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[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Norsat’s U.S. subsidiary signed satellite system contracts valued at $1.2 million with the U.S. Department of Defense, Norsat announced Oct. 1.     The orders will be fulfilled […]

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] Galileo test satellite Giove-B was knocked offline by a surge of space radiation but has returned to service, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced Oct. 2.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] SES Astra signed a framework contract through its affiliate Astra Broadband Services with TeleCable, a Spanish cable operator, to market satellite-based two-way broadband service, SES Astra announced […]

[Satellite Today 10-02-08] Avanti Communications signed contracts with the European Space Agency, the European Union and various U.K. regional development agencies to secure future business for Avanti’s first satellite, Hylas […]

Hurricane Gustav’s track through the Gulf of Mexico and across the U.S. Gulf Coast revived bad memories of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it brought in 2005. Thankfully, Gustav inflicted […]

Dean Olmstead is well known in satellite circles, building a career in high-profile positions at companies such as SES Americom and Loral Space & Communications. So it makes sense that […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC), received a follow-on DVB-S2 order from an unnamed company, IDC announced Oct. 1.     IDC will provide SFX 3104-L model dual DVB-S2 tuners […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] WildBlue has selected DataPath Inc. to provide long-term operations and maintenance services to WildBlue’s Earth stations, the company announced Oct. 1.      DataPath’s technical services will support […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts totaling $25 million for LinkWayS2 satellite modems to support the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp. and other U.S. Department of Defense […]

European satellite operators had their summer plans cut short when the European Commission in early August issued the structure for selecting mobile satellite service (MSS) systems in the 2 GHz […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] C-Com Satellite Systems signed an agreement with Movilsatcol, a distributor based in Colombia, to resell C-Com’s manufactured iNetVu Mobile antenna systems in South America, C-com announced Oct. […]

Satellite service providers wishing to offer services to or from the United States often are faced with having to figure out what regulations to follow. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission […]

Satellite Today News Editor Jeffrey Hill asks: Will DigitalGlobe, a satellite imaging company who filed paperwork in April to sell stock on the New York Stock Exchange go public considering […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Miteq Inc. has introduced a new addition to its family of waveguide low-noise amplifiers — the AMFW-8F-17702130-120-23P, the manufacturer announced Oct. 1.     The amplifier is a […]

Mobile satellite service (MSS) providers based their original business plans on providing ubiquitous voice services to the masses when cell phone service was in its infancy. Investors poured billions into […]

Satellite newsgathering technology continues to improve at a rapid rate, allowing larger news organizations to cut the costs of providing reports from locations around the globe and also enabling smaller […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] The International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC) will officially open Oct. 4 at the International Business School on the Isle of Man, IISC announced Oct. 1.      […]

Licensing satellite terminals remains a widely misunderstood topic often surrounded by confusion and myth. But it is not the maze it is made out to be. Since the licensing authority […]

TECHNOLOGY Ball BEGINS INTEGRATION, TEST OF NPOESS INSTRUMENT Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) protoflight model has entered final integration and acceptance testing. The unit is […]

Last month, we reviewed the preliminary "Master Contribution and Support" agreement by hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, which has invested broadly in the mobile satellite service (MSS) sector to acquire […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Hughes Network Systems has rolled out a new broadband backup service plans for small- and medium-sized businesses, providing automatic satellite backup in the event of a landline […]

[Satellite Today 10-01-08] Spacenet has teamed with Globecomm to support Spacenet’s expansion of services to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Spacenet announced Oct. 1.      Spacenet will offer custom […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] GMV received a $14.9 million contract with NASA to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Missions Operations Element, GMV announced Sept. 30.     According to the […]

Satellite Today News Editor Jeffrey Hill writes: It has become abundantly clear that something needs to be done to boost Sirius XM Satellite Radio‘s stock value. Confidence in its ability […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] India signed three cooperative agreements with France concerning space and industry-level cooperation with government, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced Sept. 30.     One agreement involves […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] SES Americom will provide Canby Telcom’s IPTV customers in Oregon access to 36 channels of high-definition (HD) programming, including more than two dozen channels delivered to Canby […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing a bill proposed by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) that requires satellite radios to provide HD radio.     The bill, […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) appointed Srini Prasanna vice president of business development.       Prasanna will be responsible for developing strategies and identifying opportunities with key service providers […]

[Satellite Today 09-30-08] The United Kingdom is paying the penalty for a cautious approach to major European space programs, John Auburn, chairman of Ukspace, told Satellite News.     “I think […]

[Satellite Today 09-29-08] EchoStar entered into an agreement with SkyWay USA to provide transponder service to support SkyWay USA’s satellite broadband Internet service with domestic Ku-band satellite bandwidth, EchoStar announced […]