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Connectivity
Integral Wins Ground Segment Contract in Asia
[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] Integral Systems U.K. subsidiary has been awarded a contract to support an unnamed satellite program in Asia, the company announced April 1. The contract, worth more […]
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Connectivity
Nagravision Signs Long-Term CSA Contract with Cyfrowy Polsat
[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] Kudelski Group subsidiary Nagravision signed a 10-year conditional access system agreement with Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat, Nagravision announced March 31. The agreement extends the existing […]
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Government/Military
Ukraine, Russia Glonass Partnership in the Works
[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] The Ukrainian and Russian governments are close to an agreement to have both countries’ aerospace industries cooperate to expand and operate the Glonass global military navigation satellite […]
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Uncategorized
Frost & Sullivan Warns VSAT Market of Service Hike Side Effects
[Satellite TODAY 04-02-10] VSAT service providers should be wary of pricing potential, cost-sensitive VSAT users out of the market after experiencing a sector-wide drop in service revenues and equipment sales, […]
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Government/Military
Astrium Wins ESA’s Sentinel-2B Contract
[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Astrium has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the Sentinel-2B optical satellite, the next flight unit in the Sentinel series, the company announced […]
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Connectivity
EMS eNfusion Receives Inmarsat Certification
[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] EMS Aviation’s eNfusion AMT-700 High-gain Antenna (HGA) has received Inmarsat class 6 multi-channel aeronautical antenna certification, EMS announced March 31. The AMT-700 HGA is a mechanically […]
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Government/Military
Scientists Unveil Space Debris-Cleaning Nanosatellite
[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] U.K. scientists, funded by Astrium, have developed a 30-kilogram nanosatellite intended to clear more than 5,500 tons of debris in low-Earth orbit, the University of Surrey announced […]
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Government/Military
China, Brazil to Sign Satellite Data Exchange Agreement
[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] The governments of China and Brazil have agreed to share satellite data with each other and with developing countries including in Africa, a Brazilian official in Beijing […]
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Government/Military
Gilat to Deliver Turnkey Solution for Latin American Border Control
[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Gilat Satellite Networks received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver a turnkey broadband satellite solution to a Latin American defense agency to be used for border control […]
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Government/Military
Pace of Operations increases demand on Satcom on the move
To operate in today’s theaters — with 38,000 NATO and 47,000 U.S. troops in mountainous Afghanistan and 115,000 U.S. troops in the deserts of Iraq — the military needs even […]
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Connectivity
Canadian DTH Provider Leases Capacity on Telesat’s Anik G1 Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 04-01-10] Telesat signed a contract with Canadian DTH proivder Shaw Direct for 16 Ku-band transponders on the planned Anik G1 satellite, Telesat announced March 31. “The deal […]
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Government/Military
U.K. Space Innovation and Growth Strategy
“Space has been one of the hidden success stories of British industry in recent years.” So begins a comprehensive report issued in early February by a joint U.K. government, industry […]
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Government/Military
Seems Satellite Contributions Remain an Afterthought
I have not been able to pick up a mainstream newspaper or magazine, turn on TV news, or check out a news Web site in the past several months without […]
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Connectivity
Consumers May Have Larger Impact on Space in Future
When considering commercial space one thinks of satellites. When one thinks about the intersection of commercial space and consumers one thinks of satellite TV, GPS, broadband over satellite and the […]
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Connectivity
U.S. Landing Rights and International Satellite Services
In the global economy it is important that there be a way for satellite markets to contribute to and benefit from their counterparts internationally. The United States grants access to […]
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Connectivity
Telepresence: Satellite’s Rising Star
Decreasing costs, technological advances and enhanced experience mean the future is bright for telepresence via satellite. If you have participated in videoconferences, you would have noticed how the experience has […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Radio: Traditional Stations Find Help in Broadcasting Technology
Terrestrial radio has been battered financially, as new competitors and the slow economy hurt the ad-based advertising model, but new technology and satellite delivery is helping radio players survive. […]
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Uncategorized
Contracts News
Arianespace Secures Launch from overhorizon OverHorizon has contracted Arianespace to launch its first communications satellite, OHO-1, on an Ariane 5 rocket. The deal represents Arianespace’s fourth launch contract of 2010. […]
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Services News
BusinessCom Launches IP VSAT Service Satellite telecommunications service provider BusinessCom has launched its Advantage IP VSAT service to provide coverage to Middle East and parts of Asia. The Ku-band, IO […]
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Executive Moves News
SES CFO Heads to O3B SES CFO Mark Rigolle has been appointed CEO of O3b Networks. Rigolle succeeds Greg Clarke, who is stepping down for personal reasons but will remain […]
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Technology News
Enensys Brings DVB-T2 Solution to Market Enensys unveiled a DVB-T2 end-to-end solution, demonstrating single frequency network (SFN) and multiple input single output (MISO) abilities. The Enensys solution features a T2 […]
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Awards News
WildBlue Communications Former CEO Named 2009 Communications Executive of the Year Former WildBlue Communications CEO Dave Leonard was named the Communications Technology Professionals (CTP) 2009 Communications Executive of the Year. […]
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Connectivity
Chuck Pagano Executive VP of Technology, ESPN
ESPN is taking stock in Executive Vice President of Technology Chuck Pagano’s “gut feeling” that live 3-D HD broadcasts will drive market success and keep the sports giant ahead of […]
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Government/Military
A New Path to the Moon
In December, we discussed the final report of the White House Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee, otherwise known as the Augustine Committee. The report found NASA’s current human […]
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Connectivity
MTV Wants Complete Experience
As a brand mainly targeting a youthful audience, MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has to be at the cutting edge of new technologies and ideas to reach an ever more demanding […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Industry Responds to Haiti Disaster
On Jan. 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, devastating the western end of Hispaniola and making life even more difficult for the country’s 9 […]
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Connectivity
KeyOn Takes Advantage of Spectrum Allocation in Second Stimulus Window
[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] KeyOn Communications Holdings, a U.S. provider of wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over IP services, has submitted multiple applications for $360 million of U.S. federal stimulus […]
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Uncategorized
Teal Group Increases Projected Space Payload Count
[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Analyst firm Teal Group Corp. has increased its yearly projected count of future space payloads over the next 20 years from 2010 to 2029, Teal Group Lead […]
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Connectivity
Blue Sky Network to Deliver Iridium Services to Mongolian Airline
[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Blue Sky Network has been selected by MIAT Mongolian Airlines to provide flight tracking, voice communications, and data messaging services onboard its fleet of B-737 aircraft, Blue […]
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Government/Military
Norsat Expands into European Military Market
[Satellite TODAY 03-31-10] Norsat International has won a $1.7 million network service contract from a military based in Europe, the company announced March 30. Norsat said the unnamed military […]