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Connectivity
A.P. Moller / Maersk Retrofit Inmarsat Broadband to Shipping Fleet
[Satellite Today 09-15-08] A.P. Moller / Maersk, a Danish shipping group, has signed a contract with Marlink for a retrofit of Inmarsat FleetBroadband across its supply service and tanker fleet, […]
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Connectivity
Telesat Leases Telstar 12 Capacity, Transponders on Telstar 11N
[Satellite Today 09-15-08] Talia has acquired a large amount of capacity on Telesat‘s Telstar 12 satellite, Telesat announced Sept. 15. According to Telesat, Talia will use the capacity to […]
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Connectivity
OpenSky Orders 5,000 Broadband Terminals from ViaSat
[Satellite Today 09-15-08] ViaSat received an order for 5,000 SurfBeam Ka-band broadband terminals from OpenSky for the launch of Eutelsat Tooway consumer broadband service in Italy, ViaSat announced Sept. 15. […]
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Connectivity
Integral to Provide Network Managing System to Vinasat
[Satellite Today 09-15-08] Integral Systems Europe delivered and installed a fully-integrated carrier signal monitoring, transponder planning, and network management system for the Vinasat satellite program, Integral said Sept. 15. […]
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Connectivity
Cybernet Selects DVB-S2 for Satellite Broadband Network
[Satellite Today 09-15-08] Cybernet has implemented a satellite-based IP network built on iDirect’s Evolution DVB-S2 product line with adaptive coding and modulation, iDirect announced Sept. 14. According to Cybernet, […]
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Connectivity
Tam Tam TV Chooses GlobeCast for Broadcast Delivery
[Satellite Today 09-15-08] Tam Tam TV, an entertainment channel in the Ivory Coast, has chosen GlobeCast to provide a broadcast solution that combines remote broadcast delivery via internet with satellite […]
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Connectivity
Acquisitions Alter Look of Show Floor; Companies Hope to Change Industry
Mergers and acquisitions constantly reshape various sectors of the industry as well as the show floor at IBC. Ericsson’s acquisition of Tandberg Television and SES’s takeover of ND SatCom are […]
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Connectivity
Acquisitions Alter Look of Show Floor; Companies Hope to Change Industry
Mergers and acquisitions constantly reshape various sectors of the industry as well as the show floor at IBC. Ericsson’s acquisition of Tandberg Television and SES’s takeover of ND SatCom are […]
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Connectivity
HBO Central Europe Launches HD Channels on Amos
HBO Central Europe signed a deal with Spacecom to expand HBO’s channel bouquet on the Amos satellites, Spacecom announced. Under the 10-year agreement, HBO initially will launch three new […]
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Connectivity
Nagravision Secures Commercial DVB-H Services for Alsumaria TV
Nagravision will supply a conditional access system for Iraqi satellite network Alsumaria TV, Nagravision announced. Alsumaria transmits on both Nilesat and Arabsat, and Alsumaria’s Mobision mobile TV service is […]
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Connectivity
Irdeto, Cisco to Integrate Set-Top Access Solutions
Irdeto has expanded a set-top box license agreement with Cisco Systems, enabling Cisco to integrate Irdeto’s conditional access solution with its set-top boxes. As result of this agreement, Cisco […]
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Connectivity
Microsoft Unveils Targeted Advertising Platform
Microsoft Corp. has unveiled its Mediaroom Advertising Platform, which will allow broadband service providers deploying the Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV software platform to offer targeted, measurable and interactive advertising spots from […]
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China Poised For Manned Space Mission As Early As Next Week
Chinese Space Advances Come As NASA Faces Serious Woes China is wrapping up preparations for liftoff as early as next week of its third manned space flight that will include […]
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Russia Vows Anew To Demolish Any U.S.-European Missile Defense System
Russia Lambasted For Continued Occupation Of Georgian Provinces; Asian Nations Provide $40 Million Low-Interest Loan To Georgia But Some U.S. Lawmakers Still Are Cool To Providing Funds Required To Build […]
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North Korea Threatens To Rebuild Nuclear Weapons Reactor
New North Korean Missile Launching Facility Taking Shape North Korea, which with great fanfare demolished a portion of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, now is […]
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Tests Completed On Separation Motor For Ares I
Engineers finished testing a small solid rocket motor that will help to separate the second stage of the next-generation Ares I rocket from the first stage, NASA announced. That small […]
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Russia Develops Reusable Rocket Engines Cutting Launch Costs, Lifting 1.5 To 30 Tons
Energomash Science and Production Association has developed a rocket engine with reusable liquid propellant engines that can markedly lower the cost per launch, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. […]
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Terrorists Still Seeking Weapons Such As Nuclear Devices
A new report finds that seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States still hasn’t mounted an effective effort to prevent the spread of nuclear and other catastrophic […]
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Air Force Wants Expedited Recertification of AEHF Satellite System
The Air Force has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications system […]
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Launches
Progress Docking At Space Station Delayed As Hurricane Ike Closes Johnson Russia launched a Progress freighter spaceship as scheduled, but then found it couldn’t dock the Progress with the International […]
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NASA Increases Use Of Temporary Employees, GAO Report Finds
NASA has increased its use of temporary hirings, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress stated. Since NASA was given the power to appoint employees to positions for limited […]
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Connectivity
DataPath Partners with Metracom to Support MaxView NMS
DataPath Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Metracom to provide sales and integration support for the MaxView network management system in Europe, DataPath announced. Metracom, a French company […]
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Connectivity
Cybernet Selects iDirect for Next-Generation IP Network
Cybernet has implemented a next-generation IP network built on iDirect’s Evolution DVB-S2 product line with adaptive coding and modulation, iDirect announced. Cybernet will use the network to provide broadband […]
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Connectivity
ND SatCom Introduces Updated Redundancy Control Unit
ND SatCom introduced an advanced version of its RCU 5000 (redundancy control unit) that supports VSAT as well as mobile and fixed uplink station configurations for broadcast applications. The […]
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Connectivity
Tecom, Qest to Market Airborne Broadband Antennas
Tecom Industries, a Smiths Interconnect company, along with German antenna developer Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH (Qest), jointly will produce and market airborne broadband antennas for in-flight satellite and IP connectivity. QEST […]
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Connectivity
TeamCast Expands Modulator Product Line
TeamCast unveiled two new modulators in its ModulCast range — the MMB-1000/2000 and MIS-1000/2000. The products meet the CMMB standard for mobile YV in China and the ISDB-T standard […]
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Connectivity
Faith in Mobile TV Looks Justified
I’m generally cynical when it comes to hearing about the promise of new satellite services and how a market is set to become hot at any second. It probably comes […]
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Connectivity
OmniGlobe to Distribute Vipersat Network Products
OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has become an authorized reseller of Comtech EF Data’s Vipersat network products, OmniGlobe announced Sept. 10. Omniglobe promote and distribute the Vipersat product line to its […]
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Connectivity
Companies See Opportunity as Broadcasting Landscape Changes
Upcoming changes in the broadcasting market are on the minds of many at IBC. The digital TV transition in the United States and the growing market for multi-platform broadcasting promise […]
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Connectivity
TigrisNet Selects iDirect Products for DVB-S2/ACM NetworK
TigrisNet has installed an iDirect Series 15000 universal hub and 50 Evolution X3 satellite routers to power an enhanced DVB-S2 network with adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) for corporate and […]