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Connectivity
Garmin Announces Revenue Boost For Third Quarter
[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Garmin Ltd.’s third quarter total revenue is up 79 percent from the same time last year, the company announced Oct. 31. All segments reported revenue […]
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Connectivity
MDA Reports Third Quarter Results
[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) reported higher revenues for the third quarter of 2007, the company announced Oct. 30. MDA reported revenues of 291.9 […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon, Northrup Grumman Turn Over NPOESS Command
[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co., Northrop Grumman Corp. and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO) turned over NPOESS command, control and communications segment […]
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Connectivity
SES Astra Signs Czech Music Deal
[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed a contract to broadcast Czech music channel Ocko from Astra’s orbital position 23.5° East, Astra announced Oct. 31. The channel, based in […]
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Finance
Launch Services Providers Week On SatelliteTODAY.com
[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a special web-exclusive editorial […]
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Connectivity
Loral, Telesat Merger Completed
[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Loral Space and Communications and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have completed their acquisition of Telesat Canada, Loral announced Oct. 31. Loral […]
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Government/Military
Iridium Provides Support For Falcon Watch
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide global monitoring and transmission capabilities to Harris Corp.’s Falcon Watch Remote Imager, Iridium announced Oct 29. The Falcon Watch RF-5408-RI is […]
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Uncategorized
Sirius Cuts Net Loss As Revenues Climb
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Sirius Satellite Radio recorded revenues of $241.8 million in its 2007 third quarter, an increase of 45 percent over the same period in 2006, the company […]
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Uncategorized
Telesat Canada Reports Higher Revenue, Profit
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Telesat Canada posted increases in revenue and profit in the third quarter of 2007, the company announced Oct. 30. The company posted operating revenue of […]
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Connectivity
Tandberg Helps NBC Go HD
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Tandberg Television is providing a combination of compression products and managed services to NBC Universal for the launch of new high definition (HD) channels, Tandberg announced […]
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Government/Military
AEHF Satellite Ready For Environmental Testing
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite is ready for environmental testing, Lockheed Martin announced Oct. 30. The spacecraft has completed the baseline integrated system […]
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Uncategorized
BSkyB’s Broadband Service Breaks 1 Million Barrier
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] BSkyB said Oct. 29 that it has reached 1 million broadband customers. BSkyB launched its Sky Broadband offerings in 2006 following the acquisition of EasyNet. […]
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Uncategorized
Irdeto CEO Relocates To China
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Irdeto, a provider of content security solutions to pay-TV operators, said Oct. 30 that its CEO, Graham Kill, has relocated from Amsterdam to the company’s Beijing […]
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Government/Military
Xicom Receives WGS Order
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Radyne Corp. business unit Xicom Technology has received two orders for millimeter-wave power amplifiers for use in military terminals, Radyne announced Oct. 30. The contract, […]
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Uncategorized
Eagle Broadband Sells SatMax Business
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] Eagle Broadband Inc. has sold its SatMax satellite telephony repeater business to Security Financing Services Inc., Eagle announced Oct. 29. Security Financing purchased all the […]
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Uncategorized
Launch Services Providers Week On SatelliteTODAY.com
[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a special web-exclusive editorial […]
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Uncategorized
SES Global Sees Net Profits Rise
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] SES Global saw a fall in overall revenues but an increase it its net profits in its latest quarter, the operator announced Oct. 29. For […]
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Connectivity
BTV+ Commissions HD Satellite Uplink
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] BTV+ has commissioned new satellite uplink equipment to provide high-definition (HD) and standard-definition broadcasting to the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, the […]
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Connectivity
NDS Secures Indian DTH Deal; Reports Revenue Growth
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] NDS received a contract from Bharti Airtel, one of India’s main cellular operators, to provide services for a digital satellite service in India, NDS announced Oct. […]
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Connectivity
Iridium, Tesacom Expand South American Market
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has formed a partnership with Tesacom to help grow the South American market, Iridium announced Oct. 26. Tesacom, a South American channel partner […]
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Government/Military
INPE Renews DMC Contract
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] The Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has renewed a contract with DMC International Imaging Ltd. for a third year of acquiring high-resolution satellite images […]
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Government/Military
EMS, Windmill Deliver GBS To Military
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] EMS Technologies Inc. and Windmill International have turned their portable Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Receive Suite over to the military for evaluation, EMS announced Oct. 29. […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Forms Team For HC3 Development
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co. will team with L3 Communications, Northrop Grumman Corp. and Agile Communications, Inc. to develop the next generation of U.S. Army satellite communications, Raytheon announced […]
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Uncategorized
Launch Services Providers Week On SatelliteTODAY.com
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a special web-exclusive editorial […]
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Connectivity
AeroAstro: Making A Big Splash With Small Satellites
[10-29-07 – Satellite News] AeroAstro, a microsatellite company based in Ashburn, Va., recently was acquired by Radyne Corp.. President and CEO Rick Fleeter talks with Satellite News about how being […]
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Uncategorized
THAAD Missile Defense System Obliterates Scud-Type Target In Test
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system annihilated a target missile outside the atmosphere, the fourth winning intercept for THAAD and the 31st successful target […]
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Uncategorized
International Space Station Gains A Room In Galactic Home Addition
Space Shuttle Discovery Heat Shield OK, Cleared For Reentry The International Space Station (ISS) is growing with the addition of a new room, a sort of connecting chamber that eventually […]
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Uncategorized
Putin Likens Missile Defense In Europe To Soviet Offensive Missiles In Cuba
Russian President Vladimir Putin equated U.S. proposals to install a missile defensive system in Europe to Soviet Union attempts in 1962 to install offensive nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in […]
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Uncategorized
MDA Sets Ground Test Of Many BMD Systems Beginning This Week
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will begin a ground test involving many U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems, plus input from allied nations, MDA announced. The test will include all […]
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Uncategorized
North Korean Nuclear Facilities Dangerous, Primitive, But Still Produce Weapons
North Korean nuclear facilities are dangerous, primitive and expose humans to radiation, but they still pose a threat in empowering the isolated nation to produce nuclear weapons, according to a […]