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Connectivity
SES Sees Profits and Revenues Increase
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-09] SES reported operating profits of 359.9 million euros in the first half of 2009, an increase of 9.2 percent over the first half of 2008, according to […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Increases Yearly Revenue, Reduces Debt
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-09] Eutelsat increased its yearly revenues by more than 7 percent to 940.5 million euros ($1.3 billion) at the end of June, compared to 877.8 million euros ($1.2 […]
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Connectivity
Integral Systems Reaches Settlement with SEC in Fraud Case
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-09] Integral Systems has reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over fraud charges filed against the company in 2008, Integral Systems announced July […]
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Connectivity
Mobile Satellite Broadband Technology Partnership Formed in U.K.
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-09] Beyond DSL, Ten Haaft and Conrad Anderson have formed a mobile satellite broadband Internet technology partnership in the United Kingdom, the companies announced July 31. The […]
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Uncategorized
Stimulus Plans Clearer; Satellite Prospects Improve
The U.S. government’s plans to distribute $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding became clearer when the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the U.S. National Telecommunications and […]
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Connectivity
Subscriber Math
Innovative businesses offering new services to the public — and whose growth is measured in subscribers — are confronted with tricky math and public and investor relations tied to a […]
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Connectivity
Government Series – Part II: Satellite Players Helping the Public Through Civil Programs
The market for satellite technology has remained strong over the last few years, shrugging off the financial woes experienced in consumer markets. Although sales curves are at a notably lower […]
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Uncategorized
Industry News – August 2009
TECHNOLOGY C-Com Unveils Inclined Orbit Satellite Tracking C-Com Satellite Systems has developed a proprietary inclined orbit satellite-tracking algorithm intended to provide customers with the ability to use inclined orbit satellites […]
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Uncategorized
Commercial Satcoms On The Move: Technologies and Emerging Markets – EXTENDED VERSION
In the past two years, the development of new satellite communications-on-the-move products and service offerings has been heating up. Whether live news video streaming from moving vehicles, rear-seat entertainment for […]
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Uncategorized
Middle Path To Space
Big remains beautiful in the satellite business, but launch vehicle operators are preparing new offerings to meet expected demand from commercial and government customers for small- and medium-class rockets that […]
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Finance
Middle Path to Space
Big remains beautiful in the satellite business, but launch vehicle operators are preparing new offerings to meet expected demand from commercial and government customers for small- and medium-class rockets that […]
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Connectivity
Regulating VoIP and the Internet
Unregulated but regulated. Which is it? This is the uncertainty that has arisen since the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed regulations on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), while declaring […]
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Connectivity
Hybrid Satellite Networks in the Consumer ‘Space’
In the commercial satellite world the idea of hybrid networks has become increasingly important. Hughes Network Systems, for example, now sees itself as a network management firm and offers not […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Broadband Subsidies
On both sides of the Atlantic, policymakers are devising programs to ensure that citizens have access to broadband services. For its part, the European Union (EU) has included funding for […]
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Connectivity
Kay Sears, President, Intelsat General
There are very few satellite executives that have worked as intimately with the U.S. military and government sectors as Intelsat General President Kay Sears, who has spent the past several […]
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Connectivity
Commercial Satcoms On The Move Enabling Technologies and Emerging Markets
In the past two years, the development of new satellite communications-on-the-move products and service offerings has been heating up. Whether live news video streaming from moving vehicles, rear-seat entertainment for […]
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Connectivity
BSkyB Reports Record Full-Year Subscriber Growth
[Satellite Today 07-31-09] BSkyB has hit a five-year annual subscriber net growth high in 2009, according to its full-year results, released July 30. The U.K. operator expanded its customer […]
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Connectivity
Orolia Acquires French Positioning Systems Supplier
[Satellite Today 07-31-09] Orolia, a developer of precision timing, positioning and synchronization electronics systems, signed an agreement with Airtek Capital Group to acquire Kannad SAS, a French supplier of maritime, […]
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Connectivity
SES Astra Sells Enterprise Network Capacity in Germany
[Satellite Today 07-31-09] SES Astra signed a capacity deal with German satellite service provider InSat, SES Astra announced July 30. InSat will use a transponder on Astra 2C to […]
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Uncategorized
Industry Reacts to ProtoStar Bankruptcy
[Satellite Today 08-01-09] Satellite industry officials and analysts believe the post-bankruptcy sale of ProtoStar satellites will draw interest from multiple parties. AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson told Satellite Today that […]
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Connectivity
Comtech AHA Releases Open-Standard Data Compression Board
[Satellite Today 07-31-09] Comtech AHA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, released AHA367-PCIe, a high-speed data compression board based on the open standard GZIP data compression algorithm, Comtech announced July […]
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Connectivity
DEV Revamps L-band Signal Distribution System
[Satellite Today 07-31-09] DEV Systemtechnik has re-designed its L-band signal distribution system, DEV 2180 to include a controller and SNMP/Ethernet interface and hot-pluggable amplifiers as standard features for the appliance, […]
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Connectivity
Norsat Cash Flow, Revenue Growth May Lead to Acquisitions
[Satellite Today 07-31-09] Norsat reported revenues of $4.5 million in its 2009 second quarter, a 23 percent increase from the $3.6 million mark the company hit in the same period […]
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Government/Military
ISRO Hails U.S., India Technology Safeguards Agreement
[Satellite Today 07-30-09] India signed a technology safeguards agreement with the United States on July 20 to facilitate the launch of non-commercial U.S. satellites on Indian launch vehicles, the Indian […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Acquires Romanian Broadcasting Capacity from GlobeCast
[Satellite Today 07-30-09] Eutelsat has signed a capacity deal with GlobeCast for a transponder to broadcast channels by Romanian public broadcaster TVR, the operator announced July 29. Eutelsat said […]
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Connectivity
Vislink Adds NSI Antennas, Control Systems to Product Portfolio
[Satellite Today 07-30-09] Vislink News and Entertainment is adding electronic news gathering (ENG) antennas to its range of SNG, ENG and wireless products for the broadcast industry, Vislink announced July […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Enerdyne Unveils EnerLinks 3 Antenna System
[Satellite Today 07-30-09] ViaSat Enerdyne has released its EnerLinks 3 Autotracking Antenna System (ETAS), a complete ground station for video and ISR data links, which uses the EnerLinks 3 ground […]
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Government/Military
Integral Systems Submits GPS OCX Proposal
[Satellite Today 07-30-09] Integral Systems has submitted a proposal to the U.S. military to deliver an integrated command and control solution for the GPS Next Generation Advanced Control Segment (OCX) […]
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Connectivity
Artel Reports Strong Order Activity, Record Revenues in 2008
[Satellite Today 07-30-09] Information technology and managed network services provider Artel won $61.1 million in contracts in the first half of 2009, according to the company’s financial reports released July […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Falcon 9 Clears Human Safety, Ground Wind Testing
[Satellite Today 07-30-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completed human safety qualification testing for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle’s first stage tank and interstage at SpaceX’s test site in Waco, Texas, […]