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Connectivity
Integral Systems Names New General Counsel
[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Integral Systems has appointed Miller Adams as its new general counsel, the company announced Mar. 4. Prior to joining Integral Systems, Adams founded Sheppard Global Ltd., […]
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Connectivity
Pak Datacom Installs iDirect Satellite Broadband Hub
[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4. […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Ships GOES-O Weather Satellite to NASA
[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Boeing has shipped the second of three next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) from its satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to NASA, Boeing announced Mar. […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Expands Middle Eastern Satellite, Fiber Network
[Satellite Today 03-05-09] GlobeCast has launched a new fiber and satellite link to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is finalizing plans for a connection to Jordan Media City […]
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Connectivity
Megahertz Partners with Qatar-based Greenland International Enterprises
[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Megahertz (MHz), an independent systems integrator, has launched a partnership with Greenland International Enterprises, a trading company based in Doha, Qatar, providing Megahertz with an established broadcast […]
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Connectivity
Scopus Provides IPTV Distribution Network to Polish Operator
[Satellite Today 03-05-09] Dialog Telecom, an independent Polish telecommunications operator, has launched a new IPTV service using a video distribution network based on Scopus’ Eldorado video networking solutions, Scopus announced […]
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Connectivity
EMS Sees Increased 2008 Revenues Driven by Satellite
[Satellite Today 03-05-09] EMS Technologies reported 2008 revenue increases of 16 percent, at $335 million, resulting in net earnings of $20.5 million, in its full-year and fourth quarter 2008 financial […]
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Connectivity
New Operators Likely to Have Impact on Middle East Market
The two biggest booths on the Satellite MENA 2009 show floor belonged to SmartSat and YahSat, two satellite operators without any hardware in orbit. Normally that strikes me as a […]
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Connectivity
XipLink Adds ProLogix to Value-Added Service Distribution Network
XipLink has added Dubai-based Prologix to its global network of value-added distributors, XipLink announced Mar. 4. Prologix will provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA series of appliances […]
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Connectivity
Qtel Launches IP VPN Service in Qatar
Qtel, a telecommunication solutions provider based in Qatar, has launched a new global IP Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service for local, regional and international business, the company announced Mar. […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat Project Receives $1.2 Billion in Financing
Allen and Overy has reached a financial close with Mubadala Development Co. and Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) on the Yahsat satellite project, Allen and Overy announced Mar. 5. […]
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Connectivity
Al Baghdadia TV Orders Vehicle-Mounted HD Satellite Antennas from Vislink
Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced. The Advent Newswifts are HD capable and will […]
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Connectivity
Abu Dhabi Media Broadcast Subsidiary Wins Technology Award
Abu Dhabi Media Co.’s wholly-owned broadcast subsidiary, LIVE, has won the award for technology implementation of the year at the 2009 Digital Studio Industry Leadership Awards, Abu Dhabi Media Co. […]
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Abu Dhabi Media Broadcast Subsidiary Wins Technology Award
Abu Dhabi Media Co.’s wholly-owned broadcast subsidiary, LIVE, has won the award for technology implementation of the year at the 2009 Digital Studio Industry Leadership Awards, Abu Dhabi Media Co. […]
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Connectivity
Iraq To Remain a Middle East Satellite Hotspot
Military operations in Iraq have been a good source of revenue for satellite operators, network providers and equipment manufacturers for several years, and as President Obama sets his date for […]
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Connectivity
CNS Selects Nagravision To Deliver Content Protection, HD Services
[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, was selected by China Network Systems (CNS), a cable-based television provider in Taiwan, to protect the content rights and revenues of its […]
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Connectivity
Smartlink Launches DVB-S2/ACM Network on iDirect Platform
[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Smartlink Communications, a satellite network operator based in Jordan, has chosen iDirect’s platform to launch a satellite broadband service covering the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern […]
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Connectivity
IMN Modernizes Broadcasting Infrastructure with Harris
[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Harris Corp. has been awarded a contract to provide an integrated large-scale broadcast solution to the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) as part of a facility upgrade, Harris […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Launches Sub-Saharan DTH Platform
[Satellite Today 03-04-09] GlobeCast has started transmissions of its new African DTH platform on SES Astra’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite, GlobeCast announced Mar. 3. The platform, located at […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Expands Middle Eastern Satellite, Fiber Network
GlobeCast has launched a new fiber and satellite link to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is finalizing plans for a connection to Jordan Media City (JMC) in Amman, […]
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Connectivity
Detasad Buys Capacity from SES New Skies, Intelsat
[Satellite Today 03-04-09] SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services. […]
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Connectivity
Megahertz Partners with Qatar-Based Greenland International Enterprises
Megahertz (MHz), an independent systems integrator, has launched a partnership with Greenland International Enterprises, a trading company based in Doha, Qatar, providing Megahertz with an established broadcast facility in the […]
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Connectivity
Crawford to Distribute Six HD Channels for Entertainment Studios
[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Entertainment Studios has chosen Crawford Communications to transmit six high-definition (HD) television networks initially launching on Verizon’s FiOS TV, the company announced Feb. 24. Entertainment Studios […]
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Government/Military
Cisco, NASA Join Forces to Develop New Satellite Global Monitoring System
[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Cisco Inc. and NASA have formed a partnership to develop an online collaborative global monitoring system, called the Planetary Skin, to capture, collect, analyze and report data […]
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Connectivity
O3b Networks Picks Up Satconsult IP Trunking Deal
Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high speed, low latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced Mar. 4. O3b Networks will […]
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Connectivity
Pak Datacom Installs iDirect Satellite Broadband Hub
Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4. The manufacturer said […]
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Connectivity
Mobil Satellite to Supply Satellite Internet Equipment to Virginia State Agencies
[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Mobil Satellite Technologies was awarded a contract by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to provide mobile and fixed satellite Internet equipment and service to state agencies, […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM Postpones Filing of 2008 Financials with SEC
[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Sirius XM Radio will file a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to delay filing its full-year 2008 financial report, the company announced Mar. […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Expands Partnership with Non-Profit Aerospace Education Foundation
[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Boeing Co. has reached a four-year national partnership agreement with For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) to encourage students to explore careers in math […]
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Connectivity
Xiplink Releases Palm-Sized Mobile Satellite Wireless Optimizer
[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Xiplink has released the XipStick, a wireless optimizer for mobile satellite services, the company announced Mar. 2. XipSitck is a self-contained, palm-sized wireless optimizer that runs […]