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iDirect Expands IP Satellite Broadcasting Network in the Middle East
iDirect’s Auriga network has leveraged its satellite communications platform to expand its IP broadcasting service to newscasters in the Middle East, iDirect announced Sept. 11. The iDirect network is […]
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Viasat Broadcasting Adds Pace HD PVR to Portfolio
Viasat Broadcasting, a digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, has added technology developer Pace’s TDS855NV hybrid HD PVR to its portfolio, the companies announced Sept. 10. […]
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Edgeware, Jet Stream to Release CDN-in-a-Box Management Suite
Edgeware and Jet Stream have partnered to integrate of Edgeware’s Web TV WTV servers with Jet Stream’s VideoExchange content distribution network (CDN) management suite to create a complete CDN-in-a-box solution […]
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Intelsat Leases Fleet-wide Capacity to GlobeCast
GlobeCast has leased occasional use (OU) capacity with Intelsat, spanning the operator’s entire satellite fleet, Intelsat announced Sept. 9. The multi-year contract offers GlobeCast increased satellite transmissions infrastructure to […]
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Frank McKenna, ILS
ILS President Frank McKenna discusses the commercial launch market from Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week in Paris
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Evert Dudok, EADS Astrium Space Transportation
Evert Dudok, President of EADS Astrium Space Transportation sits down with Via Satellite during Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week in Paris
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Dan Goldberg, Telesat
Dan Goldberg, CEO of Telesat, looks at the FSS market during Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week in Paris
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Jean-Yves Le Gall, Arianespace
Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall discusses the launch market during Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week in Paris
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Dean Olmstead, Echostar Satellite Services
Dean Olmstead, President, EchoStar Satellite Services, sits down with Mark Holmes at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week in Paris
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Telespazio Awards Gilat with VSAT Contract to Connect 1,200 Brazilian Banks
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Telespazio Brasil to provide a 1,200-site Gilat SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to be used by Sicredi Bank for […]
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European Horse Racing Company Orders Network Control System from Wegener
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Kanal 75, a European distributor of ATG horse racing, purchased a Compel network control system from Wegener to enhance its network operations and capabilities, Wegener announced Sept. […]
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Connectivity
Harris Adds BGAN to RF-7800M Multiband Manpack Radio
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Harris Corp. added broadband satellite capability to its Falcon 3 RF-7800M wideband networking radio, the company announced Sept. 8. The new capability aims to enable global-area […]
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iDirect Expands Evolution Product Line; Upgrades Software
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] iDirect has expanded its Evolution DVB-S2/ACM product line to include the Evolution X5 Satellite Router, Evolution XLC-11 and XLC-M line cards, the company announced Sept. 9 . […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Leases Fleet-wide Capacity to GlobeCast
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] GlobeCast has leased occasional use (OU) capacity with Intelsat, spanning the operator’s entire satellite fleet, Intelsat announced Sept. 9. The multi-year contract offers GlobeCast increased satellite […]
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Connectivity
Quake Global to Design, Produce Next-Generation Modems for Globalstar
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Satellite data modem manufacturer Quake Global signed an agreement with Globalstar to design, build and deliver a new line of Globalstar’s integrated multimode data modems as well […]
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Norsat Introduces Spectrum Analyzer Solution for Satellite Operators
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Norsat International released the Norsat SA-RSSI-I LNB Spectrum Analyzer, a new line of satellite terminal operator tools, to be used in Norsat’s portable satellite terminals, the company […]
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Sirius FM-5 Enters Service
[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Sirius XM Radio’s newest satellite, Sirius FM-5 has been placed into service on its radio network, the company announced Sept. 9. The satellite was launched June […]
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GlobeCast Signs Eutelsat Capacity Deal
[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] GlobeCast signed a three-year capacity deal with Eutelsat to help boost its position in the professional video services market in Europe, the company announced Sept. 7. […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Falcon-1e Wins Launch Contract with Astrium
[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has won a contract from Astrium to launch an Earth observation satellite it designed for its recently acquired subsidiary, Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), […]
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Orbcomm Generates Positive Adjusted EBITDA Despite Japanese Sales Decline
[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Orbcomm reported its total revenues for the 2009 second quarter were $6.8 million – a 1.5 percent drop from the second quarter of 2008, the company announced […]
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EMS Combines Assets to Create Global Tracking Business Unit
[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] EMS Satcom has combined its Tracking and Messaging, Search and Rescue and its recently acquired Satamatics business units to create EMS Global Tracking, which will supply a […]
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Connectivity
Thales Alenia Space, Astrium Awarded Arsat-1 Contracts
[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Thales Alenia Space and Astrium were awarded contracts by Argentine satellite company Arsat to build the Arsat-1 satellite, scheduled to launch in 2012, the companies announced Sept. […]
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Connectivity
Protostar Bankruptcy Hearing Postponed
[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Protostar’s bankruptcy case was postponed Friday by a Delaware State Supreme Court judge to November, the company confirmed Sept. 8. Judge Geoffrey Bell pushed the case back […]
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Ateme to Supply 1080p Compression to DirecTV
[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Ateme, a French compression company, has signed a deal with U.S pay-TV company DirecTV, to supply 1080p video compression solutions and improvements to DirecTV’s Video-on-Demand (VoD) service, […]
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Newtec Wins Flo TV Multistream Upgrade Order
[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Flo TV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has selected Newtec’s Multistream technology and products for an IRD upgrade of its Mobile TV content distribution network, Newtec […]
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Latens Releases Secure Distribution System
[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Latens, a provider of software-based conditional access and middleware for Pay TV providers, launched its Secure Distribution System (SDS), the company announce Sept. 8. Latens SDS […]
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ILS to Launch W7 Satellite for Eutelsat
[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Eutelsat signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) to the launch the W7 satellite on an ILS Proton rocket in mid-November, the companies announced Sept. 8. […]
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SES Americom-New Skies Re-Brands to SES World Skies
[Satellite Today 09-08-09] SES Americom-New Skies re-branded to SES World Skies, the company announced Sept. 7. Rob Bednarek, president and CEO of SES World Skies, said that its future […]
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Connectivity
Streambox Live Service Ready for Launch
[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Streambox is set to launch Streambox Live, an IP-based contribution service, the company announced Sept. 4. The solution aims to enable remote and citizen reporters to […]
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Former UKTV COO Takes on Arqiva Role
[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Arqiva has appointed John Keeling platform controller for its new Video-on-Demand (VoD) service in the U.K., the company announced Sept. 4. Keeling will be responsible for […]