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Uncategorized
House Battle Opens Over Obama Budget Cuts To Missile Defense
Reps. Turner, Franks Assail Cuts As Harmful To U.S. National Security In a challenge to President Obama, some members of Congress will attempt to roll back at least some of […]
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Connectivity
Triveni Names International Dealer in Asia-Pacific Region
Triveni Digital named Magna Systems & Engineering an new international dealer for Triveni’s products throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Triveni said. Magna, based in Australia, specializes in providing products and […]
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Connectivity
C-Com Forms Partnership With Thaicom
C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Thaicom PCL will cooperate to develop the mobile satellite market in Asia, C-Com announced. C-Com’s iNetVu auto-deploying mobile satellite antenna systems will be integdrated with […]
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Connectivity
ABI Study: Pay TV Will See Strong Growth in Asia
Pay-TV offerings will continue to see the strongest growth in Asia throughout the next three years, according to a study from U.S. research firm ABI Research. The quarterly study, […]
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Connectivity
Measat-3A Satellite Ready for Launch
[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Measat’s Measat 3A satellite is now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in final preparations for launch, the company said June 12. The Measat-3A satellite will add an […]
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Connectivity
De Rosen to Replace Berretta at Eutelsat
[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Michel de Rosen will replace Giuliano Berretta as the new CEO of Eutelsat in November, the company confirmed June 11. De Rosen will initially join Eutelsat in […]
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Connectivity
Measat Adds HD Channel
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] Measat Satellite Systems and Classica Asia signed a five year agreement for Measat to distribute Unitel Classica HD via the Measat-3 satellite, the satellite operator announced June […]
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Connectivity
Kudelski, Discovery Spar Over Ownership of OpenTV
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] Discovery Group, the largest independent shareholder of OpenTV, proposed June 9 that OpenTV offer to repurchase Kudelski Group’s stake following Kudelski Group’s failed attempt to take full […]
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Connectivity
C2Sat, Xinguo Sign Antenna Production Agreement
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] C2Sat entered into a license agreement with Shanghai-based Xinguo IT for local production of the C2Sat stabilized antenna systems in China, C2Sat announced June 11. Xinguo […]
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Connectivity
Com Dev Establishes Subsidiary to Offer Space-Based AIS Services
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] Com Dev International Ltd. has established a subsidiary company, exactEarth Ltd., that will offer advanced space-based automatic identification system (AIS-S) data services to maritime authorities around the […]
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Connectivity
BSkyB Will Launch HD Newscast
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] BSkyB will launch Sky News HD in the United Kingdom early next year, the satellite pay-TV operator confirmed June 11. BSkyB will upgrade studios, production facilities […]
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Connectivity
TeamCast and BBC to Develop Modulator
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] TeamCast will partner with the BBC on a new DVB-T2 modulator for professional applications, TeamCast announced June 10. Under the collaboration agreement, TeamCast is licensed to […]
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Connectivity
ILS Adds Pair of Firm Launches, Option From Intelsat
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] International Launch Services (ILS) recevied a contract for two new firm launches and one optional launch for Intelsat, the launch provider announced June 10. Contract terms […]
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Connectivity
Thaicom Opens Gateway in Indonesia
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Thaicom inaugurated its gateway in Jakarta, Indonesia, the 15th gateway in the Asia-Pacific region, Thaicom said June 10. Thaicom has appointed PT Infracom Telesarana, a total […]
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Connectivity
Digi International Enters Satellite Arena
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Digi International has entered into the satellite market by acquiring all the assets of the U.S., Indian and Singapore affiliates of MobiApps Holdings Private Limited, Digi International […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Signs Distribution Agreement with Globe Wireless
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] SpeedCast entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Globe Wireless to provide Ku-band broadband maritime service to extend Globe Wireless’ broadband services, SpeedCast announced June 9. […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Increases Service Capacity Following Telesat Launch
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Marlink has acquired capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 11N satellite, Marlink announced June 9. The satellite, carried 39 Ku-band transponders to support a range of video and […]
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Connectivity
Triveni Names International Dealer in Asia-Pacific Region
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Triveni Digital named Magna Systems & Engineering an new international dealer for Triveni’s products throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Triveni said June 10. Magna, based in Australia, […]
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Uncategorized
Euroconsult Predicts Healthy Growth for Satellite Industry
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Euroconsult, the French satellite consulting firm, forecasts that nearly 1,200 satellites will be built and launched for the period 2009-2018, an increase of about 50 percent compared […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Cancels Lockheed Martin’s T-Sat Ground Segment Contract
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] The U.S. Air Force is terminating for convenience the Transformational Satellite Communications System (T-Sat) Mission Operations System contract with Lockheed Martin, the Air Force announced June 8. […]
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Government/Military
Iridium Wins U.S. Navy Development Contract for DTCS
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] Iridium Satellite received a contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, to support development and delivery of the Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS), Iridium announced […]
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Connectivity
C-Com Forms Partnership With Thaicom
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Thaicom PCL will cooperate to develop the mobile satellite market in Asia, C-Com announced June 9. C-Com’s iNetVu auto-deploying mobile satellite […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar’s ViP-TV to Provide Transport of HD Video for Alaskan IPTV Service
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed agreement to deliver its ViP-TV video transport service to KPU Telecommunications, a provider of telecommunications and video services to a city of approximately […]
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Connectivity
KCPS Makes Offer for Part of Gilat
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] KCPS Satellite Communications Limited Partnership has launched a tender offer to purchase 2 million shares of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. for $3.65 per share, KCPS announced June […]
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Connectivity
Integral Wins Koreasat-6 Work
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] Integral Systems signed a deal with Orbital Sciences Corp. to primary and backup satellite command and control systems for Koreasat-6, Integral Systems announced June 8. Integral […]
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Connectivity
TerreStar-1 Delays Launch to Test S-Band Payload
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] TerreStar Networks Inc. has pushed the launch of the TerreStar-1 satellite from late June into early July to perform further testing of the S-band payload, the company […]
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Finance
Thales Signs Contract for Electronics for Ariane 5 Order
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Thales Alenia Space ETCA signed a contract with Astrium to provide electronic equipment and services for the latest batch of Ariane 5 rockets, Thales announced June 8. […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Signs Control4 as Sales Agent for Satellite Broadband Service
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Hughes Network Systems signed a sales agent agreement authorizing Control4 to sell HughesNet satellite broadband Internet service, Hughes announced June 8. Control4, a home automation company based […]
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Connectivity
Pace Wins Further Viasat HD Deployment
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Pace has won a new high-definition HD set-top box deployment deal with Viasat, one of Europe’s biggest satellite pay-TV operators, Pace announced June 8. Viasat, part […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Increases Broadband Speeds
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Eutelsat is increasing the speed of its satellite broadband service, Tooway, the company announced June 8. At the beginning of July, the speed of the Tooway […]