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SatelliteTODAY.tv presents “Satellite News Update – January 25, 2010”.

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] DirecTV and Dish Network have filed a lawsuit against the State of Massachusetts for imposing a statewide 5 percent tax on satellite services, the companies announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Beirut-based satellite and wireless specialist IDMI has chosen Newtec’s FlexACM technology to boost capacity and availability on key satellite IP trunking links between Greece and ten customer […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Harris Maritime Communications Services (Harris MCS) signed a multi-year agreement with Telesat to purchase Telstar 11N capacity over the Atlantic Ocean region, Telesat announced Jan. 27.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Thrane & Thrane has activated its mini-VSAT broadband Internet and voice service for commercial and leisure marine users in and around Africa, the company announced Jan. 27. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Intelsat General was awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide C-, Ku-, and X-band satellite resources, land earth stations, terrestrial backhaul, and bandwidth management services […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] SES World Skies signed a DVB service deal with U.S. content delivery firm Microspace to offer retail digital signage services throughout Europe, SES announced Jan. 27.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Integral Systems subsidiary RT Logic has been awarded a contract by Honeywell Technologies Solutions to supply narrowband and wideband modems for NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-10] Inmarsat has made the first call using IsatPhone, the company’s new global handheld service scheduled for launch in June, Inmarsat announced Jan. 27.     IsatPhone Pro, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-10] SkyBitz has launched the GLS400 Mobile Terminal, an asset management solution based on its Global Locating System (GLS) technology, the company announced Jan. 26.     The SkyBitz […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Arianespace to launch the first 10 Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites in Europe’s planned Galileo satellite positioning system, Arianespace announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-10] VT iDirect accounted for nearly half of all satellite hubs shipped in 2008, according to a report by satellite industry analysis firm Comsys, released Jan. 26.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-10] Proactive Communications is deploying a new automated remote management (ARM) system that uses satellite data links provided by Iridium Communications for out-of-band backup access to remote communication […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-10] Contrary to the economic downturn, the United States is experiencing an uptick in consumption spending for communications services among voice, video, and data market segments, according to […]

[Satellite News 01-26-10] The relationship between Latin America’s capacity demand and capacity supply continues to amaze analysts who project growth for operators despite a slowly recovering global economy and limited […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully conducted a static test of the S-200, India’s largest solid rocket booster, ISRO announced Jan. 25.     The S-200, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-10] Spacecom Satellite Communications has signed a six-year contract with an unnamed customer to provide satellite communications services in Africa via its Amos-5 satellite, the company announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Distribution services provider SatLink Communications has signed a long-term deal with Eurovision to provide turnaround services for contribution feeds to and from Asia, the company announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Hughes Network Systems has surpassed 500,000 North American subscribers to its HughesNet service, the company announced Jan. 25.     The company said its focus on providing connectivity […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Eutelsat has launched two new HD channels, RTL HD and VOD HD, on KabelKiosk, its digital channel platform for cable operators in Germany, the operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Quake Global, a manufacturer of M2M communicators for multiple satellite and terrestrial networks, has selected IAR Systems as its preferred software development environment for its new Q-Pro […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Astra Broadband Services and Intersat Africa are set to launch satellite broadband to customers in East and Central Africa in early February, the companies announced Jan. 22. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Nokia will offer the premium version of its GPS Ovi Maps for free on a number of its devices in a move to counter its competitor Google, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Military satellite communications company Cobham appointed John Devaney independent non-executive director and chairman designate, the company announced Jan. 22.     Devaney is executive chairman of U.K.-based National […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Glowlink is accepting orders for its Model 1000×2 dual-channel satellite spectrum monitoring system, the company announced Jan. 21.     The product aims to enable customers to independently […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] SES World Skies has updated its naming convention for future satellites, the company announced Jan. 22.     Three of SES’ new Orbital Sciences-built satellites will be named […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] ViaSat has been awarded a $14.4 million limited production order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Vislink has relocated its Chesham- and Watford-based sales, development and manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom to a single site located at Hemel Hempstead, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Broadcast Facilities Inc. (BFI), a media services company, has acquired Crawford Communications’ satellite services division, BFI announced Jan. 21.     BFI’s stock acquisition includes all of Crawford’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Blue Sky Network has been contracted to provide GPS-based aviation tracking devices to support the helicopter fleets of Pluspetrol, an oil and gas producer in Peru, Blue […]