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Connectivity
RT Logic Rolls Out Cyber Security Platform Satellite Ground Networks
[Satellite TODAY 04-17-12] Kratos Defense & Security subsidiary RT Logic is releasing its CyberC4TM family of cyber security products designed specifically for the satellite industry, RT Logic announced April 26. […]
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Connectivity
California Appellate Court Overturns Ico, Boeing Verdict
[Satellite TODAY 04-17-12] The California State Court of Appeals has overturned the 2008 California Superior Court jury verdict in the litigation between Pendrell Corp. subsidiary Ico Global Communications and Boeing, […]
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Connectivity
Vislink Unveils Integrated V-Net Video Surveillance Solution
[Satellite TODAY 04-17-12] Vislink has unveiled its V-Net end-to-end video surveillance solution that integrates mobile, fixed and covert intelligence assets into a mission critical information workflow, the company announced April […]
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Connectivity
Thomson Video Networks to Launch New DVB-T2 Service in Haiti
[Satellite TODAY 04-17-12] Thomson Video Networks (TVN) has partnered with Florida-based system integrator Broadcast International Group (BIG) to launch a new DVB-T2 television service for Haiti as the country recovers […]
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Connectivity
Serving New Screens: Satellite, Video and Display Devices
The opportunity of additional video display devices is to deliver content to more screens, but the risk to broadcasters is that some subscribers may go entirely online. Pay-TV satellite operators […]
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Connectivity
Telcos: Their Evolving Needs for Satellite
Telcos, far from abandoning satellite, are using it more and more to shape their next-generation communications strategies. Here, we take a look at how different telcos around the world are […]
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Connectivity
Technology
Hughes Unveils Enhancements to HX Product Family Hughes Network Systems has announced details of HX System 4.0, which aims to bring a number of technology enhancements to its HX product […]
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Government/Military
Small is beautiful: Manpack Technology Offers More with Less
Infantry and Special Forces alike have long needed tactical communications-on-the-move manpack terminals that are flexible and quickly deployable to provide ground-based situational awareness. Used since just before World War II, […]
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Connectivity
FCC Says ‘No’ To LightSquared
In September, we reviewed the controversy between LightSquared, the satellite operator planning to deploy a 4G-LTE (Long Term Evolution-a preliminary 4G standard) Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) wholesale telecommunications network, and […]
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Government/Military
Military Briefs
Boeing, Artel Partner to Sell Inmarsat Bandwidth to U.S. Government Boeing Commercial Satellite Services has entered into a cooperative business agreement with Artel to distribute Inmarsat bandwidth to U.S. government […]
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Connectivity
Token Offer Could Prove Hit for Broadband Subscribers
Satellite broadband has always suffered from greater bandwidth limitations than terrestrial alternatives. Even with the new generation of satellites, such as ViaSat’s ViaSat-1 and Hughes Network System’s Jupiter, this remains […]
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Connectivity
U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Warrantless GPS Tracking
The U.S. Constitution protects people from unreasonable government searches, but does it prohibit the government from using GPS technology, without a warrant, to track people’s movements? We are reminded that […]
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Connectivity
David Pollack, President and CEO, Spacecom
Spacecom, an Israeli satellite operator, recently launched its Amos-5 satellite with more than 50 percent of its capacity already sold. Spacecom, which operates the Amos fleet of satellites, is targeting […]
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Connectivity
Legal Issues for Space Debris Removal
A recent report from from an event held at McGill University’s Institute of Air and Space Law discusses the increasing problems posed by space debris in satellite orbits and the […]
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Connectivity
Marcello Maggioni, Executive Vice President, Customer Group, Sky Deutschland
German DTH operator Sky Deutschland recently reached three million customers and is closing in on one million HD customers. Marcello Maggioni, executive vice president, customer group, Sky Deutschland, talks about […]
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Connectivity
Services
Telemar, Vizada Launch SeaMore Maritime Satcom Service Vizada has partnered with shipping and land-based satcom provider Telemar to launch SeaMore, a new joint communications solution for the maritime community. SeaMore […]
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Connectivity
Contracts
SES Signs Capacity Deals with GlobeCast, ICCES GlobeCast has signed a long-term capacity deal with SES to boost its presence in the U.K. TV market. The capacity on Astra’s future […]
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Connectivity
Executive Moves
IDC Names New Board Chairman International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has appointed James Hall, an independent director of the company, as its new chairman of the board effective immediately. Hall replaces […]
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Video
Adam Schaffer, Publisher of Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAY.com
[03.13.12] Adam Schaffer, new publisher of Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAAY.com, speaks from the SATELLITE 2012 Conference and Exhibition in Washington DC.
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Video
Scott Chase, Chairman of SATELLITE 2012
[03.13.12] Scott Chase, Chairman or SATELLITE 2012, reviews the premiere event providing solutions to the satellite end-user community.
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Connectivity
Big Four FSS Operators Portray Positive Outlook for Satellite Industry
[Satellite News 03-20-12] Despite continued economic turmoil around the world last year, particularly in debt-plagued Europe, the satellite industry remains financially healthy and is well-positioned to handle the challenges that […]
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Video
George Hoyt, InterManager and David Hartshorn, GVF
[03.13.12] George Hoyt, InterManager and David Hartshorn, GVF discuss a new initiative from GVF aimed at facilitating implementation of satellite communications for the maritime industry.
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Video
Don Thoma, Iridium Communicastions & Hosted Payload Alliance @ Satellite 2012
[03.13.12] Don Thoma, Executive Vice President Marketing at Iridium Communications and Chairman of the Hosted Payload Alliance, one year after the conception of the Hosted Payload Alliance at Satellite 2011, […]
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Video
Matt Desch, Iridium Communications @ Satellite 2012
[03.13.12] Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications and Satellite Executive of the Year 2011 award winner, outlines his company’s innovation-driven business model, and what’s next for the Iridium NEXT constellation.
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Video
Kjell Karlsen, Sea Launch @ Satelllite 2012
[03.13.12] Kjell Karlsen, President of Sea Launch AG, speaks to Jeff HIll, News Editor, about the company’s reemergence from Chapter 11 status, and improvements on the Zenit launch vehicle.
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Video
Peter Carides, Tachyon @ Satelllite 2012
[03.13.12] Peter Carides, CTO and CEO of Tachyon, speaks to Jeff HIll, News Editor, about the evolving avionics market and the company’s aXiom solution.
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Connectivity
Satellite Life Extension: The Technology and the Economics
The useful lifetime of geosynchronous orbit satellites averages about 15 years, a limit primarily imposed by the exhaustion of propellant aboard. The propellant is needed for “station-keeping” — maintaining the […]
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Connectivity
Services News
Ball Aerospace OMPS Commences Data Collection on NPP Satellite Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) has begun collecting Earthview image science and solar calibration data onboard […]