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[Satellite TODAY 12-15-10] Sevis Systems unveiled its third-generation GSM bandwidth optimization platform, a cost-effective backhaul solution designed to optimize GSM traffic, the company announced Dec. 14. The Sevis 6104 is […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-15-10] Hughes Network Systems has unveiled a managed services suite for enterprises, the company announced Dec. 14. Bases on Hughes ActiveQoS, the offering delivers converged voice, data, and video […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] GeoEye has agreed to purchase 100 percent of the stock of Spadac Inc., a geospatial predictive analytics company, for $46 million in cash and stock, GeoEye announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] SpaceX placed its Dragon spacecraft into low-Earth orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket Dec. 8 and the capsule splashed down into the Pacific Ocean about three hours […]

 [Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] Cisco completed a VoIP call using its Internet Router in Space (IRIS) and also made the first software upgrade of an Internet Protocol (IP) router aboard a […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] SkyVision Global Networks LLC upgraded its backbone, edge and peering infrastructure using Juniper Networks equipment, Juniper announced Dec. 7.     SkyVision operates a satellite and terrestrial fiber-optic […]

Just announced! Satellite TODAY launches its new White Paper Program. This new program gives satellite professionals an opportunity to showcase their authoritative reports to the satellite community. The automated system […]

Globecomm Wins Ka-Band Contract from Hughes Globecomm Systems won an $18 million, five-year Ka-band infrastructure contract from Hughes Network Systems. Globecomm will design, install, and test multiple Ka-band Earth stations […]

The TVN Group owns and operates 12 TV channels as well as the digital DTH platform N, and the company’s TVN offering is one of Poland’s major FTA channels. This […]

What comes to mind when you think of Ka-band? Maybe it is miniature dishes, broader bandwidth blocks or affordable Internet broadband. Perhaps the term has a negative connotation — as […]

CapRock, Tampa Microwave Combine Military Satcom Development Efforts CapRock Government Solutions has partnered with remote terminal solutions provider Tampa Microwave to deliver end-to-end military-grade satellite communications solutions. CapRock will integrate […]

As I write this, the biggest news in the mobile satellite world is TerreStar’s bankruptcy. On the long road to the deployment of TerreStar’s ATC network, TerreStar has hit another […]

EchoStar Launches U.S. News Gateway Service EchoStar Satellite Services released its News Gateway delivery service, which uses a combination of the company’s U.S. fiber network and IP multicasting technologies to […]

This column has discussed numerous preparations for the upcoming ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) in January and February 2012 in Geneva. One of the less visible groups preparing for WRC-12 […]

Orbit Showtime Network Names CEO David Butorac has been named CEO of DTH operator Orbit Showtime Network. Butorac replaces Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, who stepped down at the end of September. Butorac […]

While U.S. defense spending still accounts for a majority of military spending around the globe, rising debts have become such a concern that the once untouchable military budget now is […]

The Russian satellite market received a boost with Russian Satellite Communications Co.’s (RSCC) plans to boost regional capacity through a strategy to develop a new fleet of satellites. According to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-10] Three days before Via Satellite’s webinar, “Satellite Broadband on Airplanes: A New Era Set To Begin,” German airline Lufthansa has launched its broadband service, FlyNet, on long-haul […]

The wireless industry has become such a large user of satellite bandwidth and Earth stations that the cellular backhaul market consistently is rated as one of the best growth markets […]

It was not so long ago that the mobile satellite service (MSS) sector looked dead in the water. With the exception of longest-standing incumbent Inmarsat, which boasted a successful IPO […]

The ILS Proton Breeze M launched from Pad 39 at the Baikonur cosmodrome on November 14 at 11:29 p.m. local time, and successfully carried the SkyTerra 1 satellite into orbit […]

[11.16.2010] Mark Holmes introduces his upcoming Webinar on “Satellite Broadband on Airplanes”.

The continued recovery of its LXE mobile computing business drove increased profitability for EMS Technologies in the third quarter of 2010, according to the company’s latest results issued Nov. 5. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-10] A quote from Intelsat CEO David McGlade in a Nov. 9 Satellite TODAY story should have read, “The mix will continue to have third-party capacity with a […]

Orbcomm’s 2010 third quarter total revenues jumped 97.9 percent from the same period in 2009 due to a boost in deferred U.S. Coast Guard AIS service revenue, the company announced […]

Hughes Network Systems is now accepting orders for its 9450-C11 BGAN land mobile satellite terminal for operation over Inmarsat‘s BGAN satellite service.      The Hughes 9450-C11 aims to provide high […]

Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire oil and gas industry service provider Schlumberger’s Global Connectivity Services (GCS) business for $347.5 million in cash after tax expenses, […]

Comtech EF Data has acquired FX-series WAN optimization, application and platforms developer Stampede Technologies for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced Nov. 4.     Comtech said the acquisition would enable […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-10] NASA selected 13 companies for potential contract awards that begin work on the agencies efforts to develop a next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle, NASA announced Nov. 8.     […]

Raytheon has completed a system design review for the U.S. Space Fence program, which will provide enhanced space surveillance capability to the U.S. Air Force to track and detect space […]