 2012, winning access to new orbital positions, and concluding a deal for the GE-23 satellite (now Eutelsat 172A), which will give the operator a better position […]
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Africa/Middle East News
SES Provides Capacity for Anadolu Networks Local DTH Platform SES will provide capacity from one transponder at the Astra 31.5 degrees East orbital position to Anadolu Networks. Andadolu Networks aims […]
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Internet Filtering: Regulating Content
Internet filtering is such a growing practice among world nations that the question today is not whether countries filter the Internet, but to what extent. Satellite links often provide connectivity […]
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North America News
KVH Expands Mini-VSAT Network Capacity in the Caribbean KVH Industries has doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT broadband network in the Caribbean region to support the rising demand of the […]
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Antenna Industry: Tuned to Future of Satellite Communications
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. […]
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Europe News
EutelsatAwarded KA-SAT Internet Service Contract from Telefonica Telefonica Global Solutions will use Eutelsat’s high-performance Ka-Sat satellite to provide high quality satellite broadband services to carriers from all over Europe. Telefonica […]
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Middle East and Africa Remain Key Hotspots for Satellite
The current landscape of satellite operators in the region includes several players who have been in the business for some time now: Arabsat, which has been building satellites at a […]
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Elara Comunicaciones has been named as the 2nd teleport with the highest growth in the industry in 2012
JANUARY 31 – The only Association which members are the operators of the most innovative teleports in the world, names a Mexican corporation among 20 most important in 2012. Last December, […]
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Raytheon Establishes Global Business Services Group
Successful enterprise shared services model to be deployed across company WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has established a new Global Business Services (GBS) […]
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GPS Shoes Expand into Canada
Los Angeles, January 16, 2013 – GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a leader in customizable, patented 2-way GPS solutions, has announced today that its award winning, patented GPS tracking “Smart Shoe” […]
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Royal Caribbean International Extends TV Channel Agreements With Oceans TV
Oceans TV, a leading provider of in-cabin TV entertainment content to cruise lines, announced today that Royal Caribbean International has extended satellite TV channel agreements for two of the cruise […]
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BSS Acquires Intersat
Belgium Satellite Services s.a., (BSS) a major satellite service provider based in Europe announces the completion of acquisition of “INTERSAT”, one of well known service provider of Internet via satellite in […]
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Mobility
Gogo to Install both Satellite and Air to Ground In-Flight Internet Solutions on American Airlines’ New A320 and 737 Aircraft
ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Gogo, a global leader of in-flight connectivity and a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, announced today that it will install two […]
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Raytheon’s Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite lauded for “truly new” weather data
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite was the focus of a high-profile panel discussion at this week’s annual meeting of […]
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Israel Aerospace Selects ATK’s PUMA For AMOS-6 Solar Array
ATK’s (NYSE: ATK) Space Components Division in Goleta, California signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide the solar array to power the AMOS-6 (Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite). […]
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Garmin Redefines The Cycling Experience
Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation today announced the Edge 810/510 and Garmin Connect Mobile app for cyclists who want accuracy and reliability when tracking their statistics and location […]
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MDA Awarded $706 Million Contract to Build Three Radar Satellites
For immediate release: January 9, 2013 Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, today announced the signing of a $706 […]
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GlobeCast to Provide YahLive with Satellite Signal Monitoring Services
Abu Dhabi, UAE 09 January 2013 – YahLive, the Abu Dhabi, UAE-based High-Definition (HD) television satellite platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and GlobeCast, a leading […]
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Veteran IT Professional is the Latest Addition to EchoStar Executive Ranks
New Senior Vice President Brings Global Leadership Expertise ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS), a leading global satellite services provider and developer of hybrid […]
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Connectivity
Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat
Rupert Pearce took over as CEO of Inmarsat at the start of 2012 in the middle of a key transitional point for the company. The company is investing around $1.2 […]
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North America
Iridium Finalizes Aireon Joint Venture with Nav Canada Nav Canada has finalized the terms of its participation in the joint venture with Iridium Communications, Aireon LLC. Aireon aims to provide […]
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Executive Moves
Harmonic Adds Ventura to Leadership Team Harmonic has appointed Lauren Ventura to vice president of channels. Ventura has over 20 years of experience including driving new business, building channel business programs, […]
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Africa / Middle East
Arabsat Partners with Level421 for Reliable Coverage in Middle East and Africa Arabsat has announced a partnership with Level 421, an African, Middle Eastern and Central Asian satcom services provider. As […]
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Connectivity
The Trademark Clearinghouse
The Internet is about to change dramatically. This is because the number of top-level-domains, the letters that come after the dot, will increase significantly. Until now, only 22 generic top-level […]
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Finance
The Obama Second Term and Space Policy
The re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama for a second four-year term in a bitterly polarized political climate and era of crisis-level budget deficits can fairly be seen to promise […]