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M2 Global Enhances Satellite Hybrid Coax Drop-In Features Microwave component supplier M2 Global has extended the frequency range of its hybrid coax drop-in models up to 14 gigahertz and expanded […]
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Executive Moves News
Eutelsat Appoints Two Board Members Eutelsat Communications has appointed two members to its board. Francisco Reynes, CEO of Abertis, replaces Carlos Sagasta Reussi for the remaining duration of his mandate […]
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Connectivity
Wall Street Reform and the Satellite Sector
President Obama was expected to sign into law in July the Dodd-Frank Act, the most extensive reform of financial services regulation since the Great Depression. The reforms look to be […]
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Connectivity
Europe Prepares for WRC-12
European preparations for WRC-12, the next World Radiocommunication Conference, scheduled to be held Jan. 23 through Feb. 17, 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland, have begun in earnest. As usual, the agenda […]
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Connectivity
FCC Responds to Comcast
Where there is a will there is a way… or a “third way” in U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lingo. In its June 17 open meeting, the FCC released a […]
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Connectivity
Is ATC a Wise Investment?
Ever since the FCC opened the door to the use of satellite spectrum for terrestrial networks, it has seemed like a case of the tail waging the dog. It is […]
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Connectivity
Cleaning Up the Gulf Oil Spill: Energy Sector Relies on Satellite Technology
The Deepwater Horizon and other specialized vessels like her are designed to operate in waters more than a mile deep and can drill wells more than five miles into the […]
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Connectivity
Malaysian Billionaire Looks to Buy Out Measat
[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan is negotiating with Measat to purchase and secure full control of the satellite operator for $207 million dollars, Measat Global confirmed in a […]
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Cobham Unveils Martime VSAT Antenna Product Line
[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] Cobham Satcom released its Sea Tel XX10 marine stabilized antenna, developed to provide maritime bandwidth customers with an always-on VSAT network, the company announced July 29. […]
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Connectivity
KT Leases Capacity on Multiple ABS Satellites
[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] Korea Telecom (KT) signed an agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to lease multiple C and Ku-band transponders on various ABS satellites, including ABS-2, which is scheduled […]
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BSkyB Subscriber Growth Drives 11 Percent Revenue Increase in 2010
[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] BSkyB’s 2010 fiscal year revenues increased 11 percent to 5.9 billion British pounds ($9.2 billion), and operating revenues jumped 35 percent to 1.1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) […]
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Connectivity
Correction
[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] A July 29 Satellite TODAY story, “RSS Delivers First Glonass Satellite to ILS,” should have read “RSS Delivers First Glonass Satellite to Khrunichev.” A Khrunichev Proton vehicle […]
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Raytheon Space Sales Increase; Overall Company Profits Fall Sharply
[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10] Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) second quarter 2010 net sales increased 5 percent to $1.19 billion, compared to the second quarter of 2009, due to growth […]
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C-Com Receives iNetVu Order in Asia
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has received a $2.2 million order for its iNetVu mobile antenna systems from an unnamed reseller in Asia, the company announced […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Seeking Proposals for 8-band Research Challenge
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] DigitalGlobe has opened up a call for proposals for its 8-band Research Challenge — a contest designed to encourage researchers to investigate how 8-band, high-resolution imagery can […]
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Government/Military
CapRock Names Head of Information Assurance Division
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] CapRock Government Solutions has hired William Janosky as director of its Information Assurance product division, the company announced July 27. Janosky will be responsible for upgrading […]
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Connectivity
Arqiva Launches MCE TV on Canalsat
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] Arqiva has launched French channel MCE TV on the French DTH platform CanalSat, Arqiva announced July 26. Arqiva is providing encoding, encryption, multiplexing and uplink services, […]
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Connectivity
SkyWave Releases Upgraded Satellite Data Terminals
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] SkyWave Mobile Communications has released new versions of its DMR-800 satellite data and SureLinx 8100 dual-mode satellite/GPRS data terminals, the company announced July 27. This new […]
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Envivio Secures Financing for IP Platform; Names New Executive Leadership
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] IP service provider Envivio has secured $15 million in financing from unnamed venture capital and banking sources, the company announced July 28. Envivio said it would use […]
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Sogecable Leases Two Additional Transponders on Astra 1H
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] SES Astra will lease an additional two transponders to broadcaster Sogecable to support the company’s Digital+ DTH platform in Spain, the company announced July 28. SES […]
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ADB Deploys Set-Top Hardware to Eastern European Customers
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] Set-top box manufacturer Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) has deployed hardware for two emerging DTH platforms in Eastern Europe, the company announced July 28. Polish digital satellite […]
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Government/Military
TCS Wins U.S. Army SwiftLink Add-On Order
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) received an additional $1 million in funding from the U.S. Army for support equipment and maintenance of secret and non-secure IP router access point […]
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Government/Military
RSS Delivers First Glonass Satellite to Khrunichev
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] Russian Space Systems (RSS) has delivered the first of three Glonass-M satellites to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Khrunichev announced July 28. Khrunichev has begun testing […]
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Government/Military
Harris Corp. Wins $70 Million NASA Contract to Support CRAVE Program
[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10] Harris Corp. has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to provide design, development, manufacturing, testing and sustainment of space communications systems and equipment to NASA under its […]
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Ironshore, Starr Partner to Offer Commercial Satellite Launch Insurance
[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] Ironshore has partnered with insurance company Starr Group to offer commercial satellite risk protection for launches through a treaty reinsurance program, the companies announced July 27. […]
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SDA Launches Space Data Center on the Isle of Man
[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] The Space Data Association (SDA) has launched initial operations of its Space Data Center, an automated space situational awareness system located on the Isle of Man, the […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat’s Berry: Company Surprised by BFT-2 Contract Win
[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] The U.S. Army awarded ViaSat with the Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) contract July 22 to upgrade 100,000 Army vehicles with a next-generation tracking system intended to […]
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Optus Wins Multiple Satellite Service Deals in Australia
[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] Australian telco Optus has signed satellite capacity deals with regional broadcasters Southern Cross Media Group, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service and Imparja Television, the company announced […]
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approves Sea Launch Reorganization Plan
[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved Sea Launch’s reorganization plan to prepare for its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the third quarter, the company […]
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Lockheed Space Systems’ Government Satellite Sales Up in Second Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10] Lockheed Martin Space Systems saw its net sales increase 1 percent to $2.08 billion in its 2010 financial second quarter, driven by sales growth in satellites and […]