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Connectivity
Rockwell Collins Reports Loss in 2009
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Aviation electronics and satellite terminal company Rockwell Collins reported a 26 percent earnings drop in its fourth quarter financial results, released Nov. 4. The company, which […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat Names First YahClick Service Partner
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has signed its first YahClick service partner agreement with Intersat Africa to roll out the broadband service throughout the continent, Yahsat […]
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Government/Military
Integral Systems Opens U.K. Facility
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Integral Systems subsidiary Integral Systems Europe (ISE), has opened a new facility in the United Kingdom, the company announced Nov. 4. The facility, named "ISE UK," […]
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Uncategorized
CASBAA Report Shows Healthy Pay-TV Market in Asia
[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] There are now 326 million pay-TV homes in the Asia Pacific, an increase of 26 million homes, or eight percent, in 2009, according to a report released […]
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Finance
KVH to Launch 505 Emergency S.O.S. Maritime Service
KVH has launched a 505 Emergency Calling over Inmarsat FleedBroadband, a new safety service for mariners that enables ship personnel to send out an S.O.S. distress signal by dialing ‘505’ […]
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Finance
Numerex Pays $1.5 Million of its Structured Debt
Machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex Corp. has repaid all but $500 thousand of its remaining $2 million of long-term structured debt, the company announced Nov. 4. Part […]
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Government/Military
CapRock, Paradigm Form Government X-band, Network Services Partnership
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] CapRock Government Solutions signed a multi-year, multi-transponder strategic purchase agreement with U.K.-based Paradigm Secure Communications, CapRock announced Nov. 3. The deal gives CapRock the ability to […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Names GSPS Launch Distribution Partners
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Inmarsat has appointed AST and NSSL launch distribution partners for its global satellite phone services (GSPS), set to go live at the end of the second quarter […]
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Connectivity
SkyBitz Provides Asset Tracking Solution to Epes Shipping Trailer Fleet
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Epes Carriers shipping subsidiaries Epes Transport System and Texas Star Express are launching an asset tracking and cargo sensor solution from SkyBitz for their fleet of approximately […]
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Connectivity
Dielectric Unveils New Low-Power Digital Antennas, Filters
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Dielectric Communications is launching a line of digital antennas and filters targeting low-power television (LPTV) broadcasters, the company announced Nov. 3. The new product line aims […]
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Connectivity
Kudelski Extends OpenTV Acquisition Offer Deadline
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] The Kudelski Group extended the expiration date of its tender offer to acquire OpenTV Corp. to Nov. 12, Kudelski announced. The $215 million acquisition offer, initially […]
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Finance
CapRock, Paradigm Form Government X-band, Network Services Partnership
CapRock Government Solutions signed a multi-year, multi-transponder strategic purchase agreement with U.K.-based Paradigm Secure Communications, CapRock announced Nov. 3. The deal gives CapRock the ability to offer X-band capacity […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat Wins $9.4 Million Contract to Build Australian Military Ground Stations
[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] BAE Systems Australia has contracted ViaSat to provide satellite ground stations for a high-speed upgrade to Australian Defense Force (ADF) satellite communications for $9.4 million, ViaSat announced […]
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Finance
Inmarsat Names GSPS Launch Distribution Partners
Inmarsat has appointed AST and NSSL launch distribution partners for its global satellite phone services (GSPS), set to go live at the end of the second quarter of 2010, AST […]
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Finance
SkyBitz Provides Asset Tracking Solution to Epes Shipping Trailer Fleet
Epes Carriers shipping subsidiaries Epes Transport System and Texas Star Express are launching an asset tracking and cargo sensor solution from SkyBitz for their fleet of approximately 2,800 trailers, SkyBitz […]
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Finance
Hughes Leases Long-Term Hylas Capacity from Avanti
Hughes has purchased capacity on the Hylas satellite from U.K. broadband satellite company Avanti Communications for an initial payment of 7.5 million British pounds ($12.2 million), Avanti announced. As […]
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Finance
Orbit Appoints Maritime Sales Director
Orbit Technologies appointed William Thompson marine satcom sales director for the Americas, the company announced Oct. 20. The company, which mainly has targeted Europe in recent years, said it […]
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Finance
Next-Generation VSAT, Modem Products Focus on Innovation
With the global economy poised for a rebound, satellite modem manufacturers are responding with new products and services, capable of supporting a wide array of business and government applications. Among […]
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Video
Satellite News Episode 1 – 10.28.09
SatelliteTODAY.tv presents “Satellite News Update – October 28, 2009”
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Uncategorized
Eutelsat Reaches 100 HD Channels
[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Eutelsat now has 100 high-definition TV channels broadcasting through its video satellites, the operator announced Nov. 2. Eutelsat reached the milestone with the launch off Sky […]
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Uncategorized
GAO Report: U.S. Military Space Systems Not Optimally Aligned
[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Satellites, ground control systems, and user terminals in most of the U.S. Military’s major space system acquisitions are not optimally aligned, leading to underutilized satellites and limited […]
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Uncategorized
ESA Launches SMOS Climate Change Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] The European Space Agency (ESA), the Spanish Center for the Development of Industrial Technology and the French Space Agency successfully launched the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity […]
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Uncategorized
Comtech Wins $1.6 Million Amplifier Order from Aviation Systems Provider
[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech PST received $1.6 million in high-power amplifier orders from an unnamed aviation electronics and communication systems provider, Comtech announced Nov. 2. These […]
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Uncategorized
ICS, Squire Tech Partner to Release Turnkey Mobile Solution
[Satellite TODAY 11-03-09] Incident Communications Solutions (ICS), an IP-centric mobile and tactical communication solutions provider, has partnered with Squire Tech Solutions to roll out with the ICS pCom 355, a […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Wins ProtoStar 1 Auction for $210 Milllion
[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] Intelsat won the bidding for the ProtoStar 1 satellite, the operator announced Oct. 30. Intelsat will pay $210 million in cash for ProtoStar 1 and will […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Signs Imagery Technology, Distribution Agreement with Microsoft
[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] DigitalGlobe signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to launch the Clear30 program, which aims to distribute high-resolution aerial imagery of contiguous landscapes in the United States and […]
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Connectivity
FTC Grants ViaSat Permission to Bypass WildBlue Acquisition Waiting Period
[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice granted ViaSat and WildBlue early termination privileges in connection with ViaSat’s […]
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Connectivity
Kudelski Ups Pressure on OpenTV Shareholders to Approve Acquisition
[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] The Kudelski Group urged shareholders of OpenTV Corp. to approve a proposed tender offer before it expires Nov. 6. The letter, dated Oct. 30, is in […]
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Uncategorized
Contract News
ABS Signs Russia DTH Capacity Deal Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) signed a long-term, multi-transponder deal with Russian DTH provider GT Satellite Systems (GTSS) for expansion capacity on the ABS-2 satellite, […]
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Connectivity
Innovation Helps Speed Up Pace of Economic Recovery
Viewpoints on the impact of the economic crisis and the pace of the recovery vary, and while the satellite industry was considered mostly insulated from the impact of the slowdown, […]